Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo addressed questions on Monday regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’s limited number of interviews, attributing the scarcity to her busy schedule.
Since President Joe Biden’s announcement of ending his reelection bid on July 21, Harris has only participated in an Aug. 29 interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, alongside Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota. Raimondo attempted to deflect “Squawk Box” co-host Joe Kernen’s queries about Harris’s minimal interaction with the press by suggesting that Harris is “talking to Americans.”
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo claimed today that Kamala isn’t doing interviews because she has a “punishing schedule.”
Part of your schedule when running for office is to… literally do interviews.
These people are morons.
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) September 10, 2024
“This is a presidential election like no other. She only has a few weeks to do everything, and she’s spending her time talking to Americans,” Raimondo told Kernen. “She has a punishing schedule out and about, everywhere, being with the people who she wants to elect her. But I guess, look, tomorrow night it will be on display, it’ll be a robust debate. I guess from where I see it, and were I still in my old role as a governor, or prior to that I ran a business, I see in her somebody who has a vision, who’s been really clear about her desire to help businesses and small businesses. You know, she — she talks about being pro-business, pro-worker at the same time.”
The CNN interview lasted about half an hour, during which Harris did not address why her aides have shifted her positions on several issues since her 2020 presidential campaign.
Top Harris surrogate Gina Raimondo: "She's been crystal clear!"
CNBC: "She hasn't talked to the press, Gina … She has been impossible to pin down on anything." pic.twitter.com/VOZP6sunTI
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 9, 2024
“I just see in Donald Trump somebody who governs with great unpredictability. He wakes up one day, he’s angry at some sector, and he’ll lash out on them. I also, frankly, think that his tariff proposal is downright scary and destabilizing,” Raimondo claimed. “So America can’t afford that, right? Businesses can’t afford it, families can’t afford it, and I think it’s crystal clear who will be better on the economy.”
A New York Times/Siena College poll released on Sunday found that 55% of likely voters believe Donald Trump is better suited to handle the economy, compared to 42% who think the same of Kamala Harris.
