Kamala Harris faced harsh criticism on Fox News during a 30-minute interview Wednesday night in which host Bret Baier pressed the vice president on immigration, the economy and the Biden administration.
The Democratic candidate’s first appearance on the conservative network is part of a direct appeal to right-wing voters, after he attended a campaign event in Pennsylvania earlier in the day with more than 100 Republicans. Ta.
The interview was combative, with Ms. Harris speaking at the end of the interview, asking Ms. Baier to do the interview after “a full assessment of the facts” and saying that she had no bearing on the subject matter of the discussion. He accused Mr. Baier of playing the clip. .
The key points are:
1. immigration
Asked about the Biden administration’s efforts to deal with the surge of illegal immigrants at the southern border, Harris blamed Republicans for failing to pass border legislation.
Harris defended her administration’s early decision to roll back some of her Republican rival Donald Trump’s restrictive policies and mothers who testified before Congress about losing their children to illegal immigrants. was asked to respond.
“We’re so sorry to have lost her, but let’s talk about what’s going on,” Harris said.
Harris said Trump told Republicans to veto the bipartisan immigration bill because he “wanted to fix the problem rather than fix it.”
2. Biden and Harris record
Asked about her recent comments that she “doesn’t intend to change anything” about the Biden administration’s actions, Harris said: “To be clear, my presidency is not a continuation of Joe Biden’s presidency.” However, she answered: He did not elaborate.
Harris was asked when she first noticed that Biden’s “mental capacity appeared to be declining,” but the vice president said the president had a duty to act on behalf of the American people. They answered that they have the judgment and experience to do so.
He added that those who know President Trump best say he is unfit to be president again, saying, “Joe Biden is not on the ballot, but Donald Trump is not on the ballot. There is,” he added.
3. middle east
When asked who the United States’ greatest enemy is, Harris singled out Iran. Baier questioned whether the Biden-Harris administration is “acting as if Iran is the biggest threat.”
The vice president said he has worked with military leaders to ensure that the United States has the resources to do what it always has to do: protect Israel from attacks “including by Iran and its terrorist proxies in the region.” Ta. And my commitment to that is unwavering. ”
Pushing back against Baier’s line of questioning, Harris said at one point: “I wish we could have a conversation based on a full assessment of the facts.”
4. donald trump
“People are tired of someone who professes to be a leader and then disparages Full Time and deals with personal grievances,” Harris said of President Trump.
She added: “He’s unstable.”
She also tried to draw Fox viewers’ attention to President Trump’s talk about the “enemy within” and his threats to punish political opponents.
Harris was also pressed about her position on using taxpayer funds for gender reassignment surgeries for transgender prisoners, including those in the U.S. illegally. Mr. Trump has spent millions of dollars on ads on the topic in battleground states.
“I follow the law,” she said, but noted that the U.S. Bureau of Prisons provided gender-affirming treatment under the Trump administration. She accused him of “living in a glass house and throwing stones.”
