Vice President Kamala Harris struggled to name just one policy over the past three and a half years that she would have done differently than President Biden.
Harris spoke at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday, and then took questions from the media. NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander pressed Harris about the campaign's struggles with male voters before asking about the differences between Harris and Biden's policies.
“What is one policy from the past three and a half years that you think President Biden would have done differently?” he asked.
“Let me be frank with everyone, including Mike Pence, the vice president is not criticizing the president,” Harris said. I don't think that will be a good thing from a future perspective.” It's a productive and important relationship. ”
Kamala Harris says she can't think of anything she would have done differently than Biden in her 'opinions'
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Friday, October 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin) (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
Alexander continued, “He gave you the green light with the comment that now you can carve your own path.” Comments Biden made this week.
Harris began her response by saying, “There is no question that she will bring her own life experiences'' to the presidency going forward.
“Are there any policies that particularly impress you?'' he asked.
Harris said she would push for Medicare to cover home health care, make housing more affordable for first-time homebuyers and support small businesses.
“My approach to what Medicare needs to cover home health care grew out of my experience caring for my mother, and one of my priorities for housing is because I know what that means: affordability. Again, my own experience, my mother was not able to do that until I was a teenager, and many young people I speak to around the country. So, what I've done and what I'm going to do now in terms of emphasizing that small businesses are part of the true backbone of the American economy. “My policy of providing $25,000 in down payment assistance is an initiative that will bring jobs,” she said. spoke about the changes he would make “in the future.”
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Vice President Harris initially dodged a question asking her to name policies that differed from President Biden. (MSNBC/Screenshot)
After the interview aired on MSNBC, host Katie Tarr told the panel that when asked how her presidency would be different from Biden's, Harris said she had “a hard time answering that question. It seems like there is, but it's not very clear.”
Alexander said she heard from “several” undecided voters on the campaign trail who wanted to know how Harris differed from Biden.
“Obviously, she doesn't want to talk about the past three and a half years. She wants to talk about the future, which was a theme of her campaign. But there are still some unanswered questions for some voters. “I think so,” Alexander said.
In the same interview with Alexander on Friday, Harris also gave a one-word answer when asked what “generational change means.” [her]. ”
Polling data shows less than one-third of Americans believe the country is on the right track.
“I think it's a matter of state of mind and understanding that we should be focused on this moment. And we're in a very special moment where there's a lot of innovation going on in our country. moment, and it's really a new approach, a long-standing challenge, and a new generation of thinking as well as anything else,'' she replied.
Harris has frequently dodged questions about how she would run the country differently than Biden.
Harris dodged the question again last week, saying on “The View” that she had “no idea” she would do anything differently than Biden.The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. ”
In an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier on Wednesday, Harris made it clear that her presidency would not be a continuation of the current administration, but she did not elaborate.
Harris said in an interview with Fox News this week that she would not succeed Biden in the presidency. (Fox News Media/Getty Images)
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“My presidency will not be a continuation of the Joe Biden presidency, and like every new president who takes office, I will bring my own life experience, professional experience, and fresh, new ideas. “Representing a generation of leadership,” Harris responded.
She continued, “For example, I haven't spent most of my career in Washington, D.C., so whether it's from a Republican who supports me or a Republican who just got on stage with me a few minutes ago. I invite ideas from the business department and others who can contribute to my decision-making.”
FOX News' Lindsay Cornick contributed to this report.
