Jill Biden takes swipe at Kamala Harris’ claim that Joe undermined her: ‘I was out on the trail every day’

Nypost · Jun 01, 2026 · 701 words · By Ryan King; Samuel Chamberlain

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Jill Biden takes swipe at Kamala Harris’ claim that Joe undermined her: ‘I was out on the trail every day’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Jill Biden takes swipe at Kamala Harris’ claim that Joe undermined her: ‘I was out on the trail every day’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleWASHINGTON — Former first lady Jill Biden’s 2024 election revision tour kicked into full swing on Sunday when she insisted she fully supported Kamala Harris’ White House run and thought she would win.

Common ground

Harris had griped that the Biden White House often hung her out to dry when it came to fending off GOP attacks, and accused the 46th president of harping on a supposed slight against him to donors just before she took the debate stage against President Trump.

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Claim 1: “In her book, she also reflected that the 46th president’s decision to seek another term was “recklessness.””

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Multiple independent sources (BBC and other web search results) explicitly state that in her book '107 Days', Kamala Harris described Joe Biden's decision to seek re-election as 'recklessness'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 21, 2024, Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, announced his withdrawal from the 2024 United States presidential election. Biden, a Democrat who had been elected president in 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_of_Joe_Biden_from_t…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamala Harris is an American politician and attorney who was the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. Harris was formerly the junior United States senator from California, and p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Kamala_Harris

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "We did it, Joe!" is a viral video in which Kamala Harris, moments after learning she and Joe Biden had won the 2020 United States presidential election, calls Biden to congratulate him on their victo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_did_it,_Joe!

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Claim 2: “Jill reportedly came out strongly against choosing Harris as his running mate, complaining: “There are millions of people in the United States. Why do we have to choose the one who attacked Joe?””

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute this claim.

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Claim 3: “Harris... became the party’s first nominee in 20 years to lose the popular vote”

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The provided evidence confirms Harris was the 2024 nominee, but does not provide the specific popular vote totals or a comparison to previous nominees to verify if she was the first in 20 years to lose it.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamala Harris, the 49th vice president of the United States (2021–2025), is a member of the Democratic Party, one of two major parties in the United States. She has run for public office seven times. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Kamala_Ha…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 presidential campaign of Kamala Harris, a United States senator from California from January 2017 to 2021, officially began on January 21, 2019, with an announcement on Good Morning America. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris_2020_presidentia…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The political positions of Kamala Harris are reflected by her United States Senate voting record, public speeches, and interviews. Harris served as the junior senator from California from 2017 to 2021…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Kamala_…

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Claim 4: “Trump received 326 Electoral College votes, the most by any GOP nominee since George H.W. Bush in 1988.”

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The evidence confirms Donald Trump won the 2024 election, but the provided snippets do not list the specific electoral vote count (326) or the comparison to George H.W. Bush's 1988 total.

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web search NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. The Republican ticket of former president Donald Trump and Ohio junior senator JD ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 20, 2024 ... Part 6: Finale. Six states that Donald Trump won the electoral votes for in the 2016 presidential election flipped (or in the case of ...
https://paulrader-42650.medium.com/the-states-that-flipped-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 5, 2024 ... Here are the latest projections in the race for president. Donald Trump has taken an early lead after quickly securing projected victories ...
https://www.facebook.com/WBIRChannel10/posts/here-are-the-la…

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Claim 5: “Jill told interviewer Rita Braver on CBS News “Sunday Morning”... “I was out on the trail, I think every single day. I traveled the entire country.””

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While web search results confirm Jill Biden gave an interview to CBS Sunday Morning in May 2026 and expressed shock about Harris's loss, the specific quote regarding being on the trail 'every single day' and traveling the 'entire country' is not explicitly confirmed in the provided snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (formerly Stevenson; born June 3, 1951) is an American educator who served as the first lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025, as the second wife of Joe Biden, the 46th p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The family of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, includes members prominent in law, education, activism and politics. Biden's immediate family was the first family of the United State…
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Claim 6: “Harris raising $1 billion in the six weeks after the 46th president ended his bid for a second term on July 21, 2024”

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Evidence mentions that Harris 'rapidly secured pole position' and that Democrats raised nearly $50 million online, but it does not confirm the specific figure of $1 billion raised in six weeks.

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web search NEUTRAL — Joe Biden signing Executive Order 14065 in February 2022 in response to Russia's imminent invasion of Ukraine. The United States has given billions worth of military aid to Ukraine following the Russi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia…

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web search NEUTRAL — Biden’s withdrawal followed the July 13 assassination attempt on Republican nominee Donald Trump, which came six weeks after a New York jury convicted Trump on 34 felony counts. Vice President Harris …
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/this-week-in-bidenomics-ne…

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web search NEUTRAL — Democrats have raised nearly $50 million online since President Joe Biden announced his decision on Sunday to drop out of the 2024 race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nomin…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/…

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Claim 7: “Jill Biden told supporters on a conference call [regarding Harris calling Joe a racist], “Go f–k yourself.””

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute this claim.

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Claim 8: “Harris attacked Joe Biden over his past opposition to school desegregation busing [during the 2020 Democratic primary campaign]”

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Multiple sources, including a report from June 2019, confirm that Kamala Harris attacked Joe Biden on his past remarks regarding school busing during the 2020 Democratic primary debates.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 8, 2019 · The California senator pulled out this week and the next debate stage looks set to be minority-free. Progressives see a problem.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/07/kamala-harri…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sen. Kamala Harris doubled down on her criticism of fellow 2020 hopeful Vice President Joe Biden and his remarks on busing in the first Democratic debate.Missing: primary, | Show results with:primary,
https://abcnews.com/Politics/sen-kamala-harris-view-doubles-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 27, 2019 · Biden, at a campaign event earlier this month, had cited his ability to get things done even with segregationist senators as examples of the ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/27/harris-attacks-bidens-record…

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Claim 9: “Harris also groused about a pre-debate call she got from Joe, who was trying to ensure she wasn’t badmouthing him to donors.”

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Evidence confirms the book '107 Days' exists and discusses the campaign, but there is no mention of a pre-debate call from Joe Biden regarding badmouthing him to donors in the provided text.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamala Harris is an American politician and attorney who was the 49th vice president of the United States, serving from 2021 to 2025, under President Joe Biden. Harris was also the nominee of the Demo…
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Claim 10: “Harris lamented in her book, “107 Days,” [that] the White House rarely pushed back with my actual résumé”

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Evidence confirms the existence of a book titled '107 Days' by Kamala Harris released in 2025, but the provided snippets do not contain the specific quote or claim regarding the White House rarely pushing back with her résumé.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamala Devi Harris ( KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee; born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe …
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