Fox News host Maria Bartiromo acknowledged Vice President Kamala Harris’ “meteoric rise” but attributed it to former President Barack Obama’s influence during an interview with Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI).
“Obama is reportedly pulling all the strings from four years of the Biden-Harris administration to the meteoric rise of Kamala,” Bartiromo said, emphasizing Harris’s ascent from San Francisco district attorney to vice president in just 20 years. Bartiromo then asked Schweizer about Obama’s alleged influence. “What can you tell us about Obama and his influence here?” she inquired.
Schweizer speculated that Harris’ political success was closely tied to Obama. “She was campaigning for Barack Obama in 2003 before he was in the U.S. Senate,” Schweizer explained. “And that’s why I think there is considerable evidence that Barack Obama is the one that essentially instituted this coup and saw to it that Joe Biden was kicked to the side and Kamala Harris would be the nominee.”
Bartiromo also referenced an unverified report suggesting that Obama had threatened to invoke the 25th Amendment against President Joe Biden if he did not step down. It is important to note that as a private citizen, Obama cannot invoke the 25th Amendment, told Raw Story.
“So, in my mind, there’s lots of evidence, and his fingerprints are all over this,” Schweizer agreed, although he provided no concrete evidence to support these claims. Bartiromo pressed further, asking, “OK, but specifically, did Obama threaten Biden with the 25th Amendment that they have gotten the OK from the cabinet that they will push it forward if he doesn’t step down? Did they threaten Biden to say, you better get out?”
Schweizer admitted he lacked direct evidence of such a threat but suggested it would align with Obama’s pattern. “I don’t have that same evidence, but it would certainly fit the pattern for Barack Obama,” he conceded.
This conversation between Bartiromo and Schweizer illustrates the speculative and controversial nature of the claims surrounding Obama’s influence over the Biden-Harris administration. Despite the lack of concrete evidence, the discussion reflects ongoing narratives within conservative circles about the dynamics of the current administration and the role of former President Obama in shaping it.