Overview

• The memoir released Sept. 23 accompanies a national media blitz including interviews with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, The View and Good Morning America, with a 15‑city tour to follow.
• Harris writes that Biden failed to show adequate empathy for Palestinian civilians during the Gaza war and says his age showed in physical and verbal stumbles late in 2024.
• She told Maddow she had a “certain responsibility” to challenge Biden’s reelection plans, calling the situation “recklessness” and assigning part of that to herself.
• Harris says Pete Buttigieg was her first choice for running mate but too risky in 2024; Buttigieg disputes that framing, and figures like Josh Shapiro and Gavin Newsom have also countered accounts in the book.
• The candor has reignited internal party disagreements and accelerated 2028 positioning, as Harris declines to commit to another White House bid.