“Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper leaves her California-based studio in Washington, D.C., for controversial pre-election interview as Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign fails Embarrassed by reports that it cost six figures to build, he insisted on a makeshift “cardboard” structure. Set: “Not very good”
The failed Democratic presidential candidate reportedly used $100,000 from his $1 billion war chest to build a fake set for his wildly popular Random House podcast for a surprise interview on Oct. 6. The Los Angeles-based podcaster reportedly laughed it off, calling it “funny.”
“I don't understand why the cardboard walls cost six figures when my gorgeous Los Angeles studio costs six figures,” Cooper, 30, said in a recent interview at the New York Times' Dealbook Summit. He spoke at
“With love to them, they were gorgeous, but not that great,” she joked, and the audience laughed along.
“It wasn't like some fancy marble. No, it wasn't a six-figure number.”
The 60-year-old's campaign has since been heavily criticized for reportedly burning through a huge amount of funding in just over 100 days, including millions of dollars spent on advertising and celebrity-attended events. .
The campaign's ad spend amounted to a whopping $494 million, of which $900,000 was spent plastering the vice president's face on the Las Vegas, Nevada, globe, where the vice president would eventually appear as President-elect Donald Trump. Defeated.
Cooper once vowed not to feature politicians on his podcast, but in the run-up to the controversial presidential election, Cooper has weighed in on public opinion against the predominantly female Daddy Gang. He felt that he had a responsibility to lead the way, and said that his decision was “natural.'' ”
This interview infuriated fans and caused a backlash. Loyal supporters were furious that Cooper not only sat with Harris, but also failed to press her on key issues such as illegal immigration and the Biden-Harris administration's response to Hurricane Helen.
Harris instead used the 40-minute episode to slam Trump, who touted his Supreme Court appointment that overturned Roe v. Wade and his career as a prosecutor.
Cooper said the Harris campaign reached out to her to organize and set up the interview, and dismissed the criticism, explaining that she knew the backlash wouldn't last long and that the interview was “totally worthwhile.” did.
Mr. Cooper, who features discussions about sex and advice for women, also offered Mr. Trump equal time, but he declined.
Harris' interview had just 933,000 views, a fraction of the ratings Trump received on comedian Joe Rogan's show.
President Trump's Oct. 25 appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience” (approximately three hours) has been viewed more than 52 million times on YouTube.
Ms. Rogan said she had been negotiating with Ms. Harris' team about her appearance, but plans were scrapped after Ms. Harris refused to travel to her Austin, Texas, studio and imposed a strict one-hour time limit on interviews. It became a blank page.
Cooper's show was the second-highest performing show on Spotify last year behind Rogan's podcast, and topped the charts among women.
