As Vice President Kamala Harris continues her home-stretch media blitz, on Wednesday she sat down with Fox Newsโ Bret Baier for a half-hour interview. As expected from a Fox News interview, it was contentious from beginning to end. Here are the five spiciest moments from the segment.
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The interview between Baier and the Vice President started off fiery, with the host cutting off Harris from answering almost immediately. Baier interrupted her when he asked Harris to estimate how many undocumented immigrants have been released into America. Harris wanted to focus on immigration as a bigger conversation. When the host interrupted her, the VP stated: โWell, Iโm not โ but Iโm not finished. Iโm not finished. We have โ but we have an immigration system that needs to be fixed.โ
Baier made it a point to accuse Harris of covering for President Biden and his supposed failed mental state. โYou told many interviewers that Joe Biden was on his game,โ Baier said, โthat he ran around circles on his staff. When did you first notice that President Bidenโs mental faculties appeared diminished?โ Harris retorted โ seemingly annoyed โ that Biden โhas the judgment and the experience to do exactly what he has done in making very important decisions on behalf of the American people.โ
Baier was eager to ask Harris the question: โAre you still in support of using taxpayer dollars to help prison inmates or detained illegal aliens to transition to another gender?โ Harris immediately fired back: โI will follow the law, and itโs a law that Donald Trump actually followed.โ Though Baier retorted that Trump didnโt advocate for that law, it doesnโt change the fact that it was in place during his presidency.
After Baier played clips of Harris saying she wouldnโt change anything about Bidenโs White House tenure, he asked how a Harris presidency will differ. The VP was stern and concise in her reply. โMy presidency will not be a continuation of Joe Bidenโs presidency,โ she said. โI represent a new generation of leadership.โ
When Baier attempted to omit the severity of Trumpโs recent threats to use the military to punish his political opponents, Harris became fervent at this glaring omission. โThis is a democracy, and in a democracy the president of the United States in the United States of America, should be willing to be able to handle criticism without saying heโd lock people up for doing it,โ Harris said with a raised voice.
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