No, of course I didn't watch the
/There’s a nice round-up of reactions on Twitchy.
If you missed the interview, congratulations. However, if you want to see the kinds of gems that Harris served up, it immediately becomes clear why her campaign won't let her sit down with anybody who will press her on the issues:
She’s way in over her head, isn’t she. Bright people don’t talk like this. Dull people who are trying to pass themselves off as bright talk like this. pic.twitter.com/7Bs8SGggrn
— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) September 26, 2024
Sometimes I am overwhelmed with second-hand embarrassment when I see some people really struggle to sound smart. https://t.co/yM37vMHHJg
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) September 26, 2024
Rhule: If you can't raise corporate taxes, where do you get the money to fund these programs?
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024
Kamala: "Well... but... we're going to have to raise corporate taxes." pic.twitter.com/TS6hSU9YFq
Kamala Harris sat down last night for her first solo network interview with MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle. She "recited familiar talking points and dished out indecipherable word salads," the Free Beacon's Andrew Stiles writes. It was "her second interview this month with a media figure who openly supports her campaign."
If you missed it, we've got the highlights here—and some of the best quotes below:
"Well, if you are hardworking, if you have, uh, the dreams and the ambitions and the aspirations of what I believe you do, um, you're in my plan."
"One must be serious, and have a plan, and a real plan that's not just about some talking point ending in an exclamation at a political rally."
"Some of the work is gonna be through what we do in terms of giving benefits and assistance to state and local governments around transit dollars, and looking holistically at the connection between that and housing, and looking holistically at the incentives we in the federal government can create for local and state governments to actually engage in planning in [a] holistic manner that includes prioritizing affordable housing."
"I did fries."
Harris had her pick of sympathetic interviewers in the mainstream media, but even by that standard, Ruhle had managed to distinguish herself, Stiles and Thaleigha Rampersad report.
"Earlier this month, at the MSNBC Live Democracy 2024 gathering in Brooklyn, Ruhle praised the Biden-Harris administration for saving the economy and scolded Americans for failing to appreciate those efforts. 'It has been a great recovery,' she said. 'The problem is when you're at ShopRite buying London Broil and it's $15, you don't think, 'It would be $22 if I was in Portugal.'
"Ruhle scolded the media as well for their unfair coverage of the vice president's policy agenda. '[Harris's] plan is more pro-business, is more centrist than President Biden's, but what's truly twisted is that people aren't taking the time to see that,' she told MSNBC nepo baby Luke Russert. 'And when people say, "Oh, she's super-progressive," what they're really saying is "She's a black woman."' Days earlier, Ruhle went on MSNBC to praise Harris's qualifications, as well as her 'optimism and light' and 'vision for the country,' compared with Trump's 'darkness and fear.'"