Trump campaign slams VP Harris for lack of interviews as she unveils plan to cut housing costs
Good morning to all readers of the US Politics Blog. Kamala Harris Since then, he has campaigned across the country, selected his running mate and won the Democratic presidential nomination. Joe Biden She withdrew from the race in late July. However, VP Harris has not given any media interviews, or even a press conference, much to the surprise of journalists who insist that VP Harris should answer questions about her plans. While VP Harris has said she intends to schedule (but not necessarily hold) a press conference by the end of August, the Trump campaign criticized VP Harris this morning for “avoiding the media” and said, “She doesn't want to talk about radical policies.” Let's see when this highly anticipated interview will take place, which media outlet it will be in, and if there is any news today.
Meanwhile, Harris' campaign announced this morning plans to hold events and run television ads in battleground states to promote her plans to lower home affordability, including building up to 3 million new homes over four years and offering first-time homebuyers $25,000 in down payment assistance. The Harris campaign also announced she will mobilize voters in Savannah, Georgia on Thursday as the VP looks to win a battleground state that could be key to her path to the White House.
Here's what else is happening today:
-
Harris There will be no public events today, but I will be delivering a video message to the General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the afternoon.
-
Joe Biden On vacation in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
-
Donald Trump A town hall meeting was held Thursday in La Crosse, Wisconsin, moderated by Tulsi GabbardThe former Democratic congresswoman and presidential candidate endorsed him yesterday.
-
J.D. Vance He is scheduled to make a campaign visit in Big Rapids, Michigan today at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET.
“,”elementId”:”85b67fc9-55cd-4aef-bac8-468a834809aa”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement”,”source”:”Twitter”,”id”:”1828220076044231025″,”elementId”:”4d777d0e-a0ff-4e6b-a434-4c51048949ca”,”hasMedia”:false,”role”:”inline”,”url”:”https://x.com/JDVance/status/1828220076044231025″,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”html”:”
Kamala Harris wants a promotion but refuses to interview for the job. https://t.co/Vv4Hr0ZoWT
— JD Vance (@JDVance) August 26, 2024
\n\n”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”
Vance has lately adopted the unusual practice of taking questions from reporters attending his speeches in front of the crowd. Most other politicians schedule press conferences separately from their speeches, or gaggle with reporters after leaving the podium.
“,”elementId”:”59fc300f-6919-4be0-bc7c-9e09de311f49″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1724764828000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”09.20 EDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1724765023000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”09.23 EDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1724765023000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”09.23 EDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”09.23″,”title”:”Vance says Harris 'want promotion but refuses interviews'”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Tuesday, August 27, 2024 10:49 EDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First Published Tuesday, August 27, 2024 09:04 EDT”},{“id”:”66cdc3e48f08f7535ee07365″,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”
Good morning, US politics blog readers. Kamala Harris has campaigned across the country, selected a running mate and clinched the Democratic presidential nomination ever since Joe Biden dropped out of the race in late July. But one thing the vice-president has not done is give a media interview, or even a press conference, much to the consternation of journalists who argue Harris should be willing to answer questions about her plans. While she says she intends to get one scheduled (but not necessarily conducted) before the end of August, the Trump campaign this morning criticized her for “dodging the press”, saying, “She doesn’t want to talk about her radical agenda.” We’ll see if there’s any news today about when this much-anticipated interview might happen, and with which outlet.
“,”elementId”:”7cf91a8d-5a37-4d1a-8e50-6788eb6bef32″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”
Meanwhile, the Harris campaign this morning announced plans to hold events and air television ads in battleground states promoting her plan to lower housing costs, which includes the construction of up to 3m new units of housing in four years, and providing $25,000 in down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers. The vice-president will also rally voters in Savannah, Georgia, on Thursday, the campaign just announced, as she seeks to clinch victory in the swing state that could be crucial to her path to the White House.
“,”elementId”:”88fe3ebd-d756-4949-977d-41838aea4cd7″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”
Here’s what else is happening today:
“,”elementId”:”3bad42f1-e5be-4570-9638-251b09afedd1″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”
- \n
- \n
Harris has no public events today, but will deliver a video message to the African Methodist Episcopal church general conference in the afternoon.
- \n
Joe Biden remains on vacation in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
- \n
Donald Trump will on Thursday hold a town hall in La Crosse, Wisconsin, moderated by Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democratic congresswoman and presidential candidate who yesterday endorsed him.
- \n
JD Vance is due for a campaign visit in Big Rapids, Michigan, around 1.30pm ET today.
\n
\n
\n
\n
“,”elementId”:”8bfbed86-b986-42aa-a682-0e721e4d6666″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:true,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1724763846000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”09.04 EDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1724767075000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”09.57 EDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1724763846000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”09.04 EDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”09.04″,”title”:”Trump campaign criticizes VP Harris for lack of interviews as she unveils plan to cut housing costs”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Tuesday, August 27, 2024 10:49 EDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First Published Tuesday, August 27, 2024 09:04 EDT”}],”filterKeyEvents”:false,”id”:”key-events-carousel-mobile”,”absoluteServerTimes”:false}”>
Main Events
Donald Trump's campaign is exploiting the apparent contradiction between Kamala Harris' support for a failed bipartisan agreement on tougher immigration policies, including funding for a border wall, and her opposition to the wall during the Trump administration.
