Several potential running mates for Vice President Kamala Harris are clearing their schedules ahead of the highly anticipated announcement of Harris’ running mate.
Harris’ three finalists for the vice presidential running mate spot – Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg – all changed their schedules ahead of the weekend.
Shapiro was originally scheduled to make three appearances at fundraising events over the weekend in New York’s Hamptons, but a spokesman said those plans were later changed.
“The Governor’s trip was planned several weeks ago and included several fundraisers for his campaign committee,” Manuel Bondar, a spokesman for Gov. Shapiro, told The New York Times. “The Governor’s schedule has changed and he will not be going to the Hamptons this weekend.”
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Vice President Kamala Harris and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro hold a press conference during a stop at Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia on July 13, 2024. (Ryan Collard)
Beshear will also miss two events over the weekend: a visit to Jackson Purchase Distillery on Friday and the state’s annual Fancy Farm Picnic on Saturday.
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Fox News Digital reached out to the Kentucky governor’s office to ask why he wasn’t attending the event but did not receive a response.
Gov. Andy Beshear has some free time in his schedule this weekend. (Timothy D. Easley, files)
Additionally, Buttigieg cut short a planned event at Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo on Friday, according to Politico.
Meanwhile, Fox News learned Friday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the leading vice presidential candidate, plans to visit New Hampshire, a key New England battleground state, on Sunday to campaign on the vice president’s behalf.
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Harris will make her first public appearance with her vice presidential nominee on Tuesday in Philadelphia, where she is set to kick off a four-day tour of battleground states.
