Last Friday, Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States, reassured major Democratic donors that they were going to win in the upcoming presidential race amidst calls for President Joe Biden to resign. However, a number of lawmakers put mounting pressure on Biden to abandon his 2024 ambitions.
“We are going to win this election,” Kamala Harris said during the impromptu phone call aimed at pacifying scared donors as recounted by a person from that phone call.“We know America first president in this election: Our president Joe Biden.”
This was after Joe Biden confirmed he would be running in the 2024 Election and Democratic Party plans to fast-track his nomination. Nonetheless, at least nine democrats appealed to Biden to step out on the same day.
Several sources involved in the events told Democrats that a number of Biden’s campaign fundraisers had been put on hold. Campaigns donor withholding funds poses worries
According to an invitation seen by Reuters; “Join us for a 30-minute briefing about urgent emerging needs”.
Kamala Harris’ participation in the phone call was “at senior advisors’ request”, according to one individual involved and another person familiar with the matter verified this account later.
