With Kamala Harris set to make her “closing argument” on the Washington Mall on Tuesday evening, she did several interviews throughout the day to prime her big moment. At this point, it’s likely no great surprise that they didn’t go well. Despite just a week remaining before election day, Harris has still not worked out answers to basic questions about her record.
Why did the vice president wait nearly 40 days after her presidential campaign announcement to do an interview? The following clip is why, and it remains a big liability as voters continue to cast their votes in the final stretch.
REPORTER: I think what some voters are struggling with, and we’ve heard this across the state, is when you discuss your plans, they come back and ask, “Well, why haven’t you done it already.”
HARRIS: Well, I’m not president.
REPORTER: You’re vice president.
HARRIS: Exactly, but I’m going to tell you what I’m doing as president when I have the ability then to do what I know based on my experience is a new approach. It is about building on the good work that has happened, but there’s more to do. There’s more to do.
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a presidential nominee so routinely express her vapidness in situations where even the most basic amount of preparation could have avoided embarrassment. This is not a new question. It’s something she’s been asked many times over the last three months, and each and every time, she has nothing coherent to say. I think an AI text generator could come up with a better response than “Well, I’m not president” and “I’m going to tell you what I’m doing as president when I have the ability.”
After four years it’s obvious that she had zero responsibility for any policy whatsoever. She was chosen as a token. She was not to be trusted, and still isn’t.