Vice President Kamala Harris says she doesn't like press conferences because of “the fear of saying the wrong thing.” news york times Rebecca Davis O'Brien explained to the newspaper's audience on Thursday.
These criticisms appear to be borne out by public opinion polls. A recent survey found that a near majority of Americans (48%) believe that Harris is just saying what people want to hear, but that Harris is only saying what they believe. Only 36% of people think this is true. economist/YouGov poll Found:
O'Brien reported How “fear of saying the wrong thing,” Harris reveals in “one-on-one television interviews with journalists,” has “long been a weak link in her political arsenal.” “has a tendency to cloud clear ideas with inappropriate words and phrases.'' There is no exact meaning”:
Reporters and fellow prosecutors who have known Ms. Harris for years say she has always been polite but cautious with reporters, even in private settings, but that wariness can be traced to lack of preparation or curiosity. He says it stems not from a lack of self-confidence, but from a fear of saying the wrong thing. thing.
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She often uses jargon and rehearsals to slowly move toward answers, relying on a vocabulary that is sometimes derided as “word salad” but is better described as meringue.
These days, when Ms. Harris gives interviews, she faithfully delivers a series of carefully rehearsed talking points, sometimes swimming in a sea of over-the-top language. Her first answer is often the most unstable, a discursive journey to an immediate destination. Like all politicians, she sometimes answers questions she wants to answer rather than the ones that were actually asked, and she doesn't always answer them tactfully.
There are several examples that support O'Brien's analysis.
During an interview with Oprah Winfrey last Thursday, an audience member asked Harris about “concrete” policy solutions to secure the southern border. She ignored the questions and continued rambling 441 words in about three minutes. Winfrey had to interject to get her to answer the question. “So, to answer Justin's question, since that bill died and hasn't passed yet, would you reintroduce it?” Oprah continued with the question. “Of course, if I am elected president of the United States, I will definitely get that bill to my desk and sign it into law,” Harris responded.
Oprah Winfrey and Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris listen to the audience at Oprah's “Unite for America” livestream event on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Farmington Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/ Paul Sancia)
In the same interview, Harris rambled on about plans to cut soaring costs. She responded with a 90-word response consisting of two sentences that began with a cliché about the “American Dream.” She acknowledged that the American Dream has become out of reach for “a lot of people these days” under the Biden-Harris administration.
In an interview with Philadelphia's Action News 6 ABC, Brian Tough told Harris how “under price and make life more affordable price for people. ” She responded with the same rehearsed answer she had used in the debate. “I grew up a middle-class kid” Harris answeredalso ignores the question. As Breitbart News reported, Harris' claims are “mostly false.” She actually grew up in Westmount and had a wealthy Canadian upbringing.
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter for Breitbart News and a former RNC war room analyst. he is the author of politics of slave morality. Follow Wendell “×” @WendellHusebø or society of truth @WendellHusebo.
