After 43 days as the presumptive and now official Democratic nominee for president, Vice President Kamala Harris’ interview drought finally ended on Thursday. However, she has yet to hold an official press conference.
Under pressure to sit down for a substantive interview after weeks of stonewalling, she agreed to a sit-down with CNN’s Dana Bash in Georgia. She was joined by running mate Tim Walz.
Harris defended some of her noted policy flip-flops on issues like fracking and immigration, stating that her “values” remained consistent. She addressed regret over defending President Biden’s mental acuity after his debate performance and expressed a desire to move away from the previous decade’s political climate.
Bash pointed out Harris had been vice president for three-and-a-half years, to which Harris responded by highlighting the need to move on from a specific political era that began in 2015.
Vice President Kamala Harris in her first sit-down interview with the media since rising to the top of the Democratic ticket. (CNN)
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Following Harris’ first sit-down interview, NBC News Washington correspondent Yamiche Alcindor criticized her saying, “Harris keeps saying ‘my values haven’t changed’ while not explaining why her positions have changed.”
Regarding the likelihood of her holding a formal press conference, there is speculation it may not happen before Election Day, as no other Democrat challenged her after Biden dropped out and endorsed her.
Fox News contributor Joe Concha predicted, “You will not see one press conference from her in the next 75 days until Election Day.
