As
reported by journalist Dan Morain in his book “Kamala’s Way,” Brown and his friends, including his then-girlfriend Kamala Harris, were visiting Boston in 1994 when Trump sent his private jet to fetch them to New York to discuss a hotel project in Los Angeles (the deal never materialized).
Vice President Harris got her start in politics when Speaker Brown appointed her to a state board reviewing appeals for those denied jobless benefits.
On the night he was elected San Francisco mayor, Harris was by his side and gave him a black baseball cap emblazoned with “DA MAYOR” in gold letters. Their romantic relationship ended soon after, but Brown continued giving her political advice, particularly when she ran for U.S. Senate.
Years later, their relationship
fueled a news cycle during Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. I asked if he still talks with Harris.
“Not anymore,” he replied. “She doesn’t talk to me. I’d love to talk to her. She was a good friend.”