The worst kept secret in politics…
According to a new book by reporter Jonathan Allen, co-author of FIGHT: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House, former President Barack Obama was working against Kamala Harris — actively trying to prevent the unpopular Veep from getting the Democratic Party nomination.
“President Obama absolutely did not think that Joe Biden should continue, according to our sources close to President Obama, and he also didn’t want Kamala Harris to be the replacement for Biden,” Allen said in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Tuesday.
“He didn’t think that she was the best choice for Democrats, and he worked really behind the scenes for a long time to try to have a mini-primary, or an open convention, or a mini-primary leading to an open convention. [He] did not have faith in her ability to win the election,” Allen said.
“He was really working against her,” he emphasized.
Even Top Democrats knew Obama objected to Harris at the top of the ticket.
“In one moment, he had set up a phone call with Congressman [James] Clyburn from South Carolina on the day that Joe Biden handed off the baton to Kamala Harris, and Obama had set up a call with Clyburn for like 5:30 that afternoon. And Clyburn thought to himself, this guy is going to try to rope me into the open convention thing, I better get my endorsement of Harris out there fast so this is a short conversation,” Allen relayed of the backroom power dynamics.
The crew on Fox News Outnumbered dove into details from the book on Wednesday.
Watch the clip below:
🚨 President Obama reportedly “worked behind the scenes” to stop Kamala from becoming the nominee. He didn’t think she was the best choice and advocated for a mini-primary.
A new book by @jonallendc tells the story. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Y2i7sQ3GJ0
— Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) April 2, 2025
