Kamala Harris adjusts her schedule to meet Biden during White House 4th of July festivities amid ongoing talks of removing him from the list

Vice President Kamala Harris has adjusted her schedule for the week so she can have lunch with President Joe Biden this week and socialize with him during Fourth of July festivities.

The move comes amid talk of removing Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee continues to deal with the fallout from his disastrous debate with Donald Trump.

Harris and Biden will have lunch together at the White House on Wednesday, as they often do.

Then, she and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will join both President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House on Thursday evening for a Fourth of July celebration for military and veteran families, caregivers and survivors.

Harris and Emhoff are currently in California, raising money for Biden’s re-election campaign. The couple watched his debate performance from the West Coast.

They return to Washington DC on Tuesday evening.

After the debate, amid calls to remove Biden from the race, Harris stood up for him, noting that while it may not have been the president’s best moment, he still had the best chance to beat Trump in November.

“There are three things that were true yesterday before the debate that are true today. Let’s look at them honestly. First, the stakes in this race could not be higher. Second, the contrast in this election could not be higher. And third, we believe in our President Joe Biden, and we believe in what he stands for,” she said Friday at a campaign event in Las Vegas.

“This race will not be decided overnight in June,” she added.

Biden’s campaign has made it clear that he’s not going anywhere and plans to remain the Democratic nominee.

But the president still faces a demoralized staff and donors who threaten to shut down his campaign.

President Joe Biden plans to stay in the race, his campaign team has said

President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a campaign rally for reproductive freedom in Virginia in January

Harris is seen as the one who stands to benefit most from Biden’s debate performance. If he steps down as the Democratic presidential nominee, she is seen as his likely successor. And while she is not guaranteed the nomination, she would be the favorite.

What’s more, she would have a huge financial advantage over other potential candidates like Governors Gavin Newsom and Gretchen Whitmer — the millions of dollars Biden has raised for his re-election campaign can legally only go to one person: his running mate Kamala Harris.

Her name appears next to Biden’s on all campaign documents filed with the Federal Election Commission.

But Harris, 59, is also polling lower than Biden. Earlier in the campaign cycle, some Democrats feared she would be a burden on the ticket. There was speculation she would need to be replaced.

However, her supporters note that she connects well with voters Biden may not naturally have an affinity with, such as minorities and younger voters.