‘This Motherf*ker’: Kamala Harris Wasn’t Too Pleased With Anderson Cooper After Post-Debate Grilling, Book Claims

Former Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly called CNN’s Anderson Cooper a “motherfucker” to her colleagues after being pressed about former President Joe Biden’s mental decline, according to a new book.

CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson released a new book, “Original Sin,” Tuesday detailing the mental decline of Biden during his time in office. According to Tapper and Thompson, Harris’ comment about Cooper came after he pressed her on Biden’s cognitive state immediately after his disastrous debate against President Donald Trump.

“This motherfucker doesn’t treat me like the damn vice president of the United States, she said to colleagues,” the book states. “I thought we were better than that.” Democrats and media pundits supporting Biden for the party’s presidential nominee quickly turned against him after he debated Trump in June 2024.

Despite concerns from Republicans over Biden’s mental decline, Democrats only began to sound alarms over Biden’s age after he was seen struggling to finish his arguments and freezing mid-sentence.

The debate between the two leaders quickly sparked calls for the former president to step aside from the race and hand the nomination to another Democratic colleague. According to the book, Harris’ aides had attempted to encourage her to cancel post-debate interviews.

However, the former vice president appeared on CNN the same night as the debate, only to be grilled by Cooper over