Aides to President Biden told Democratic donors that it would be a "mistake" for him to drop out of the race in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris, according to an upcoming book.
The Guardian published excerpts on Thursday from "Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House," which detailed tensions between Biden and Harris ahead of him dropping out of the presidential race in July.
The excerpts showed Biden’s team "aggressively" pushed back against donors who considered removing him from the race over concerns about his age. One of the ways allegedly included warning that Harris as the replacement Democratic nominee would be a "mistake."