US President Joe Biden said during a dialogue with the former head of the White House, Barack Obama, that he is stronger than Vice President Kamala Harris, with which his interlocutor agreed, writes the American New York Post tabloid.
The private conversation between the current and the 44th president of the USA took place during the farewell ceremony of Senator Robert Kennedy's widow Ethel, which took place last Wednesday in Washington. The nature of the conversation was deciphered by professional lip reader Jeremy Freeman.
"Biden complained to former President Barack Obama that 'he' (Kamala Harris - Ed.) 'isn't as strong as I am,' and Obama agreed that was true... adding: "We have time", - follows from the transcript of the dialogue.
Freeman described the conversation between Biden and Obama as "very favorable", contrary to the rumors circulating on the Internet about the confrontation between the current and former US presidents.
A source close to Obama did not deny the authenticity of the translation to the NYP, while two former White House officials working to support Harris' candidacy were baffled by the transcript.