She stemped into the Lions Den……
Kamala Harris ventured into enemy territory Wednesday, trying to reach voters who get their news through the filter of Fox News. But first, she had to get a word in edgewise.
The half-hour interview with anchor Bret Baier was contentious from the start and stayed that way throughout. He recycled Republican talking points into accusations and frequently interrupted the vice president — the two talking over each other at times.
“I would like that we would have a conversation that is grounded in the full assessment of the facts,” Harris said at one point when Baier apologized for speaking over her.
The interview reflected an attempt by the vice president to reach some of the more conservative voters she may need in what polls show is a close race against Donald Trump. Whether she succeeded remains to be seen….
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Harris also tried to steer the conversation to Trump’s threats in recent appearances to use the military to go after his critics — something they weren’t likely to hear about on Baier’s network.
“This is a democracy,” she said. “And in a democracy, the president of the United States should be willing to be able to handle criticism without saying he would lock people up for doing it.”……
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Washington Post: “The interview with Fox chief political anchor Bret Baier, which also featured a testy back-and-forth on immigration, represented a calculated gamble for Harris, given Fox’s role as a conservative-leaning network that is one of the top news sources for Republicans.”
New York Times: “From the outset, Mr. Baier seemed determined to knock Ms. Harris off her talking points — often by echoing those of Mr. Trump.”
“It took him less than 20 seconds to interrupt her for the first time. Ms. Harris, who is known as an effective practitioner of the filibuster, had hardly even begun to answer his opening question. That pattern continued for much of the interview.”
The Hill: “Harris and Baier sparred from the outset when Baier asked about the number of migrants who have entered the country illegally since the start of the Biden administration. The Fox News host followed up several times with questions related to immigration, a subject that took up nearly half the airtime.”
image….The Hollywood Reporter
Molly Ploofkins™
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Will Trump do a sit-down interview with Rachel Maddow now?
Nothing was accomplished by this.
The types of people who watch Fox “ News” aren’t going to vote for Harris.
Fox “ News” is to news what the WWE is to legitimate sports except that the WWE has more integrity .They admit they are pure entertainment.Fox “ news” prime purpose is to entertain their audience.
Good morning
19 days out……
I’d agree Jack….
I did NOT think she needed to do more Q & A’s…
But her campaign wants her reaching out to as many people as possible…..
Trump IS known Everywhere….
Also….
This WAS Good for her to get her feet wet against what WILL constantly coming at her as President…