Jennifer Palmieri, a senior adviser to Staff Sergeant Doug Emhoff, said the Harris campaign did not want Vice President Kamala Harris to attend the meeting with Joe Rogan out of concern that it would infuriate her radical leftist base. The decision was made not to have them present.
The far left often opposes platforms that encourage debate, the exchange of ideas, and the subversion of speech norms.
The campaign initially claimed that Harris did not agree to an interview due to scheduling conflicts. The decision fueled doubts that Harris would not be able to complete the three-hour interview given her propensity for gaffes.
“There was some backlash from some progressive staff members who didn't want her on the show, and how backlash happens,” Palmieri said. said Wednesday at a conference sponsored by the Clearinghouse.
Palmieri joined the Harris campaign in August as a senior adviser to Emhoff. She worked in the Obama administration and was communications director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
Palmieri also claimed that the leak of a potential interview between Harris and Logan created a “very strange dynamic” with the podcaster. I'm going to be tough on her. ”
Logan, who said Although he had never voted “right wing” in his life, he interviewed President-elect Donald Trump for three hours before the election. The interview received approximately 50 million views.
Rogan later endorsed Trump, saying Elon Musk made a “compelling case” on his show the day before the election.
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter for Breitbart News and a former RNC war room analyst. He is the author of The Politics of Slave Morality. Follow Wendell “×” @WendellHusebø or society of truth @WendellHusebo.
