Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance said the Trump campaign is openly rooting for Kamala Harris to do better because of her “wordiness” in her rare media interviews.
“Every time she does that [an interview]”I think we're going to get 100,000 votes,” he joked at a rally in Leesport, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, when asked about Harris avoiding media interviews.
Harris' latest speaking gaffe came Thursday at a star-studded virtual rally hosted by Oprah Winfrey.
She ended her speech with a two-minute monologue in which online commentators said the powerful media mogul looked “bewildered” and “unimpressed,” leaving many in her audience, including Winfrey, perplexed.
“We love our country. I love our country. I know we all do. And that's why we're all here right now. We love our country. We are proud of the privilege of being Americans. Now is a time when we can and must come together as Americans, understanding that we have so much more in common than what divides us,” Harris said, pausing for a moment and smiling.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump also criticized Harris' bizarre comments at a celebrity rally to 10,000 supporters in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Saturday.
“Kamala was absolutely awful yesterday and has been awful in every other interview she's given. She can't do interviews,” he said.
Harris also dodged questions and offered few substantial comments in a softball interview with the ABC affiliate last week — her first solo media interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee.
Harris launched into a series of tiresome tirades at Philadelphia-based Action News 6 host Brian Taff, including Taff's opening question about how to bring prices down in the United States.
“First of all, I grew up a middle-class kid. My mother raised me and my sister. She worked very hard,” Harris said, before going on to talk about her more privileged upbringing, rather than economics.
“I grew up in a community with people who were very proud of their turf. And, um, I was raised to believe and know that every person deserves dignity,” the vice president added.
She never mentioned how she would tackle inflation, instead highlighting policy proposals to provide $25,000 grants to new homeowners and tax cuts for new small businesses.
