Vice president-elect Kamala Harris is weighing in on the incoming Biden administration and the potential for a “constant war” with Republicans in Congress.
Harris was asked by MSNBC’s Joy Reid if the incoming Biden administration is “basically preparing…to be in a constant war with Mitch McConnell and the Republicans, whether they’re the majority or the minority.”
Reid also said, “Democrats have a lot of PTSD about the eight years in which Barack Obama was president of the United States,” adding that McConnell was “essentially bound and determined to destroy the Obama presidency.”
Harris, however, said of the incoming administration during Monday’s interview, “We intend to work across party lines,” adding that “the biggest challenges, the crises that are front and center in our nation don’t see party lines.”
“If we are truly leaders…we’ve gotta find a way to work together when it comes to the impact of the virus, the public health impact, the need for the federal government to take responsibility for distribution of the vaccines,” Harris continued.
There are two runoff elections in Georgia next month, which will determine who controls the Senate.
Watch Harris’ interview below:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory last week, as IJR previously reported. This came after the Electoral College vote last Monday affirmed Biden’s win.
Following McConnell’s remarks, Biden told reporters that he called the Senate majority leader to thank him and “told him although we disagree on a lot of things, there’s things we can work together on.”
They also “agreed we’d get together sooner than later,” the president-elect said. Biden added that he is “looking forward to working with [McConnell].”
Harris also weighed in after McConnell’s public congratulations.
She said during an interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, “I applaud Mitch McConnell for talking to Joe Biden today,” adding, “It would have been better if it were earlier, but it happened, and that’s what’s most important…Let’s move forward. And where we can find common purpose and common ground, let’s do that.”
Harris added, “Let that be our priority. As opposed to finding out where we disagree, let’s actually focus on where we might agree, and then get some work done.”
President Donald Trump, however, said after McConnell acknowledged Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election that it was “too soon to give up” and that the Republican Party “must finally learn to fight.”