(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Kamala Harris may have further strained her relationship with the Biden family Tuesday after leaving Joe Biden off her list of the nation’s “most effective” presidents.
The twice-failed presidential candidate appeared at the National Urban League’s annual conference, where the organization’s CEO, Marc Morial, asked her to “rank the top three most effective presidents in American history.”
Harris initially appeared uncomfortable with the question, responding, “Marc, don’t make me do that.”
She then said she had recently watched an NPR documentary on President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whom she ranked first.
“He did some good things,” Harris said. “In fact, it was he who talked about the expansion of the Supreme Court and then he got ferocious backlash for that. But he did good. It was Social Security.”
“He was a very important president,” Harris continued, later adding: “He appreciated that government has, in my mind, three essential functions, which is public health, public safety and public education.”
Harris next cited John F. Kennedy and his successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, appearing to reference the civil rights movement and the Kennedy-Johnson administration’s role in landmark civil rights legislation.
“And then of course Barack Obama,” Harris continued, before pointing to the infamous Affordable Care Act as one of his key accomplishments.
Kamala Harris named America's most effective presidents — and left Biden off entirely.
Her picks: Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama, whom she called "one of the greatest presidents."
Biden was notably absent from the list, despite serving as his vice… pic.twitter.com/RU3Kb4Jhxu
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“If we had one issue that has been ailing America for generations, which is a health care system that has failed anyone other than the rich and addressing that the way that he did and took a lot of heat for it. I think he’s one of the greatest presidents,” Harris concluded.
Notably absent from Harris’s list was Biden, who selected her as his running mate and elevated her to the vice presidency.
Her remarks come as former First Lady Jill Biden has shed light on her strained relationship with Harris, suggesting she viewed the former vice president as overly ambitious.
The tension between the two dates to 2019, when both Harris and Biden were seeking the Democratic nomination for president, and after Harris attacked Biden’s record on race during a debate.
Jill has claimed that Biden holds no grudges against Harris, particularly after the former vice president described his decision to seek reelection in 2024 as “reckless.”
OUCH: Jill Biden on Kamala Harris saying Joe Biden initially running for a second-term and staying in as long as he did was “reckless” and those saying Jill’s book “reopen[s] old wounds”….
“That is her point of view, and if she felt that way, she should have said it.”
“I’m… pic.twitter.com/LRfTu4Gs7V
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) June 1, 2026
