Jill Biden expressed her frustration with the selection of Harris, who lashed out at Joe Biden in the first Democratic primary debate, New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns wrote in their upcoming book, titled - This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future.
In a conversation, the first lady reportedly said that "there are millions of people in the United States" and questioned "why do we have to choose the one who attacked Joe," according to an excerpt of the book provided to Fox News.
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At the primary debate in June 2019, Harris launched an explosive broadside at Biden, who was taking criticism at the time for remarks regarding working with segregationists in Congress. Biden had remarked: "at least there was some civility. We got things done."
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At the debate, Harris told Biden, "I do not believe you are a racist" but went on to slam his remarks as "hurtful' and to accuse him of working with segregationists in the Senate 'to oppose busing."
Biden did oppose school busing in the 1970s, when it was a controversial measure to racially integrate schools.
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In one of the most memorable moments of the primary, Harris spat at Biden: 'There was a little girl in California who was a part of the second class to integrate her public schools, and she was bused to school every day. And that little girl was me.'
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Biden himself expressed reservations about selecting Harris for his ticket according to the new book.
Noting her 'past romantic relationship with Willie Brown, the California politician who appointed Harris to a pair of minor political positions,' the book said Biden described romance "as the kind of thing that should be off limits."
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Harris had a relationship with Brown, who later served as San Francisco's mayor, between 1994 and 1995, when Harris was beginning her career in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
At the time, Brown at 60, was a powerful figure in California politics, serving as speaker of the state assembly, and Harris was 29 and just getting started in politics.
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Though Brown was legally married at the time, he had been separated from his wife for over a decade, and Harris and Brown made no secret of their relationship, appearing in public together.
As per the new book, despite Joe and Jill Biden's reported concerns with Harris, she also had her champions in the Biden campaign.
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