MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow put Kamala Harris on the spot for appearing to cross Pete Buttigieg off her list of potential 2024 presidential running mates “because he was gay.”

Harris joined Maddow on Monday night to discuss her book “107 Days” on her historically short presidential campaign in her first news interview since losing to President Trump.

In her book, Harris admitted that Buttigieg, the former US transportation secretary, was her “first choice” to join her ticket as a vice presidential candidate, though she ultimately picked Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota . 3

Buttigieg “would have been an ideal partner — if I were a straight white man,” but he was “too big of a risk,” Harris continued.

Maddow, who is gay, pushed Harris to “elaborate,” adding: “To say that he couldn’t be on t

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