Joy Reid senses sadness and alarm in Kamala Harris during interview about new book
Harris promotes 107 Days in a candid LA chat, offering limited reflections on the Biden administration while addressing race and political strategy amid a reelection bid.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris offered a restrained set of answers about the Biden administration during a recent interview with Joy Reid at Harris’s Los Angeles home to promote her new book, 107 Days. The conversation, filmed for The Joy Reid Show, centered on the upcoming book tour and the high-stakes political moment surrounding a former president’s bid for reelection.
Reid said there were no parameters for the interview, and she described Harris as carrying a sadness and alarm about the country that was evident in the talk. In an exclusive recount to Page Six, Reid said Harris was reticent to delve deeply into discussions about the Biden administration, suggesting her candid reflections were constrained by loyalty to President Biden and the symbolic weight of the race Harris once helped lead.
During the interview, Harris repeatedly emphasized that the book is not a memoir about Biden or her time as vice president. She described 107 Days as a piece that contextualizes the moment in which a president indicated he would not seek reelection, enabling the sitting vice president to jump into a race against a former president with 107 days remaining before Election Day. Harris framed the work as a historical account rooted in a pivotal chapter of American politics.
"This book is not about Joe Biden. It’s actually not about my vice presidency — where and when I talk about it, it’s to contextualize 107 days," Harris told Reid. She characterized the book as a nonfiction political thriller that chronicles a historic race: a sitting vice president entering the field against a former president with a tight timeline and high stakes for the nation.
Harris said the book was written to capture the experience of a moment in which a sitting president considered stepping away from the race, and the vice president made the decision to run as the clock wound down. She described the narrative as a nonfiction political thriller, emphasizing the dramatic arc of a campaign unfolding in 107 days and the decisions that shaped it.
The interview also touched on how Harris has navigated questions about race amid political attacks. Trump has accused Harris of turning black for political gain, a claim Harris has repeatedly rejected as part of the same old playbook she has faced since rising on the national stage. Harris, whose father is Black Jamaican and whose mother is Indian, has long dismissed such attacks and reaffirmed her identity in the face of scrutiny.
"I was born Black, and I will die Black," Harris told Reid, reiterating that race has been a central, consistent dimension of public discourse surrounding her career. The exchange underscored how issues of race and political strategy continue to intertwine with Harris’s effort to promote 107 Days on tour while managing expectations about a Biden administration that remains central to the upcoming election dynamics.
Harris characterized the book as a product of a historic race, noting that the narrative places readers in the middle of decisions and moments that defined the campaign and its implications for the country. She described the work as a candid portrait of a campaign year marked by upheaval, strategic gambles, and the pressure of leading a nation during a consequential political moment.
As Harris continues a promotional tour for 107 Days, she has sought to frame the book as a chronicle of a unique chapter in American politics rather than a traditional political memoir. The narrative centers on the pressures of running for reelection within a system that places immense scrutiny on every decision, from campaign strategy to public messaging.
