‘This Is What She’s Wanted’: Maxine Waters Says No ‘Mishap’ Kamala Harris Now Top of Ticket, It’s What ‘She Was Determined Would Happen’

The “determination” of Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as her playlist selections, were the subject of a discussion with Rep. Maxine Waters and host Ari Melber on MSNBC, Friday, and the California Democrat said that the party’s presumptive nominee was always determined to reach this moment in her career.

On Friday’s The Beat With Ari Melber, the host spoke with Waters about the surge of enthusiasm among Democrats for Harris as the party’s nominee, after President Joe Biden announced he was stepping aside and subsequently endorsed his vice president.

After talking a little about the huge increase in campaign donations after the switch, Melber asked Waters for her take on what she has learned about Harris from working with her over the years.

“Determination,” Waters replied.

She said that Harris always “understood that she wanted a career that would take her where she wanted to go.”

“It’s not a mistake or a mishap,” she said of Harris now replacing Biden on the Democratic ticket despite the president being an incumbent and the original presumptive nominee in 2024. “It is because this is what she’s wanted. And this is, she was determined, would happen.”

The segment continued with a discussion about the nominee’s musical tastes, which Waters likewise praised.

MELBER: What have you learned working with her, about her?

WATERS: Determination. She understood that she wanted a career that would take her where she wanted to go. And so from the time that she’s become a lawyer, the attorney general, the state, United States Senate, the vice presidency. It’s not a mistake or a mishap. It is because this is what she’s wanted. And this is, she was determined, would happen. Didn’t know exactly how it would happen, but she knew she’d be ready.

MELBER: Yeah.

WATERS: Yeah.

Watch the clip above via MSNBC.

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