Obama secretly worked against Harris as she sought to replace Biden, author says

ReporterandnewbookauthorJonathanAllensaidTuesdaythatformerPresidentObamawasworkingagainstformerVicePresidentKamalaHarrisasshesoughttoreplaceformerPresidentBidenonthe2024Democraticticket.  ReporterandauthorJonathanAllensaidTuesdaythatformerPresidentBarackObamawasworkingagainstVicePresidentKamalaHarrisafterPresidentJoeBidendroppedout,advocatingforanopenprimarybecausehedidn’tthinkHarriscouldwin. “PresidentObamaabsolutelydidnotthinkthatJoeBidenshouldcontinue,accordingtooursourcesclosetoPresidentObama,”AllentoldMSNBC.“Andhealsodidn’twantKamalaHarristobethereplacementforBiden.Hedidn’tthinkthatshewasthebestchoiceforDemocrats,andheworkedreallybehindthescenesforalongtimetotrytohaveamini-primary,oranopenconvention,oramini-primaryleadingtoanopenconvention,didnothavefaithinherabilitytowintheelection.” Allen,aseniorpoliticsreporteratNBCNews,andAmieParnes,aseniorpoliticalcorrespo