Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown praised his ex-lover Kamala Harris during conversations with reporters on Sunday, touting her youth and “outstanding” track record as evidence of her capability to serve as president of the United States.
Brown, known for his political influence on the California political scene, spoke to reporters outside the historic John’s Grill in San Francisco, where he said that he had learned with the rest of the world about President Joe Biden’s decision to step down as the Democratic nominee and endorse Harris, “35, 40 minutes, maybe an hour ago,” according to The San Francisco Standard.
He also pushed the Democrats who had been supporting Biden to support Harris: “I hope all those Democrats who’ve been pushing Biden to quit will now show up and ring doorbells with me.”
“In all the jobs she’s had … she’s…