Former Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated her regret over Tesla CEO Elon Musk being snubbed four years ago by then-President Joe Biden.
In August 2021, Biden was hosting an electric vehicle event at the White House that featured executives from General Motors , Ford and Stellantis—but not Musk, even though his company exclusively makes EVs.
During the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Harris was reminded about the snub, which also comes up in her new book 107 Days .
“I write in the book that I thought it was a big mistake to not invite Elon Musk when we did a big EV event,” she told Fortune Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell . “I mean, here he is, the major American manufacturer of extraordinary innovation in this space.”
The non-invita