Trump Campaign Rips White House Over Claim That There’s No ‘Daylight’ Between Biden And Harris

When Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Kamala Harris to become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, voters wondered how her eventual campaign platform would differ from the policies of the Biden administration, if at all.

This week, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the issue by declaring that both the president and vice president are on the same political page.

According to the New York Post:

The White House said Monday that Vice President Kamala Harris has so far had “no daylight” with President Biden’s policies in their three years serving together, and that going forward, Harris would “build” on their shared “success.”

“What I can speak to is the last three and a half years. We have less than six months now of this administration and how much the vice president was a critical partner in getting the big pieces, historic pieces, done. The heavy lifting,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters during a press briefing.

“She’s going to lay out her vision. But again, they’ve been aligned. You know? They’ve been aligned for the past three and a half years. There’s not been any daylight.”

The confirmation sparked significant discussion on social media:

KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: "There is no daylight" between Biden and Kamala on their disastrous border policy — which reversed President Trump's border security, opened the border, and ferried millions of illegals directly into our communities.#Trump #Trump2024 #TrumpVance2024… pic.twitter.com/S1ZMmphCYK

— Mary Milan (@new_wndhaar) August 12, 2024

Karine Jean-Pierre gave Trump & the GOP a gift today. She said Biden & Harris are 100% 'aligned' and 'There is no daylight between them.' Harris now owns all of Biden's policies. Harris can no longer deny it. Use KJP's quote.

— Sue Turcotte (@SueTurcotte83) August 12, 2024

Representatives and surrogates for Donald Trump’s campaign also weighed in on the admission:

KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: "There is no daylight" between Biden and Kamala on their disastrous border policy — which reversed President Trump's border security, opened the border, and ferried millions of illegals directly into our communities. pic.twitter.com/11hSCzXSG7

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 12, 2024

Thank you @PressSec for confirming: there is “no daylight” between Kamala and Joe!

Kamala owns the border crisis.

Kamala owns inflation.

Kamala owns the wars, chaos, and crime over the past 4 years. pic.twitter.com/RIx4hotNuH

— Karoline Leavitt (@kleavittnh) August 12, 2024

Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a longer statement in response to the Jean-Pierre’s statement, as Fox News reported:

“Today, the Biden White House confirmed what the Kamala Harris refuses to admit: there is NO daylight between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden. Kamala owns the illegal immigration crisis that continues to rage on our southern border; and Kamala owns the inflation crisis that has made food, rent, and gas unaffordable. Electing Kamala would be like hiring the thief who robbed your house to put new locks on the door. Kamala created this mess – she cannot be trusted to clean it up,” Leavitt said.

Harris, who has not held a press conference since she emerged as the Democratic Party’s frontrunner for the presidential ticket last month, has worked to distance herself from issues such as spiraling immigration and ongoing inflation woes that have throttled the country under the Biden administration.