Joe Biden’s team has briefed reporter Kamala Harris

As Favreau put it, the Biden camp was “shifting” Harris, who ultimately lost the electoral college and popular vote to her Republican opponent, giving Trump a second term in the White House.

Former President Barack Obama’s ex-speechwriter laid much of the blame for Harris’ loss on the president, telling his listeners, “Joe Biden’s decision to run for president again was a catastrophic mistake.

“He and his inner circle refuse to believe the polls. They refused to believe he was unpopular. They refuse to acknowledge until very late that anyone might be angry about inflation. And they kept telling us that his presidency was historic, and it was the greatest economy ever.

“We just heard him say again that it’s the best economy ever. Clearly, 70 to 80 percent of voters don’t believe that. They don’t believe that about their own personal financial situation, but they keep telling us that.”