25 Days: Kamala Harris has not held a press conference since emerging as presumptive Democratic nominee

Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 25 days as of Thursday without holding a formal press conference or sit-down interview since becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

While she has been busy on the campaign trail, spoken at various events, and given informal remarks to reporters at various points since effectively replacing President Biden on the ticket last month, she hasn’t done a formal press conference or wide-ranging interview in the three-plus weeks that have followed.

In that time, she's done brief "gaggles" as well as off-the-record sessions with traveling reporters, but she still hasn't done anything formal with the press. She's even turned down TIME, which published a gushing piece about "Her Moment" this week for a cover story, and running mate Tim Walz shot down a formal interview request from the New York Times about his response to the George Floyd riots in Minnesota.

The left-leaning Washington Post editorial board challenged Harris over dodging the media on Sunday, saying of her opponent, "at least he has taken questions." The Post said she should account for her numerous policy shifts, including on fracking, border security and private health insurance.

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CNN's John Berman pressed Harris spokeswoman Adrienne Elrod on the issue on Tuesday, saying the candidate clearly had time to do an interview if Harris was so inclined. That same day, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., told Berman that Harris couldn't face difficult questions because she had an "indefensible" record.

Liberal CNN anchor Jim Acosta chided the campaign about the issue on Wednesday, asking communications director Michael Tyler, "Would it kill you guys" to do