Tensions within the White House intensify as Jill Biden's deep-seated animosity towards Kamala Harris fuels President Joe Biden's reluctance to pass the mantle to his Vice President, even as pressure mounts for him to step down.
When Kamala Harris took to the stage during a Democratic primary debate before the 2020 election and implied that Joe Biden was racist, his wife Jill's response was unambiguous.
"Go f**k yourself," the future first lady allegedly vented during a conference call with supporters.
Since that contentious moment during the battle for the presidential nomination, the relationship between Jill Biden and Kamala Harris has only worsened.
Political insiders now reveal that Democratic advisors are struggling to navigate the powerful influence Jill Biden's animosity towards Harris, 59, has on Joe Biden's resistance to pass the mantle to his VP, even as pressure mounts for him to step down as the presidential candidate and allow another Democrat to challenge Donald Trump.
A former Democratic operative within Jill's circle confirmed that the long-standing animosity between the two women is "one hundred percent" a factor in Jill's resistance to having her 81-year-old husband step aside.
According to a source close to the First Couple, Jill's is now the only voice to which the 46th president listens. For Jill, 73, the only thing worse than her husband stepping down would be Kamala stepping up to replace him.
The bad blood between the First Lady and the Vice President, described by one source as "hatred," dates back to June 2019, when Kamala condemned Biden during a televised debate for opposing aspects of mandatory busing for school desegregation.
"Jill holds grudges," one Democratic insider revealed. "She doesn't let things go and has never forgiven Kamala for comments that some perceived as allegations of racism."
According to another insider, this was why Jill never wanted Kamala to be her husband's running mate in the first place.
"Jill tried to stop Kamala from joining the Biden ticket in 2020. She has hated her ever since the school bus incident," the insider said. "But she bit her tongue because Biden boxed himself into a corner by promising to pick a Black woman as his running mate."
In recent days, Biden has faced almost relentless pressure to step down.
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