During an interview with Boston Public Radio, Warren stopped short of endorsing Kamala Harris as President Joe Biden’s running mate in 2024 when she was asked if the two should be running together on the same reelection ticket.

Sen. Warren answered:

 

I really want to defer to what makes Biden comfortable on his team. I’ve known Kamala for a long time. I like Kamala. I knew her back when she was an attorney general and I was still teaching, and we worked on the housing crisis together, so we go way back. But they need — they have to be a team, and my sense is they are — I don’t mean that by suggesting I think there are any problems. I think they are. [Emphasis added.]

Following Warren’s interview, the senator issued a statement to GBH News, stating that she fully supported a Biden-Harris ticket in 2024: “I fully support the president’s and vice president’s reelection together and never intended to imply otherwise. They’re a terrific team with a strong record of delivering for working families.”

Since the incident, Warren has called Harris twice to apologize for her comments but has not heard back directly from the vice president. However, the senator did get her to call returned by Lorraine Voles, Harris’s chief of staff, according to CNN.