Jen Psaki Says Kamala Harris Is Best Alternative to Biden but Worries America Too ‘Sexist and Racist’

MSNBC host Jen Psaki declared Vice President Kamala Harris is the best candidate to replace President Biden as the Democratic nominee if he withdraws, while mourning the “sexist” and “racist” country that might reject her.

The former Biden flack made the point during a Wednesday interview on the “Pod Save America” podcast, singing Harris’ praises as a campaigner and communicator. She also defended the vice president from criticism that she’s too unpopular a candidate for the top of the ticket.

“There’s a lot of really amazing Democrats on the bench, but because of the timeline and everything, I think it is clearly Kamala Harris,” Psaki told podcast co-host Jon Lovett about Harris being the best alternative to Biden.

However, she later posed a theory as to why the vice president isn’t more popular: “It’s almost like public opinion hasn’t caught up with what she is doing out there, and also we live in a country that is sexist and racist, so, like, there is that.”

Psaki’s comments come as pressure builds within the Democratic Party to get Biden to step aside following his disastrous debate performance against former President Trump last month.

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