Washington, DC – Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged she weighed Pete Buttigieg’s sexuality when considering him as a potential running mate during the 2020 campaign, saying she feared it could be a “real risk” with just 107 days before Election Day.

In a televised exchange, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow pressed Harris on whether her decision effectively meant Buttigieg was left off the ticket because he is gay. Harris pushed back, insisting she never said he “couldn’t be on the ticket” for that reason, but admitted she felt the political environment and tight timeline made the choice fraught.

“My point, as I write in the book, is that I was clear that in 107 days, in one of the most hotly contested elections … it made me very sad, but I also realized it would be a real risk,” Harris sa

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