Former Clinton aide Paul Begala defends Harris avoiding the media: 'Who cares?'

Former Bill Clinton strategist Paul Begala defended Vice President Harris for avoiding the press as she faces mounting criticism for not doing media interviews.

During a CNN panel discussion on Wednesday, Republican commentator Lance Trover argued that voters are looking "to get answers" from Harris on where she stands on the issues, as she's been accused of flip-flopping on several of her far-left policy positions. However, liberal CNN commentators Ana Navarrro and Begala defended Harris.

Begala argued that Harris' strategy of avoiding the press may irk the media, but it wouldn't matter to voters.

"Just one question: Who cares?" he retorted.

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As of Wednesday, Harris has gone 24 days without holding a formal press conference or participating in a sit-down interview since becoming the nominee.

Begala said that he personally cares if Harris does interviews but called the concerns "a media issue" instead of a voter issue.

"There‘s nobody at the Tractor Supply shop who say, ‘Gee, I like that Kamala wants to raise the minimum wage. I like that she wants to cut the cost of prescription drugs. I like that she‘s going to protect my sister’s right to choose. But she hasn‘t done enough interviews with [Jim] Acosta.'"

"I think she should. Okay? But let‘s just put this into perspective," he continued.

The flippant remark drew chuckles from anchor Jim Acosta before he pushed back on Begala's argument.

"Thanks for standing up for the free press, Paul, we appreciate that," Acosta joked. "No, but I mean, she should. There's just no question about it."

Earlier in the hour, Acosta pressed a Harris-Walz campaign official on why the vice president was avoiding the