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President Biden knows full well Vice President Kamala Harris is “not up to the job” of commander-in-chief — and he preferred Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as his running mate in 2020 before caving to public pressure, according to a new book out Tuesday. Biden chose Harris days before that year’s virtual Democratic National Convention after promising to select a woman and after pro-Harris lobbying from former President Barack Obama, veteran Washington journalist Charlie Spiering writes in his book “Amateur Hour: Kamala Harris in the White House.” While the 59-year-old Harris is just “a brain stroke away from the presidency,” her...

Vice President Kamala Harris vanished from public view for five days as President Joe Biden and his administration tackled their worst foreign policy blunder to date. Her last solo public appearance was on August 12, as she met with business leaders to discuss the importance of childcare and paid leave benefits. ..... Snip..... Officialy, Harris was expected to remain in Washington, DC, during the August recess. But she has completely vanished from public view.

Kamala Harris does not salute the military when she arrives at or steps off Air Force Two, unlike her predecessors former Vice Presidents Mike Pence and Joe Biden who both saluted the military, numerous videos show. In one video Harris seems more interested in fluffing her hair than showing respect to the men and women who serve the nation. While there is no hard and fast protocol on Presidents and Vice Presidents saluting the military, President Ronald Reagan set the modern era precedent by saluting the officers stationed at the steps for Marine One and Air Force One. Every president...

Many Joe Biden supporters want him to tap a person of color or a woman as his running mate, which zooms former 2020 Democratic primary rival Kamala Harris to the top of the list. But the California senator's clashes with Biden during the primary process, and her poor performance in the presidential race, could limit the chances the former vice president and presumptive 2020 Democratic nominee taps her as his running mate. Not that the possibility isn't a hot topic in political and media circles. During an interview with The View on Wednesday, the California senator was asked whether she'd...