Former California first lady and journalist Maria Shriver revealed that she was only allowed to ask Vice President Kamala Harris “predetermined questions” at an event at Michigan City Hall on Monday. did.
“Can I ask you a question?” a woman attending the Oakland County event asked Shriver before Harris took to the stage with former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, according to the paper. daily mail.
Shriver shushed her.
“Unfortunately not. There are some predetermined questions,” the former “Dateline” correspondent replied.
“I hope I can ask some of the questions that might be on your mind,” Shriver added.
Video of Shriver's reaction to the woman quickly went viral on social media, with several users calling the event a “staged performance” by the Harris campaign rather than a real town hall. At town halls, voters are typically allowed to ask presidential candidates unscripted questions.
“That's not City Hall. That's what we call a stage production.” An X user wroteclaimed that the Democratic presidential candidate was “unable to act immediately.”
“It's a 'City Hall' somewhere,” said Fox News Chief Political Analyst Britt Hume. tweeted.
Another X user called the event filled with clichés and talking points a “prepared answers show.”
Another X user tweeted: “It's basically a pep rally.”
Former Trump aide Chad Gilmartin claimed As for Harris, he says, “Everything is scripted and nothing changes.”
“Holy ST! They're not even hiding it anymore,” said Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Chan. I wrote to Xshares a clip of Shriver.
Harris, 59, took just three questions from the audience during the hour-long event, and Shriver praised Cheney as an “incredibly brave public servant.”
After the event, Shriver, the ex-wife of former Republican California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, told I wrote it.
After the forum in Michigan, Ms. Harris held a “town hall” event similar to Ms. Cheney's in Wisconsin, moderated by anti-Trump critic Charlie Sykes. It is unclear whether audience questions at the event were also “predetermined.”
The Harris campaign did not respond to The Post's request for comment.
