Pete Buttigieg Backs Kamala Harris Amid Her Explosive Book Excerpt Attacking Biden’s ‘Recklessness’ in 2024: ‘He Should Not Have Run

Pete Buttigieg is weighing in on the explosive new book excerpt from former Vice President Kamala Harris in which she slammed former President Joe Biden’s “recklessness” during the 2024 campaign.

Speaking with Kristen Welker on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday, the former transportation secretary concurred with the former vice president that Biden was wrong to pursue a second term in office before withdrawing from the campaign in July, following a widely-panned debate performance against President Donald Trump.

“He should not have run,” Buttigieg said. “And if he had made that decision sooner, we might have been better off. But it literally was his decision. Nobody else was able to make that decision. And now in front of us, we’re confronted with the decisions that come next, whether that’s inside of a political party or movement or as we’re all weighing right now, in our own lives, as Americans, as a country. And that’s where we’ve got to focus.”

Welker confronted Buttigieg about whether he shared his feelings with Biden.

“Did you ever speak out and urge him not to run?” Welker asked. “And was it recklessness on behalf of the people who didn’t do so?”

“I was not included in the process of deciding whether the president should run again,” Buttigieg replied. “He made that decision and I think I’m not alone in believing that he should have made the decision not to run sooner.”

Watch above, via NBC.