Vice President Kamala Harris has spent 59 days as the presumptive, and now official Democratic nominee for president without holding an official press conference.
Under pressure to participate in a substantive interview after avoiding it for weeks, Harris finally broke her interview drought last month in Georgia when she was joined by running mate Tim Walz for a pre-taped segment with CNN’s Dana Bash that was far from a traditional press conference. She has since done more interviews, including one on Tuesday with the National Association of Black Journalists.
On the other hand, Trump held his third news conference since the beginning of August last week in California, taking the chance to criticize his opponent’s home state and discuss various topics like crime, immigration, and inflation.
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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump during the debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Getty Images)
Harris participated in two recorded radio interviews last week and gave her first solo television interview as the Democratic nominee on Friday in Philadelphia. She also participated in a radio interview on Monday which aired on Tuesday.
It’s uncertain when she will hold a formal press conference, at least as long as she is still a candidate.
Conservative Radio Libre host Jorge Bonilla believes Harris should hold a press conference, but stated that it’s almost “irrelevant” given that she continues to evade accountability.
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“She is highly unlikely to hold a press conference because the media have supported and encouraged her ‘plexiglass basement’ strategy, where she maintains the illusion of being accessible while remaining completely inaccessible to the press and therefore unaccountable,” Bonilla told Fox News Digital.
Trump has emphasized the difference in media accessibility between them, participating in several lengthy interviews in recent weeks in addition to his three news conferences.
In her interview on Friday in Philadelphia, Harris received criticism for her response citing her middle-class upbringing when asked about details of her economic policy.
Vice President Kamala Harris went viral with her response to a question about how she’d bring down prices in an interview with Philadelphia’s 6 ABC anchor Brian Taff. (Screenshot/6 ABC Philadelphia)
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“You know, I grew up in a neighborhood of folks who were very proud of their lawn,” she said. “And I was raised to believe and to know that all people deserve dignity, and that we as Americans have a beautiful character. You know, we have ambitions and aspirations and dreams, but not everyone necessarily has access to the resources that can help them fuel those dreams and ambitions.
“So when I talk about building an opportunity economy, it is very much with the mind of investing in the ambitions and aspirations and the incredible work ethic of the American people and creating opportunity for people, for example, to start a small business.”
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Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
