Dem governor unloads on Kamala Harris — calls her memoir claims “blatant lies”

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, a rising Democratic figure and prospective 2028 presidential candidate, has slammed Vice President Kamala Harris’ memoir accusations about him. Shapiro called Harris’s book’s descriptions of their 2024 vice-presidential screening meeting untrue in an angry interview.

The issue centered on Harris’s memoir, 107 Days, about her 2024 running mate hunt. She writes in the book that Shapiro asked peculiar concerns about the vice-presidential house, like if Pennsylvania art could be shown there. Harris also reports that Shapiro demanded to be “in the room for every decision” if they won.

The governor promptly denied these assertions when journalist Tim Alberta asked Shapiro about them during their interview. He was shocked by Harris’s writing and responded with unusual frustration. Alberta claimed that Shapiro branded the book’s representations “complete and utter bull—” and “blatant lies.”

Shapiro claimed Harris’s portrayal grossly distorted him. He called asking questions throughout the screening process standard for anyone being vetted for a big national responsibility. He stated asking questions is part of recognizing expectations and obligations, not arrogance.

Alberta asked Shapiro whether he felt deceived by Harris for not telling him how the book would represent him, which tenseened the encounter. Harris was just selling books, Shapiro said, clearly annoyed. He added a harsher comment but later clarified that he intended to make the criticism appropriate while maintaining that her goal was pecuniary, not factual.

The Democratic Party is sensitive to the dispute. Shapiro, Harris, and other prominent Democrats are being considered for the 2028 presidential election. Recent polling suggests that no single Democrat controls the party’s nomination, allowing numerous voices to shape the party.

Shapiro’s unusually forthright comments reveal party differences and how political memoirs can cause strife after campaigns. As Harris and Shapiro grow their national profiles, their dispute over this book may complicate future political alignments and primary battles.