Biographer for Obama says former president fears legacy following failed Harris campaign: report

Former President Barack Obama's biographer said that the former president is worried about his legacy following his "tone-deaf preaching" and Vice President Kamala Harris's failed presidential bid.

Obama's biographer, David Garrow, told The Daily Mail that President-elect Donald Trump's massive win in the recent election showed the waning influence of both Barack and Michelle Obama. 

"People do not want to be talked down to, no matter who they are," Garrow told the outlet.

One example was when Barack Obama, 63, went to stump for Harris in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and he chastised black male voters for not showing more support for Harris. 

The lack of support appears "to be more pronounced with the brothers," Obama said during the event.

Garrow, who wrote the 2017 biography Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama, slammed Obama's remarks as "tone-deaf and clueless."

"I would expect that perception will be shared by lots of people," he told the outlet. "If so, I think it reduces their relevance to Bill Clinton territory."

Garrow said the magnitude of Trump's win has left Obama "nervous'" about how he will be seen by future generations.