Former Obama speechwriter: 'Hilarious' for Kamala Harris to be called 'moderate'
by Anthony Leonardi, Breaking News Reporter
| August 14, 2020 10:21 AM
Former staffers to President Barack Obama are mocking the idea California Sen. Kamala Harris is a "moderate" choice on presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's ticket.
In the latest episode of the Pod Save America podcast, Jon Favreau, a former speechwriter to Obama, spoke with fellow Obama staffers Daniel Pfeiffer and Alyssa Mastromonaco on Biden's selection of Harris as his running mate, criticizing liberals and reporters who have deemed her a "moderate" or "centrist."
"It was hilarious to me that she's being called, in all this coverage, a 'moderate,' like Joe Biden has found a fellow moderate or centrist. She supports something extremely close to 'Medicare for All,' which Bernie Sanders acknowledged in his statement supporting her. She's for the Green New Deal. She has one of the most liberal records in the U.S. Senate," Favreau said.
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