{"id":107343,"date":"2026-04-14T18:54:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/biden-wanted-gretchen-whitmer-as-vp-but-had-to-choose-kamal-harris-report\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T18:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:54:53","slug":"biden-wanted-gretchen-whitmer-as-vp-but-had-to-choose-kamal-harris-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/biden-wanted-gretchen-whitmer-as-vp-but-had-to-choose-kamal-harris-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden &#8216;wanted&#8217; Gretchen Whitmer as VP but &#8216;had to choose&#8217; Kamal Harris: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden reportedly wanted <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/13\/us-news\/antisemitic-temple-israel-synagogue-attack-could-have-turned-out-like-sandy-hook-gretchen-whitmer\/\">Michigan Gov.\u00a0Gretchen Whitmer<\/a>\u00a0to be his vice president but \u201chad to choose\u201d former Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>An Atlantic article profiled the Democratic governor and potential 2028 presidential candidate on Sunday and reported how <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/14\/us-news\/biden-doj-weaponized-federal-law-to-prosecute-pro-lifers-and-give-them-longer-prison-sentences\/\">Biden<\/a> considered Whitmer for his running mate in 2020, particularly after her pushback\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/whitmer-tells-trump-to-stop-focusing-on-her-start-focusing-on-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">against President Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Though Whitmer was ultimately not chosen,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/gretchen-whitmer-trump-2028\/686739\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Atlantic claimed<\/a>\u00a0that Biden \u201cwanted it to be Whitmer\u201d and was pushed into picking <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/13\/us-news\/kamala-harris-is-potential-write-in-candidate-for-california-gov\/\">Harris<\/a> after the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/25\/us-news\/blm-activist-monica-cannon-grant-ordered-to-repay-more-than-224k-in-fraud-money\/\">Black Lives Matter protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of this attention seemed like it might add up to something, and by summer 2020, Whitmer was being vetted for vice president,\u201d the report read. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe wasn\u2019t sure about it at first, people familiar with her thinking at the time told me; she struggled to imagine herself as a creature of Washington, DC. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe got along well with Biden, though, and by the time he asked her to fly to Delaware for an in-person chat, she was ready to say yes. Biden didn\u2019t ask.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Then-President Joe Biden speaks to reporters in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Nov. 26, 2023, about hostages freed by Hamas in a third set of releases under a four-day cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during the 2026 Infrastructure Summit of government officials, corporate executives, and labor leaders, in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The report said a former senior staffer for Whitmer said, \u201cThe moment called for a black running mate,\u201d and how Biden really wanted the Michigan governor instead.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Atlantic, a former adviser to both Biden and Harris said that claim carried \u201csome weight.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Atlantic reported that Whitmer still \u201ccampaigned happily\u201d for the pair and \u201cnever wavered in her support\u201d for Biden until he officially dropped out of the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital\u00a0reached out to Biden and Whitmer\u2019s offices for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Former Vice President Kamala Harris, a potential future presidential candidate, attends the National Action Network annual convention on April 10, 2026, in New York City.\u00a0 <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whitmer was reported to have been the first candidate to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/whitmer-biden-vice-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meet in person with Biden<\/a>\u00a0in August 2020 as he was vetting potential running mates.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2020,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/whitmer-biden-vice-president-relief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whitmer confirmed<\/a>\u00a0that she went through the vetting process to become Biden\u2019s running mate and would have accepted the role if it had been offered to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Joe Biden had called and said, \u2018I need you to be my partner and be my running mate,\u2019 I would have said yes,\u201d Whitmer told Fox 2. \u201cThis election was that important.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/14\/us-news\/biden-wanted-gretchen-whitmer-as-vp-but-had-to-choose-kamal-harris-report\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Joe Biden reportedly wanted Michigan Gov.\u00a0Gretchen Whitmer\u00a0to be his vice president but \u201chad to choose\u201d former Vice President Kamala Harris. 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