Kamala Harris sat down for another interview this week, and again, it was with friendly media.
Harris made an appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in Philadelphia.
Missing, however, was her VP, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who has been by her side most of this campaign.
Not Invited
I find it rather interesting that Harris, who brought Walz along for her first big interview, decided to leave Walz at home while sitting down to talk to a panel of black journalists.
Among the panel interviewing Harris were Eugene Daniels of Politico Playbook, WHYY’s Tonya Mosely, and TheGrio’s Gerren Keith Gaynor.
I would very much think these journalists would like to hear from Walz, especially since he would only be one step away from the big chair if something happened to Harris.
If you were expected Harris to concentrate on policy, think again.
She offered little substance, and the panel surely was not going to challenge her, while focusing a lot of time attacking Trump over his Haitian migrants comment during the debate.
She stated, “It’s harmful, and it’s hateful and grounded in some age-old stuff that we should not have the tolerance for.
“We’ve got to say that you cannot be entrusted with standing behind the seal of the president of the United States of America, engaging in that hateful rhetoric that, as usual, is designed to divide us as a country.”
I still have no idea what Trump was thinking when he made that statement during the debate, but I think this will fall back on Senator JD Vance (R-OH), Trump’s VP pick. He initially started this storyline by claiming he was getting dozens of calls from constituents about the problem.
It was bad during the debate because it made Trump sound like a conspiracy theory lunatic, but it was also bad for the election cycle because it provided Harris and Dems with more ammunition to attack Trump on being a racist, and they are doing just that.
In a toss-up race, Trump simply cannot afford any more mistakes before election day.
In fact, he has to figure out a way to make a splash and take back the key battleground states that will dictate this race.
