It’s not every day that a high-ranking Democrat torches a former vice president from his own party in a national profile.
But that’s exactly what happened when Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro unloaded on Kamala Harris, accusing her of lying—blatantly and deliberately—in her newly released memoir 107 Days. According to Shapiro, Harris didn’t just stretch the truth for dramatic effect; she rewrote history to boost book sales and, as he bluntly put it, “cover her ass.”
The quotes, published in The Atlantic by Tim Alberta, are brutal. Upon hearing the passages from Harris’s book describing their supposed interaction during the 2020 vice presidential vetting process, Shapiro reacted with something between disbelief and fury. Harris claimed Shapiro tried to dominate the interview, reportedly insisting on being “in the room for every decision” if chosen as her running mate. Shapiro’s response? “That’s complete bulls**t. I can tell you that her accounts are just blatant lies.”
It’s not just the accusation of fabrication—it’s the motive behind it that’s so telling. Shapiro, who’s been floated as a potential future Democratic presidential contender himself, didn’t dance around his frustration. “She’s trying to sell books,” he said. Then, realizing how sharp his earlier phrasing sounded, he tried to walk it back slightly. But the damage was already done, and the message was clear: Kamala Harris rewrote their interaction for her own benefit.
Kamala Harris flips out on a heckler during her book tour
“I am not President of the United States!”
(And you seem a little salty about it) pic.twitter.com/KaYr6ymEY1
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) October 19, 2025
Even more fascinating is how this dust-up pulls back the curtain on the internal fractures within the Democratic Party. While Shapiro maintains his progressive bona fides, his tone throughout the Atlantic piece reflects a growing exasperation with the way the party has operated at the national level—particularly in culturally complex swing states like Pennsylvania.
He even admits, candidly, that Democrats “failed to show up” for many communities, and failed to offer people the basic respect they deserve—something Donald Trump, in his view, has done with remarkable political success.
This isn’t a partisan attack—it’s a warning shot across the bow of the Biden-Harris legacy. The fact that Shapiro, a rising Democratic star, is publicly disputing Harris’s credibility shows just how fractured the party’s internal narrative has become. If Democrats are turning on each other this sharply now, it’s a sign of deeper turbulence beneath the surface—especially heading into an election year where unity is supposedly critical.
Kamala Harris’s memoir may have been designed to reframe her place in a tumultuous political era. But with one forceful rebuttal, Josh Shapiro has done more than fact-check her story—he’s questioned her integrity, her judgment, and her political instincts.
