Lindy Li Says Harris Courted Top Donors 2 Days Before Biden Quit 2024 Race

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 14

Lindy Li said Kamala Harris told major donors on July 19, 2024, that Joe Biden would stay in the race, even though she was already positioning herself to win their backing.
Li, a former fundraiser for both Biden and Harris, said the vice president publicly showed “no daylight” with Biden while privately using donor calls to audition for his financial network.
Biden ended his reelection bid on July 21, and Li said Harris launched an intensive charm offensive in the first 24 hours, signaling she had Biden’s support before his endorsement arrived about 30 minutes later.
Some donors saw the outreach as deceptive, Li said, with group-chat reactions calling the calls a “charade” because they believed Biden’s decline was already obvious inside Democratic circles.
The account, drawn from Li’s new book and Fox News interview, adds to post-election claims that party insiders recognized Biden’s weakness well before his campaign collapsed.