KJP ties Harris to Bidenomics when reporter asks why Biden dropped out if his policies ‘were working’

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denied that Vice President Kamala Harris is distancing herself from "Bidenomics" during a tense exchange with Fox News reporter Peter Doocy.

Harris is seeking to pave her own path on economic policy in an effort to avoid President Joe Biden's problems with the economy , an Axios report revealed.

"When did you guys learn that Vice President Harris wants to distance herself from Bidenomics?" Doocy asked Jean-Pierre, to which she responded by asking him why he believed that.

Doocy specifically noted the outlet's report about Harris avoiding Biden's "unpopularity" on the economy, adding, "Can you blame her?"

"Do you know this is the Biden-Harris administration?" the press secretary asked. "Are you aware that this is the Biden-Harris administration, and she is indeed the vice president?"

Doocy countered by saying, "But if the president’s policies on the economy were working, or if they were popular, wouldn’t he still be the candidate?"

The press secretary tied Harris's financial policy to Biden's by recalling what the administration has done in the past 3 1/2 years. She also deferred to Harris by saying, "You would have to speak to her."

"Look, as far as anything that the vice president wants to do or as she’s talking about her policy that’s campaign-related, you would have to speak to her," she said. "One thing that I can, that I know for sure is that this president, this vice president are fighting very hard to make sure that the middle class is stronger."

Jean-Pierre then left no doubt as to whether Harris has worked with Biden on the economy. "What I will tell you is Bidenomics has been something that both the president and the vice president has worked on."

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Harris is expected to expand more on her policies beginning with her speech in North Carolina on Friday and then at the Dempocratic National Convention next week.

Harris reportedly wants to separate herself from Biden on issues where he's faced criticism, such as rising prices.