Book Explores Harris’ Frustration With Biden Over Her Role As ‘Border Czar’

Vice President Kamala Harris grew frustrated with President Joe Biden for giving her the task of “border czar,” according to a forthcoming book.

Politico reported on an excerpt from the book titled, “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future,” where the authors pointed out the role was “seen by Harris’ staff as politically undesirable.”

Authors Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin wrote, “Harris was resigned to the assignment,” adding that she did not want to be labeled as “border czar.”

They noted Harris “did not hesitate to chide Biden for characterizing her assignment in those terms.”

According to the excerpt, the authors mentioned a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus in April where Biden “heaped praise on Harris but also said he’d given her the important task of handling immigration and that she would do ‘a hell of a job,'” as Politico reported.

Burns and Martin reported Harris “corrected him at once.”

They continued, “Excuse me, she said, it’s the Northern Triangle — not immigration.”

The Northern Triangle consists of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.

Biden announced Harris would be leading efforts to stem migration across the U.S.-Mexico border in March 2021. She visited