Comedian and podcast host Jon Stewart has criticized former Vice President Kamala Harris over her explanation for not picking Pete Buttigieg as her running mate in the 2024 presidential election. The controversy comes from her new book, 107 Days, where she admitted that having a gay man as her vice presidential pick would have been too risky for her campaign.
According to Fox News, Harris wrote in her book that Buttigieg was her first choice for running mate but she decided against him in the end. She explained that America was already being asked to accept a woman, a Black woman, and a Black woman married to a Jewish man. Harris stated, “Part of me wanted to say, ‘Screw it, let’s just do it.’ But knowing what was at stake, it was too big of a risk.” She added that Buttigieg also understood this, saying the situation made them both sad.