“Kamala's record proves that she supports open borders,” the former presidential spokesman said. Caroline Leavitt The statement said: “As a senator, Kamala tried to block President Trump's border wall. As border secretary, Kamala Harris halted the construction of the border wall. Kamala's actions speak far louder than the words of the anonymous staff she fears.”
Republicans often say Harris has been appointed “secretary for border affairs,” but no such position exists. Joe Biden Harris was tasked with addressing the “root causes” of migration from the three Central American countries, but her work has been a mix of successes and failures.
Kamala Harris has criticized Donald Trump for intervening to block a bipartisan agreement in Congress to toughen immigration policies to stem the flow of migrants across the southern border earlier this year. But as The Guardian's Robert Tate reports, Republicans are now blasting the vice president for supporting an agreement to resume construction of the Trump-era border wall, which Harris opposes.
Republicans have accused Sen. Kamala Harris of upending policy by backing immigration crackdowns, including a controversial expansion of a wall on the southern U.S. border, which she previously called “un-American” and a “medieval vanity project.”
Harris Committed Last week's Democratic National Convention was set to revive a bipartisan immigration deal that collapsed in the Senate earlier this year.
The deal, a compromise between President Joe Biden's administration and Republican lawmakers, would have been the toughest crackdown on illegal immigration in years, but it fell apart when Republicans withdrew their support under pressure from Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for November's presidential election, who didn't want Democrats to take credit for an issue that could help him win votes.
Restoring the pact would mean Harris is committed to spending hundreds of millions of dollars on the border wall, one of Trump's pet projects in office, said Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, one of the deal's architects.
“We need Trump's border wall,” Lankford said. Axios“The bill itself lays out the standards that were set during the Trump administration. Here's where they can be built. Here's how they can be built. Here's how high they can be, what type they can be, everything that's going on during construction during the Trump administration.”
Vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance is scheduled to speak about the economy in Big Rapids, Michigan this afternoon, and his mother will be in attendance, his spokesman tweeted.
.Source On my way to Big Rapids, Michigan with my mom! pic.twitter.com/dmVF4EnAoz
— Taylor Van Kirk (@taylorvankirk) August 27, 2024
“}}”/>
Vance: Kamala Harris Inflation over the past three years Joe Biden's administration is expected to be a major burden for the vice president and national Democratic candidates.
Meanwhile, Kamala Harris' campaign has focused on drawing attention to her plans to lower housing costs.
Below is a TV ad that will begin airing in battleground states touting the Vice President's plan to lower rents and help first-time homebuyers.
My mother saved up for years to buy a house. I was just a teenager when the day finally came. I remember how excited my mother was.
Right now, homeownership is out of reach for many Americans.
If I become president, I will build 3 million homes and rental units to eliminate the housing shortage. pic.twitter.com/PHVaSt5OCe
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 27, 2024
\n\n”}}”>
My mother saved up for years to buy a house. I was just a teenager when the day finally came. I remember how excited my mother was.
Right now, homeownership is out of reach for many Americans.
If I become president, I will build 3 million homes and rental units to eliminate the housing shortage. pic.twitter.com/PHVaSt5OCe
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 27, 2024
Vance says Harris “is seeking promotion but is refusing to interview.”
Republicans are looking to make the most of the simmering controversy. Kamala Harris He hasn't given any interviews since he ran for president. Donald TrumpVice Presidential Candidate J.D. Vance Yesterday, I joined the mob:
Kamala Harris wants a promotion but is refusing to interview for the job. https://t.co/Vv4Hr0ZoWT
— JD Vance (@JDVance) August 26, 2024
\n\n”}}”/>
Vance has recently taken the unusual step of taking questions from reporters in front of the audience while speaking, unlike many other politicians who schedule press conferences separately from speeches or talk to reporters after leaving the podium.
Trump campaign slams VP Harris for lack of interviews as she unveils plan to cut housing costs
Good morning to all readers of the US Politics Blog. Kamala Harris Since then, he has campaigned across the country, selected his running mate and won the Democratic presidential nomination. Joe Biden She withdrew from the race in late July. However, VP Harris has not given any media interviews, or even a press conference, much to the surprise of journalists who insist that VP Harris should answer questions about her plans. While VP Harris has said she intends to schedule (but not necessarily hold) a press conference by the end of August, the Trump campaign criticized VP Harris this morning for “avoiding the media” and said, “She doesn't want to talk about radical policies.” Let's see when this highly anticipated interview will take place, which media outlet it will be in, and if there is any news today.
Meanwhile, Harris' campaign announced this morning plans to hold events and run television ads in battleground states to promote her plans to lower home affordability, including building up to 3 million new homes over four years and offering first-time homebuyers $25,000 in down payment assistance. The Harris campaign also announced she will mobilize voters in Savannah, Georgia on Thursday as the VP looks to win a battleground state that could be key to her path to the White House.
Here's what else is happening today:
-
Harris There will be no public events today, but I will be delivering a video message to the General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the afternoon.
-
Joe Biden On vacation in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
-
Donald Trump A town hall meeting was held Thursday in La Crosse, Wisconsin, moderated by Tulsi GabbardThe former Democratic congresswoman and presidential candidate endorsed him yesterday.
-
J.D. Vance He is scheduled to make a campaign visit in Big Rapids, Michigan today at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET.
