Political analyst: CNN's interview of Harris was a 'disaster for journalism'

Journalist Mark Halperin delivered a scathing review of Vice President Kamala Harris' first interview since emerging as the Democratic nominee, calling it a "disaster for journalism."

Halperin characterized the highly anticipated interview as a dud, saying Harris only performed decently because CNN's Dana Bash was too soft on her.

"Kamala Harris did good enough but she largely did good enough because the questions were not even close to good enough. The questions were soft. The follow-ups were almost non-existent or soft. There were topics that were covered that shouldn't have been covered. There was way too much fluff," Halperin said during a livestream on his media platform 2WAY on Friday.

"The bumpers and the teases were just ads for the campaign," he added.

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The vice president sat down with CNN's Bash on Thursday after going nearly 40 days without a formal interview since rising to the top of the Democratic ticket. Harris defended her role in the Biden administration and said that her "values have not changed" when asked why she had abandoned many of her left-wing policies she embraced during her ill-fated bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination.

Halperin said Harris came across well but reiterated that the whole interview was a missed opportunity to press the nominee on questions voters cared about.

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"When people say she was good enough, she was. The word salad was minimal. Her tone was good. She was confident, being interviewed by someone she was friendly with," he remarked.

"I think it was a non-event. I don't know how many more interviews she plans to do, but I think it was a disaster for journalism.