Looks like Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) is not playing about VP Kamala Harris. On Tuesday, the Democrat lawmaker took to X to address presidential candidate and Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) directly about the disparaging comments Phillips made about Harris.
The upsetting commentary was published in an interview with The Atlantic. Phillips, who has a shot in hell at securing the Democratic presidential nomination, stated that others folks said Harris isnβt right for the role of Vice President.
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βI hear from others who know her a lot better than I do that many think sheβs not well positioned,β Phillips said. βShe is not well prepared, doesnβt have the right disposition and the right competencies to execute that office. Itβs pretty clear that sheβs not somebody people have faith in,β he also stated referring to her low approval rating.
He did, however, add that he has βenjoyedβ interacting with Harris and that heβs βnot seen those deficienciesβ in his βpersonal experience.β However, Garcia sees right through Phillipsβs cheap tactics.
βApparently Dean Phillips is floundering so hard that heβs now resorting to attacking Vice-President Harris. He better keep the VPβs name out of his mouth and apologize. No one will support him so heβs going to torch his entire reputation on the way out. Sad to see,β Garcia wrote on X.
Phillips chose to enter the race just last month, which would only hurt Bidenβs reelection chances against the person who is most likely to be his opponent: Donald Trump.
The Biden campaign hasnβt really paid any attention to Phillips, with the national Democratic Party refusing to let him debate Biden. In response, Phillips criticized the presidentβs age in his campaign announcement.
βI think President Biden has done a spectacular job for our country. But itβs not about the past. This is an election about the future.β Phillips knows he wonβt win and is doing everything in his power to stay relevant. It truly is sad to see.
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