'Power Hungry' FLOTUS Jill Biden's 'Longstanding' Grudge Against Kamala Harris Impacts 2024 Presidential Dynamics: 'Go F**ck Yourself'

When Kamala Harris took to the stage during a Democratic primary debate before the 2020 election and implied that Joe Biden was racist, his wife, Jill, response was crystal clear.

"Go f**k yourself," the then-future first lady vented, as she allegedly admitted during a conference call with supporters.

The relationship between the two women – which began on a contentious note during the battle for the presidential nomination – has only deteriorated since then. Political insiders have told DailyMail.com that Democratic advisors struggle to navigate the decisive role Jill Biden's loathing of Harris plays in Joe Biden's resistance to pass the mantle to his VP amid growing pressure for him to step down as a presidential candidate.

According to one former Democrat operative in Jill's circle, the women's long-seated animosity is "one hundred percent" part of Jill's resistance to having her 81-year-old husband step aside. According to a source who knows the First Couple well, the truth is that Jill is now the only voice to which the 46th president listens. As far as Jill, 73, is concerned, the only thing worse than her husband stepping down would be Kamala stepping up to replace him.

The bad blood between the First Lady and the Vice President dates back to June 2019, when Kamala was running against Biden and condemned him during a televised debate for opposing aspects of mandatory busing for school desegregation. "Jill holds grudges," one Democrat insider revealed. "She doesn't let things go and she has never forgiven Kamala for comments that some took to be allegations of racism."

According to one insider, that was the reason she never wanted Kamala to be her husband's number two in the first place. "Jill was trying to stop Kamala joining the Biden ticket in 2020. She has hated her ever since the school bus thing. But she bit her tongue because Biden boxed himself into a corner by saying he would pick a black woman for his running mate."

Recently, Biden has come under almost relentless pressure to step down. Eighteen House Democrats and one Senator have now called on the President to drop out of the 2024 race for the White House. On Wednesday, Hollywood star and staunch Biden supporter George Clooney added his voice to the growing clamor for Biden to step down.

The diehard Democrat had been reluctant to speak out against Biden despite the snowballing concerns about the President's mental fitness for office. But on Wednesday, Clooney—who co-hosted a June fundraiser that netted $28 million for Biden's campaign—penned a scathing op-ed for the New York Times in which he stated categorically that it was time for Biden to go.

"I love Joe Biden. I consider him a friend, and I believe in him. Believe in his character. Believe in his morals. In the last four years he's won many of the battles he's faced. But the one battle he cannot win is the fight against time. None of us can. It's devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fundraiser was not the Joe 'big F***ing deal' Biden of 2010. He wasn't even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate."

Former Maryland Attorney General and Democrat Doug Gansler seconded Clooney's take, telling DailyMail that Biden will ultimately "do the right thing" and step down. Gansler, who worked closely with Kamala and Beau Biden during their days as Attorneys General for California and Delaware, respectively, said that he believed it would be "hard to imagine someone more qualified" than her to become the next President.

He pointed out that, whatever Jill and Kamala's relationship, "Joe Biden picked her and arguably in some way he was elected President because he picked her." He added, "He's the antithesis of Donald Trump. He's been in politics half a decade and he's always done it for the right reasons."

According to one well-placed source, while public scrutiny is focused on Biden's mental acuity, the real power behind the throne is Jill, who wants to stay in the White House almost as much as she wants to keep Harris out of it. The source told DailyMail, "Jill has become consumed by the power and prestige of the presidency and what that means to her."

The source pointed out that in January 2022, the Marine Corps band performed an original composition entitled "Fanfare for the First Lady," essentially Jill's personal "Hail to the Chief." The tune will be performed and repeated at official White House functions from her first appearance until she is ready to speak.

Another source stated, "It's not about Kamala and it's not really about Joe. It's more about her holding on to her status as First Lady. She doesn't want to give that up."

Despite the animosity, some believe Jill's pragmatism may ultimately hold sway. As more party faithful voice their belief that Biden will lose to Trump, even Jill may be forced to admit that the most likely outcome of her husband's candidacy is one that will "throw his legacy in the trash." And not even her hatred of Kamala can trump that.