Josh Shapiro slams Kamala Harris over memoir claims, accuses her of lying to 'sell books'

WASHINGTON, DC: Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro fired back at Kamala Harris in an interview with Tim Alberta, after discovering that her memoir '107 Days' misrepresented him. 

When Alberta read Harris’ claims, Shapiro reacted sharply, calling them “blatant lies” and “complete utter bulls**t."

Josh Shapiro calls Kamala Harris’ claims about him in the memoir 'lies'

According to Tim Alberta’s interview with Josh Shapiro, the discussion about Kamala Harris’s memoir began when Alberta asked him about it.

The host wrote in The Atlantic, "Having obtained the relevant sections of '107 Days' that morning, I asked Shapiro if Harris had given him any heads-up about her book. 'She had not,' he said. Then I told him that Harris had taken some shots at him."

Alberta observed, "Shapiro furrowed his brow and crossed his arms. 'K,' he said."

According to Alberta, "The man I observed over the next several minutes was unrecognizable. Gone was his equilibrium. He moved between outrage and exasperation as I relayed the excerpts."

Alberta added, "Harris had accused him, in essence, of measuring the drapes, even inquiring about featuring Pennsylvania artists in the vice-presidential residence; of insisting 'that he would want to be in the room for every decision.'"

Alberta recalled Shapiro’s response to Harris’s memoir, "'She wrote that in her book?' he said in response to the claim concerning the residence’s art. 'That’s complete and utter bulls**t.' 'I can tell you that her accounts are just blatant lies,' he added."

Josh Shapiro snaps at Kamala Harris over her memoir's claims about him

Alberta then shared his thoughts on Shapiro’s reactions, "After reading Harris’ book and talking with people from both camps, I found descriptions of the meeting to be mostly consistent."

"Shapiro arrived in an edgy mood, chafing at efforts among fellow Democrats to sabotage his tryout," Alberto noticed.

He added, "What seemed to bother Shapiro, more than any one detail, was Harris portraying him in ways consistent with the whispers that had dogged him throughout the vetting process and throughout his career: that he was selfish, petty, and monomaniacally ambitious. Given that they’d known each other a long time—'20 years,' Shapiro said with a groan—I asked whether he felt betrayed."

Alberta also recounted how Shapiro slammed Harris, "'I mean, she’s trying to sell books and cover her a**,' Shapiro snapped. 'I shouldn’t say ‘cover her a**.’ I think that’s not appropriate,' Shapiro said. His tone was suddenly collected. 'She’s trying to sell books. Period.'"

Notably, in '107 Days,' Harris wrote that Shapiro was guilty of “peppering” her and her staff with questions, as well as demonstrating a “lack of discretion.”