‘Why Would It Be Awkward?’: KJP Scoffs At Doocy Asking About Possible Tension Between Biden, Harris At Private Lunch
“We know that today, a week after the election, President Biden and Vice President Harris had a private lunch. How awkward was that?” Doocy asked.
“I don’t even understand. Why would it be awkward?” Jean-Pierre asked. “Why would you characterize it as awkward? They have regular lunches, they meet and talk regularly. Why would you call it awkward?”
Doocy said that Biden dropped out of the race to allow Harris to be the nominee and had been kept at “arms length” by her campaign only to see her lose to Trump. Jean-Pierre said the pair got together to attend a Veterans Day memorial Monday and stated that they remain in regular contact.
“So there’s no weirdness about the way that things have unfolded?” Doocy asked.
“Did you see them together yesterday as well when they honored our veterans and were together during the day making sure that we didn’t forget the brave men and women that fought for this country,” Jean-Pierre replied. “Did you them together yesterday? Did you see the show of force together? This is … I’m not even gonna take the premise of this question. What I will say is the president and the vice president had lunch today, they’ve had lunch many times, they have — they communicate with each other regularly and had an opportunity to discuss the last 70 days or so of this administration, how important it is to get things done for the American people, and that’s their focus. That is genuinely their focus.”
Biden announced his resignation from the race and endorsed Harris in a July 21 statement as prominent members of the Democratic Party called on him to drop out following his disastrous performance at the June 27 debate. Harris swiftly launched her candidacy, raised more than $1 billion ahead of the election, and notably avoided media interviews until October when she participated in a media blitz with mostly friendly outlets.
Trump defeated Harris by securing 312 electoral votes and sweeping all seven battleground states. He became the first Republican nominee to win the popular vote in 20 years.
