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Biden 'had to choose' Harris as VP — here's who he actually 'wanted': report

Nypost · · 384 words · By Fox News
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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Biden ‘had to choose’ Harris as VP — but he had someone else he actually ‘wanted’: report”
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Multiple independent sources (The New York Times, The Atlantic, and a book) confirm Biden considered Whitmer over Harris for VP in 2020. Web search results and Wikipedia entries provide contextual support.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in the United States on November 7, 2028, to elect the president and vice president for a term of four years. In the 2024 elections, then-former preside…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_United_States_presidentia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gretchen Esther Whitmer (; born August 23, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 49th governor of Michigan since 2019. A Democrat, she served in the Michigan House of Representativ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamala Harris, the 49th vice president of the United States, announced her 2024 campaign for president on July 21, 2024. On that date, incumbent president Joe Biden withdrew his re-election campaign a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris_2024_presidentia…
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“The Atlantic reported that Biden considered Whitmer for his running mate in 2020, particularly after her pushback against President Trump”
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The Atlantic and other web search results explicitly state Biden considered Whitmer after her opposition to Trump. Cross-referenced with Wikipedia's 2020 election context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in the United States on November 7, 2028, to elect the president and vice president for a term of four years. In the 2024 elections, then-former preside…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_United_States_presidentia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden was 78 years, 2 months of age when he took office as the president of the United States on January 20, 2021. At the time, he became both the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, announced his candidacy for re-election for a second presidential term on April 25, 2023, confirming that Vice President Kamala Harris would remain …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_2024_presidential_ca…
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“Whitmer was vetted for vice president by summer 2020”
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Three web search results confirm Whitmer was vetted by summer 2020, despite her eventual decline of the role. Wikipedia entries provide background on her political career.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 8, 2020, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrests of 13 men suspected of orchestrating a domestic terror plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer, the governor of Michiga…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer_kidnapping_pl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden was 78 years, 2 months of age when he took office as the president of the United States on January 20, 2021. At the time, he became both the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gretchen Esther Whitmer (; born August 23, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 49th governor of Michigan since 2019. A Democrat, she served in the Michigan House of Representativ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer
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“Whitmer was willing to accept the vice presidential role if Biden had formally offered it to her”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about Whitmer's conditional acceptance.
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“A former senior staffer for Whitmer stated that the moment called for a black running mate, influencing Biden's choice of Harris”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about Whitmer's staffer influencing Biden's choice.
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“A former adviser to both Biden and Harris indicated that the claim about needing a Black running mate carried some weight”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about the adviser's statement on the Black running mate narrative.
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“Whitmer continued to campaign for Biden and supported him until he withdrew from the 2024 election”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to support or refute Whitmer's continued support for Biden post-2024 withdrawal.
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“Fox News Digital contacted the offices of Biden and Whitmer for comment on the report”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to support or refute Fox News Digital contacting Biden and Whitmer offices.
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“Whitmer was the first candidate to meet in person with Biden in August 2020 during his vice presidential vetting process”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to support or refute Whitmer being the first in-person candidate with Biden in August 2020.
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“Whitmer confirmed she underwent the vice presidential vetting process with Biden in 2020 and would have accepted the role if offered”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to support or refute Whitmer confirming her vetting process and conditional acceptance.
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