The Unlikely Bonds of Politics

“One speaks with a thick Boston accent, the other is a proud daughter of California. One has distinct Irish roots, the other has ancestors in India and Jamaica. One proudly wears pearls, the other has a declared love of cargo shorts,” the Washington Post reports.

“In what has become one of the more unusual pairings in the Biden administration, Vice President Harris and Marty Walsh, the secretary of Labor, have struck up a tight bond that started with policy and has evolved into a personal connection that has surprised those close to them.”

“They talk on a weekly basis and Harris has spent more time one-on-one with Walsh than any other Cabinet member… Walsh now has drop-in privileges at the VP’s office, allowed to swing by unannounced anytime he chooses.”