CNN contributor Scott Jennings poked fun at Vice President Kamala Harris over the campaign’s decision to bring her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, along for her long awaited interview with CNN.
After more than 30 days, the Harris Campaign announced Tuesday that Harris and Walz have sat for a pre-taped interview with the left-leaning network. The Trump Campaign and conservative critics have long criticized Harris over her refusal to speak with the press or sit for an interview, pointing to the fact that Trump has done multiple long-form podcasts, interviews and press conferences since Harris became the de-facto nominee.
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During an on-air segment with Anderson Cooper, CNN’s Scott Jennings mocked Harris over her reluctance to sit for an interview with Dana Bash, who has referred to former President Donald Trump as a “sexist,” amplified the Russian collusion hoax and has praised the Biden-Harris Administration on numerous occasions.
“Scott, it’s the first time the vice president going to be sitting down for an interview. She’s doing it with her vice-presidential candidate, Tim Walz. Do you think that blunts attacks from Republicans or is the line now going to be, well, why isn’t she doing it by yourself?” Cooper asked.
“Yes, I do think people are going to bring that up,” Jennings replied.
“Look, I have great confidence and Dana and CNN to do this. I think it’s incredibly weak, weak sauce to show up with your running mate. The fact that they don’t have enough confidence in her to let her sit herself the actual top of the ticket and do a single interview,” he continued. Jennings further speculated that the decision points to a growing lack of confidence in Harris’ abilities despite consistent efforts to paint the picture of enthusiasm behind the campaign.
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“So yes, I think Republicans are going to think it’s pretty weak to show up with effectively someone to take up half the time,” he said.
In a follow-up X post, Jennings mocked Harris for bringing her “emotional support animal” to the interview.
According to a report from Politico, some Harris staffers are concerned that sending either Harris or Walz out for a solo interview could prove disastrous due to a lack of a definitive policy platform. While the vice president has offered a handful of policies — including price controls on food and an end to her own administration’s electric vehicle mandate — the Harris-Walz campaign has yet to release an overall platform.
“One of the issues that Harris world is currently working to address is how to deploy running mate Tim Walz in the media,” Politico reported. “The danger in sending him out to do big solo interviews is that he might not have a full command of where Harris is on every issue. As someone pointed out to us last night, Harris talks about the “opportunity economy” but if Walz were asked to define it, would he know how?”
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