MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhl on Friday forgave Vice President Kamala Harris for repeatedly dodging questions and insisted she is like any other politician.
After months of criticism for her lack of unscripted media appearances, Harris gave an exclusive interview with Ruhl on MSNBC on Wednesday. The interview was condemned by various sources, including The New York Times, which reported that “Mr. Harris gave roundabout responses to fairly basic and predictable questions that provided no substantive answers.” .
Rhule defended the interview and Harris' performance during her appearance on Morning Joe.
“Obviously, anyone who watched the interview that I had with Vice President Harris, we sat down for 25 minutes and talked about one topic: the economy,” she said. “That's the biggest issue for voters.”
MSNBC host defends Harris for dodging policy questions: She's 'not running for perfection'
MSNBC host Stephanie Rhule defended Vice President Kamala Harris' pattern of repeatedly dodging questions and answering with “clichés.”
“I think this is very important, and it's a weakness for both candidates, but it's really difficult, Joe, because you obviously want to cover all of these topics. But , because it's hard to do that with just one candidate. A lot of people feel like she's saying something trite,” Ruhl said. “She's talking about an economic vision, but not the details. She has 80 pages of detailed policy proposals.”
Rhule acknowledged that Harris was using “plain language” to deflect the question, but said it was just typical politician behavior.
“And you think she'll answer all the questions and give people exactly what they want? She doesn't. You know why? Because she's a politician, but no politician That's not true. They all speak in clichés,” she said.
Ruhl also criticized former President Trump, expressing shock that he was being given preferential treatment over the economic performance of the Biden-Harris administration.
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“She needs to figure out why she still has such high support from voters on economic issues, because that's mind-boggling to me,” she said.
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Ruhl similarly challenged Trump to do an interview, saying, “If Donald Trump wants to sit down and have the same conversation, I would be happy to oblige.”
