New book details how Obama slammed Biden’s re-election bid: ‘Your campaign is a mess’
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6YDAX)
Details include how White House staff thought ex-president was a prick' who disrespected and mistreated Biden
Barack Obama, the former US president, sounded the alarm about Joe Biden's ailing re-election bid almost a year before polling day, warning his former vice-president's staff your campaign is a mess", a new book reveals.
The intervention came amid tensions between the Obama and Biden camps as they braced for a tough fight against Donald Trump. In the end, the ageing Biden withdrew from the race in favor of his vice-president, Kamala Harris, who was defeated by Trump.
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