Vice President Kamala Harris will have her first interview as the Democratic presidential candidate on Thursday with CNN. This interview is important because she has avoided answering tough questions for several weeks.
However, Harris won’t be alone in the interview. It will also feature her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. CNN anchor Dana Bash will conduct the interview, which will air at 9 p.m. ET. The interview will take place in Georgia, where Harris and Walz are on a bus tour.
Harris has not given any interviews since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on July 21 and endorsed her as his replacement. Many people, including Republicans and the media, have been pressuring her to speak out. Her silence has allowed her to rise in the polls against the Republican candidate, Donald Trump.
Harris has been trying to connect with the press by having informal Q&A sessions on Air Force Two, but her team has not allowed her answers to be shared publicly. This means any mistakes or awkward moments are kept private.
Harris has been in the public eye for a long time, but she has struggled to respond to criticism effectively. One example is when she defended her decision not to visit the U.S.-Mexico border by saying, “And I haven’t been to Europe. And I mean, I don’t understand the point that you’re making.”
Illegal immigration, which has increased during the Harris-Biden administration, is a key issue for voters. Harris will likely have to answer questions about her changing views on various issues, like health care, border policies, and fracking. Some people think she changes her positions too much, making it hard to know what she truly supports.
Recently, Trump called Harris “Comrade Kamala” and criticized her economic plans, comparing them to those of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who has overseen a collapse in his country’s economy.