Washington: Speculation of a rift in the relationship between US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris has intensified. There is also a discussion that the US President is contemplating choosing a new Vice President and sending Kamala to the Supreme Court through the back door. Media reports have pointed to this ongoing tension in the White House. CNN has claimed in a startling report that key West Wing staff have largely stopped heeding the instructions of Vice President Kamala Harris and her aides. According to the report, the reason given for his doing so is due to paucity of time, especially at a time when President Joe Biden is increasingly facing legislative and political concerns.
Interviews with nearly three dozen former and current aides, administration officials, Democratic leaders, donors, and outside advisers of Kamala Harris uncovered a complex reality inside the White House. Many concerned with the Vice President are angry that he is not being adequately prepared or deployed and is instead being sidelined. Vice President Kamala Harris herself has said several times that she feels constrained in what she is capable of doing politically. Then the question arises, what is going on in the White House?
Biden’s declining popularity
In the first seven months of Joe Biden, he had no problems related to popularity. He could not take advantage of it even at the level of 60 percent of the beginning of Barack Obama. But he remained above Donald Trump in this matter. First, the steps taken by Biden regarding coronavirus infection were appreciated by the people, and then the sudden increase in corona infection, calling the army from Afghanistan, the declining economy has given them losses.
According to a poll conducted by CNN between April and November, he lacked the most approval from Democrats and Democrats-led independents. Getting the loyalty of old supporters back is harder than winning them. The President Approval Rating decreases much more easily than it increases.
Kamala Harris struggles
Harris is struggling with a difficult relationship with parts of the White House, while longtime supporters feel on edge and about what she has done or is trying to do as vice president. There is no relevant public understanding in Being the first lady in the National Electoral Office is historic, but there is no apology for even small mistakes, as she often points out.
He is considered to be in such a vulnerable position that top Democrats inside and outside Washington have begun private speculation. They’re asking each other why the White House allowed them to become so obsessed with public understanding. At least that’s how they see it.
A top Biden donor said, “Kamala Harris is a leader, but she is not being put in positions to lead.” It doesn’t make any sense. We need to think long-term, and we need to do what is best for the party. Instead of pressurizing them, you should put them in a position to be successful. If you give them the ability to move forward and help lead, it will strengthen you and strengthen the party.
On one issue Harris was actually asked for voting rights. Its progress has been slow as Biden remains focused on passing his domestic agenda, even though Harris has said privately that Filibuster should be scaled back if real progress can be achieved. Biden has now said the same publicly. However, Harris has told confidants that she is enjoying a good working dynamically with Biden straight away. Those who work for them describe their relationship as a stalemate.
