Vice President Kamala Harris has been, at least visually, front and center as President Biden has overseen America’s retreat from Afghanistan. “The president’s legacy always falls heavily on the vice president,” said Elaine Kamarck, a former advisor to Vice President Al Gore who is now a fellow at the Brookings Institution think tank and has studied the role of the vice president. Harris, who declined an interview request, will leave later this week for her second foreign trip as vice president — to Singapore and Vietnam. Covering Kamala Harris The Times has covered Kamala Harris’ political career since 1994. As vice president, he was tethered to another president’s policy in Afghanistan.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 18, 2021 12:03 UTC