REID J. EPSTEIN AND ERICA L. GREEN

New York Times

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Kamala Harris said it was a mistake not to question President Joe Biden's insistence on running for reelection last year despite his advanced age.

In a new book, she writes that it was "recklessness" that led her and other Democrats to cede the choice "to an individual's ego."

Harris' assertion places her alongside scores of other figures in the Democratic Party who, since President Trump took office, have publicly admitted that Biden's reelection bid at age 81 was a mistake. Long before Biden's disastrous debate performance against Trump in June 2024, Democrats had privately questioned whether he should run again.

"During all those months of growing panic, should I have told Joe to consider not runni

See Full Page