Biden has thrown Kamala Harris under the bus FOUR TIMES in less than a month… so is it intentional?

While Kamala Harris was furious that Ron DeSantis was playing politics with Hurricane Milton preparations, one might have expected President Joe Biden to side with her.

But when Biden was asked for suggestions, the Florida governor had ignored his vice president’s calls, but he did not give her that support, but praised the Republican.

Biden told reporters, “All I can do is tell you that I have spoken to Governor DeSantis. He’s been very friendly, he’s been thanked for everything we’ve done, he knows what we’re doing and I think that’s important.”

His comments appeared to seriously undermine Harris’ position.

Harris had been critical of DeSantis after he did not take calls from her and her team in the lead-up to Milton’s landing.

On Monday, she accused the governor of “playing political games with this moment,” adding that he was “completely irresponsible” and “selfish.”

Biden, meanwhile, has spoken with DeSantis several times about Florida’s needs. And he has emphasized the depth of their partnership, revealing that he gave the governor his personal cell phone number.

“The governor of Florida has cooperated. He said he’s gotten everything he needs,” Biden said Tuesday, adding, “I said — no — you’re doing a great job, it’s all being done well and we thank you for it.”

The conflicting messages from the White House have raised questions about whether Biden is just doing his job as president, or whether he is deliberately stealing the spotlight from the woman who replaced him as Democratic nominee.

Whatever the reason, it doesn’t help Harris’ case.

Republicans have latched onto Biden’s words, using them in ads and social media posts against Harris.

In total, the president has bashed his vice president four times lately: twice regarding the DeSantis feud, once by speaking about her at a hurricane briefing, and by making a surprise appearance at the White House when she was about to give a big speech. campaign speech.

“I have no idea if this is intentional or accidental,” University of Vermont professor John Burke told DailyMail.com of Biden’s actions. “It certainly doesn’t help her campaign.”

It can be difficult for presidents to give up power, especially if, like Biden, they have worked their entire lives to reach the Oval Office.

Biden had gone through two failed presidential campaigns before winning on his third try in the 2020 contest. If not for his disastrous debate performance, he would be currently making his fourth run for the White House.

As voters, media coverage and attention shift to the new nominee, the lame duck leader is sometimes left behind, which can be frustrating, experts have noted.

Biden’s criticism of Harris may reflect that frustration, especially as he was pushed out of the race by party leaders concerned about his ability to defeat Donald Trump.

It could also be a simple lack of communication between the White House and the Harris campaign.

“It is inevitable that problems will arise when a vice president runs to succeed the president,” St. Louis University professor Joel Goldstein told DailyMail.com.

Goldstein, an expert on the transition process, added that “coordination can mitigate these cases, but some will occur.”

Biden enthusiastically endorsed Harris and supports her candidacy.

But as press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre noted on Wednesday: “There is one president at a time.”

Biden has 100 days left in office with many problems on his plate: two hurricanes, wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, and a coming battle over the federal budget.

There have been several examples in the past month where Biden is in presidential mode and seems to forget that he needs to promote a replacement.

During a briefing on Hurricane Milton on Wednesday, Biden forgot to call on Harris and looked surprised when she stepped forward to ask Ken Graham, director of the National Weather Service, a question.

He also spoke about his vice president several times, although there was a slight delay as she joined the briefing virtually.

There have also been other clear examples of Biden taking back some of the spotlight.

Last week he made the first visit of his presidency to the White House press conference room.

Even more remarkable, he did this just as Harris was about to make a major campaign speech in Detroit.

All cable TV networks immediately turned to the president’s surprise appearance, with CNN making it explicitly clear that they were dumping Harris for Biden.

“We were actually about to go live with Vice President Kamala Harris, who is now speaking in Detroit, Michigan,” said CNN host Boris Sanchez.

“Apparently she’s talking about the end of the strike at the port, she’s trying to appeal to union workers, and yet the President of the United States comes forward, clearly overshadowing her and answering important questions,” he continued.

Political strategist Frank Luntz, a guest on CNN at the time, noted that if the president’s and vice president’s teams had coordinated, “this wouldn’t have happened.”

Republicans have politically taken advantage of the president’s apparent need for attention.

Trump has falsely claimed that this shows that Biden hates Harris more than he does.

The Republican candidate said, “Did you see that he (Biden) held a press conference in the middle of her only major event she’s had in about two weeks?

“He stood up and held a press conference,” the former president added incredulously.

Some of the tension may stem from the way Harris has campaigned as an agent of change, trying to distance himself from the president’s administration and curry favor with those who have “Biden fatigue.”

In response, Biden has repeatedly committed to her.

“As president, there was nothing I did that she couldn’t do, and so I was able to delegate her responsibility for everything from foreign policy to domestic policy,” Biden told ABC’s The View of Harris in late September. .

It’s a common problem for candidates running in the same party as the sitting president: how to take credit for their achievements while being different from the occupant of the Oval Office.

Voters crave change and trying to deliver that while remaining loyal to the current commander in chief can be a difficult balancing act.

It’s not just Biden and Harris who have struggled.

Hillary Clinton tried to distinguish herself from Barack Obama and ‘Obama fatigue’ in the 2016 elections. George HW Bush had to deal with the shadow of Ronald Reagan in 1988.

But perhaps the most infamous example is Dwight Eisenhower’s comment about his then-Vice President Richard Nixon during the 1960 campaign. Eisenhower was asked for an example of what Nixon contributed to his administration.

“If you give me a week, I might think of one,” he replied.

Biden is no stranger to a quick joke and a cheap shot. It is often the way he expresses his dissatisfaction with someone.

Shortly after withdrawing from the 2024 race, he was asked about his legacy among LGBTQ Americans.

He pointed to comments he made in 2011, when he was vice president, expressing support for same-sex marriage. At the time, his comments surprised then-President Obama.

“Well, I’m really proud of my position,” Biden said. ‘I was the first man to come out of the closet for gay marriage. Remember that little problem with the Obama administration?”

Many saw his words as an attack on the former president, who worked behind the scenes this summer to oust Biden from the presidential race.

And for Biden, there may also be a hint of regret that he has given up his position of power after working for it for more than four decades.

“Would you reconsider dropping out of the race?” a reporter asked him Friday.

Biden, who was on his way out of the press conference room, paused to respond.

“I’m back inside,” he said, smiling.

It was a joke, but seeing his vice president running for his job, he might really want to be one.