31 Days: Kamala Harris has not held a press conference since emerging as presumptive Democratic nominee
Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 31 days 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 – including Monday at the first night of the Democratic National Convention – and given informal remarks to reporters at 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 month that has followed.
The left-leaning Washington Post editorial board challenged Harris over dodging the media last week, 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. Liberal columnist Perry Bacon also called on Harris to take questions in a piece on Sunday.
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Liberal CNN anchor Jim Acosta chided the campaign about the issue last week, asking communications director Michael Tyler, "Would it kill you guys" to do one? Tyler laughed before reiterating Harris' vague pledge to do an interview by the end of the month.
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"We will commit to directly engage with the voters who are actually going to decide this election," Tyler said. "And that is going to be complete with rallies, with sit-down interviews, with press conferences, with all the digital assets that we have at our disposal."
GOP vice-presidential candidate JD Vance even urged reporters to "show a little bit of self-awareness" and pushed