Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) denied concerns that Vice President Harris has not given enough media interviews since announcing her candidacy for the White House after President Biden announced he would not seek reelection.
ABC News’ “This Week” anchor Jonathan Karl noted Sunday that three weeks after Biden withdrew and recommended Harris as his successor, Harris has yet to hold a press conference and has barely answered questions from reporters.
“The 21st, Jonathan. Three weeks. [she] “She started running for president. Before that, she did a lot of interviews. She interviewed you. She’s done interviews and she’ll continue to do interviews,” Klobuchar said.
The Minnesota Democrat argued that next month’s debate between Harris and Trump will be a “premier moment” for the two candidates to present their “very different visions” for the country.
“When you look at the momentum, when you look at the polls, when you look at what’s happening in battleground states like Wisconsin, when you look at the numbers changing, what’s happening in Michigan, what’s happening in Pennsylvania, it’s unbelievable,” she added.
Nearly three weeks after announcing her candidacy for the White House, Harris has come under heavy criticism from the Trump campaign for refusing to take questions from reporters.
She responded to questions from reporters accompanying her in Michigan last Thursday, saying she hopes to give an extended interview by the end of the month.
“I’ve spoken with my team and hope to schedule an interview by the end of this month,” Harris said before boarding Air Force Two.
Harris has energized the Democratic base since replacing Biden at the top of the Democratic candidate list in late July, with her approval rating against former President Trump soaring in opinion polls.
According to her campaign, she gathered 14,000 people in Philadelphia last Tuesday alongside her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (Democrat), and 15,000 attended a rally for the vice president in Detroit last Wednesday.
“The public in this country, independents, moderate Republicans and certainly Democrats, are saying, ‘Hold on, I don’t want to go back to Donald Trump. I want to move forward and elect someone who is going to address the things that are important to me, not just me,'” Klobuchar said.
Trump’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), has repeatedly criticized Harris for her poor media presence during the campaign, posting daily on social media about how long she has gone without taking a question.
