New York Times report rips Vice President Harris' 'friendly' MSNBC interview: 'Roundabout responses'

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A New York Times report tore into Vice President Kamala Harris' interview with MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle on Wednesday and said the Democratic presidential candidate stuck to her strategy of avoiding answering questions directly.

"Since Ms. Harris began granting more interviews in recent days, her media strategy has been to sit with friendly inquisitors who are not inclined to ask terribly thorny questions or press her when her responses are evasive," the New York Times' report on the "takeaways" from Harris' interview read.

Harris sat for her first solo interview with a major network on Wednesday just days after Ruhle defended the vice president against criticisms that she was dodging questions and avoiding policy specifics during the interviews she has done.

"Ms. Harris responded to the fairly basic and predictable questions with roundabout responses that did not provide a substantive answer," the report continued.

KAMALA HARRIS TO SIT FOR INTERVIEW WITH MSNBC'S STEPHANIE RUHLE DAYS AFTER HOST DEFENDED VP DODGING ON POLICY

The report noted Ruhle's praise and defense for Harris during her appearance on "Real Time With Bill Maher." It also referenced an interview Ruhle did with President Biden in May 2023 and said, "Ruhle did not press him after his stumbling answers and praised him throughout the 14-minute discussion."

The Times added that Ruhle failed to press Harris