As the Biden-Harris administration stumbles to the finish line, the drama refuses to let up. Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly finds herself fuming over President Joe Biden’s recent comments, which suggested he could have easily won re-election if he had stayed in the race. According to murmurs from Harris’s camp, she is “disappointed” by what she perceives as a dismissive and self-serving claim. Biden, in typical fashion, referenced dubious polling data to back his assertion, then doubled down by suggesting that both he and Harris could have emerged victorious—a claim that raises eyebrows given Harris’s rocky tenure and lackluster popularity. One might wonder: if Biden was so confident in his chances, why step aside? But consistency has never exactly been his calling card.
Harris’s allies wasted no time spinning her as the wounded party in this saga. They’ve painted Biden’s remarks as emblematic of the “one-sided loyalty” that has defined their working relationship, with Harris repeatedly taking the high road—or at least avoiding open criticism of her boss. Yet, it’s hard to shake the feeling that much of Harris’s predicament is self-inflicted. From her mismanagement of key responsibilities to her inability to connect with the public, she has struggled to build a solid foundation, leaving her vulnerable to Biden’s thinly veiled digs.
Meanwhile, the Biden camp seems utterly unfazed by Harris’s grievances. When questioned about the apparent tensions, a former Biden official reportedly dismissed the matter with a curt, “Who cares?” and added the brutal observation: “She is done.” Ouch. For those who’ve witnessed Harris’s missteps—from bungling the border crisis to delivering cringe-worthy public appearances—this sentiment likely resonates. Still, the Democratic Party has a history of defying logic when it comes to candidate selection, so perhaps Harris’s political career isn’t entirely over. Stranger things have happened in politics, after all.
The strained relationship between Harris and First Lady Jill Biden added another layer of awkwardness to the spectacle. At the recent Carter funeral, the frostiness between the two was palpable, even drawing attention from normally friendly media outlets. The situation took an even stranger turn during Biden’s farewell speech, when Jill Biden reached over to hold the hand of Doug Emhoff—Harris’s husband—right in front of her. The moment, caught on camera, left observers scratching their heads. Jill looked visibly drained, Emhoff seemed like he’d rather be anywhere else, and Harris had an expression that could only be described as… peculiar. It was yet another bizarre chapter in a presidency that has often felt more like reality TV than governance.
And then there’s Hunter Biden, sitting quietly on the sidelines, looking every bit the image of a man staring down the end of his gravy train. Without his father in office, Hunter’s days of leveraging the family name for influence and financial gain are likely numbered. For the Biden-Harris crew, the future looks grim, and for critics, it’s hard not to see a poetic justice in their predicament. As this administration limps into history, its legacy of dysfunction, infighting, and missed opportunities seems destined to follow it, leaving little sympathy and even less admiration in its wake.
