"rare public sniping between the pair last month when she took a dig at Newsom in her new book "107 Days," about her short run for president in 2024. After then-President Biden dropped out of the race in July, Harris called Democratic lawmakers to ask for their endorsement. She wrote in her book that when she reached Newsom, he said he was hiking and would call her back. Newsom did post his endorsement online hours later, but Harris wrote that Newsom never called back."
"Newsom recently said he privately asked Harris why she didn't mention in her book that he had quickly endorsed her, and she responded: "On book tour. Get back to you later." Harris has been using her tour to argue that even with only a 107-day campaign, she got close to beating Donald Trump. Newsom, meanwhile, told Stephen Colbert last month: "As the Democratic Party, we have a lot of work to do to make up for our failures in the past."
Harris described a failed callback from Newsom after she sought endorsements following Biden's July withdrawal and noted his online endorsement came hours later. Newsom said he privately asked why the endorsement wasn't mentioned and quoted Harris as saying she was on a book tour. Harris has used her tour to claim her 107-day campaign nearly defeated Donald Trump. Newsom criticized Democratic performance after the election and second-guessed Harris's reaction to Trump's ads about transgender-related medical claims. There was awkwardness at the Democratic National Convention when Newsom did not give a planned speech, and allies defended his campaign efforts.
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