Vice President Kamala Harris is criticized more than her predecessors because of sexism and racism, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.

Psaki was adamant in her response when asked whether outsiders were scrutinizing Harris more closely because she is the first female, and minority, vice president.

“I do think that it is easier and harsher from some of the right wing who have gone after her because she is the first woman, the first woman of color,” she said Wednesday. “I’m not suggesting anyone will acknowledge that publicly, but I think there’s no question.”

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Harris, who is of Jamaican and Indian descent, has “a lot” on her shoulders, according to Psaki. But Harris wants to be seen as a “talented,” “experienced,” and a “substantive policy person” partner to President Joe Biden, she said.

Harris has also been criticized by members of her own team and key Biden aides inside the White House as well, according to reports. Some, for example, were annoyed by her comments regarding the border and last-minute decision to visit El Paso, Texas. Her polling is dismal too — a USA Today/Suffolk University survey this month found her job approval was 28%. A majority of respondents disapproved of her job performance, while 1 in 5 were undecided.

Psaki confirmed in the interview Wednesday she would step down as the White House’s top spokeswoman “sometime next year,” but she did not clarify whether that would be before or after the 2022 midterm elections.

“I see the president nearly every day. Sometimes more than once a day. He’s incredibly accessible,” she told Politico of her working relationship with Biden.

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“I am Irish. There are times when I get a little hot. I try not to,” she said of the briefing room.

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