Vice President Kamala Harris bonded with President Joe Biden in an interview on “The View,” saying she wouldn't have done anything different from the 81-year-old president.
Harris continued her friendly media tour Tuesday, which included interviews on Alex Cooper's “Call Her Daddy,” “The View,” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and “The Howard Stern Show.” It is. The vice president, who joined “The View” nearly two weeks after Biden, spoke about the border crisis, his opponent and his lack of distance from Biden. (Related: After Democratic panic, Harris goes on softball interview tour)
“What, if anything, have you done differently over the past four years than President Biden has done?” co-host Sunny Hostin asked Harris.
“I’ve been involved in most of the decisions that have impacted the initiatives we’ve taken, like capping the cost of insulin at $35 a month, so I don’t have a second thought in that regard, seniors. “Allowing health care providers to negotiate drug prices and lowering prescription drug prices for seniors is something I care deeply about, and my intention is to extend that to all Americans,” Harris said. began to speak.
“The work we've done to invest in American industry, whether it's manufacturing, has created about 800,000 new manufacturing jobs, all of which are shared priorities. “The vice president continued.
“During the last four years, have you done anything different than President Biden?”
Vice President Kamala Harris explains 'shared priorities' with Joe Biden #theview. pic.twitter.com/6B18eYll8j
— The View (@TheView) October 8, 2024
In the early stages of Harris' short-lived campaign, the vice president began plotting to distance herself from Biden, but days after the White House called the pair “key partners,” an unnamed adviser told said. Axios. Specifically, the newspaper reported that the vice president wants to distance himself from Biden over his economic policies, inflation, price increases and “often negative views on democracy and other issues.” (Related article: Biden aides are reportedly working hard to retrieve the “Bidenomics” message after months of failure)
Harris then said that given her running mate and her conviction, people still expected it to be a close race, which led to the vice president not mentioning the names of Republicans who supported her, and on January 6th. I was asked to explain the reasons that led me to explain the details. 2021, Capitol Riot.
“what [Trump] is not talking about you,” says the vice president. Kamala Harris talks about the former president's rhetoric. President Trump's campaign rally.
“He doesn't talk about what your parents need, what your kids need… He talks about his own needs.” #theview pic.twitter.com/2VcDr4WvrP— The View (@TheView) October 8, 2024
Later in the interview, the vice president described the differences between her and previous vice presidential candidates.
“Again, the heart of this problem is just a pragmatic solution, a common sense solution,” Harris said of the Medicare plan. “I mean, that's really how I think. Most of the things that I'm working on, and that I'm going to work on as president, are working on a bipartisan basis. Listen, I'm going to have Republicans in my Cabinet.” I’m going to put it in.”
“What's the difference between Joe Biden and me? Well, I guess that's one of the differences. I'm going to choose a Republican, because I'm not and I'm not burdened by pride getting in the way of good ideas.” Because they don't feel it,” Harris continued.
The vice president was also asked to detail the moment Biden called her to tell her he was withdrawing from the race and supporting her for president. Two weeks ago, Biden told “The View” that he was happy with his decision to resign but felt he could beat Trump if he remained.
On tonight's 60 Minutes election special, Vice President Kamala Harris shares her plan to strengthen the economy by investing in small businesses and the middle class. Bill Whitaker asks how we're going to raise the money and get it through Congress. https://t.co/3Kyw3hgBzr pic.twitter.com/HdAmz0Zpxa
— 60 minutes (@60Minutes) October 7, 2024
Harris was slammed in an interview on “60 Minutes” that aired Monday night. Harris is currently holding three solo sit-ins across the country and has appeared on CNN with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. (Related: MSNBC pundit who interviewed Harris says it's 'okay'; vice president didn't give 'clear' answer)
“60 Minutes” host Bill Whitaker grilled Harris several times, including during questions about the economy, the border and why voters still feel like they don't know the vice president.
“So other economists who looked at my plan and my opponent's plan decided that my economic plan would strengthen the American economy, but his economic plan would weaken the American economy. The plan is, Bill, if you don't mind, that investing in small businesses means investing in the middle class, which strengthens the American economy.Small businesses are part of the backbone of the American economy. ” Mr. Harris began his answer.
“But please forgive me, Madame Vice President. The question was, how are we going to pay for it?” Whitaker interjected.
“Well, one of the things I'm trying to do is make sure that the wealthiest among us who can afford it pay their fair share of taxes. Teachers, nurses, firefighters, billionaires, It's not right that we're paying a higher tax rate than large corporations, and I'm going to make it fair.”
Whitaker interjected again, reminding Harris that they were “dealing with the real world” and asking how she expected such a plan to pass Congress. .
