{"id":2316809,"date":"2024-07-31T14:48:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T18:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lee-warns-republicans-to-take-harris-seriously-we-should-be-very-worried-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T14:49:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T18:49:46","slug":"mike-lee-warns-republicans-to-take-harris-seriously-we-should-be-very-worried-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lee-warns-republicans-to-take-harris-seriously-we-should-be-very-worried-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Lee warns Republicans to take Harris seriously: \u2018We should be very worried\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-lee-warns-republicans-to-take-harris-seriously-we-should-be-very-worried-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2316809&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) \u200cexpressed concerns regarding Vice \u200dPresident Kamala Harris&#8217;s potential \u2062to succeed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">upcoming presidential election<\/a> against former President Donald Trump.\u2062 In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Lee emphasized that\u2063 Republicans should \u200bnot underestimate Harris, \u2062as he believes she could win. He pointed out\u2062 that the media appears to\u2062 favor \u2064her, criticizing outlets for downplaying her previous controversial statements and her label as &#8220;border czar&#8221; during her role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-biden-is-trying-to-win-back-latino-voters-to-save-2024-campaign\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s efforts to regain Latino support for 2024 campaign.\">addressing immigration reform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lee argued that the media is\u200d &#8220;scrubbing&#8221; her record,\u2062 which could\u2064 contribute to her electability in November. He warned Trump supporters to take Harris \u200dseriously, as recent polling indicates a tighter race, \u200dwith Trump only leading\u2063 Harris by a \u200dslim margin of 2%. Lee concluded\u200d by urging caution, stating that Republicans should\u200b be very worried about \u2064the\u2062 political landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mike Lee warns Republicans to take Harris seriously: &lsquo;We should be very worried&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1719408\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-lee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Lee<\/a> (R-UT) warned Republicans not to underestimate Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s ability to win her presidential battle against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The senator said he believes Harris &ldquo;could win,&rdquo; adding that &ldquo;Republicans would make a huge mistake by discounting her&rdquo; during an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/1818680898688057668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>interview<\/a> with political commentator Tucker Carlson on Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lee said Harris could be the victor in November partly because he believes the press is on her side. He criticized media outlets for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3100147\/on-kamala-harris-role-media-cross-border-outright-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>walking back<\/a> Harris&rsquo;s label as &ldquo;border czar,&rdquo; a title she was commonly referred to after the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2021\/03\/24\/remarks-by-president-biden-and-vice-president-harris-in-a-meeting-on-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>tapped<\/a> her to address immigration reform at the U.S.-Mexico border.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re scrubbing things she has said in the past,&rdquo; Lee said during a two-hour segment of the <em>Tucker Carlson Show<\/em>. &ldquo;Crazy statements she has made, from defunding the police to aggressive, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-soaring-gas-prices-gavin-newsom-denies-fracking-permits-in-droves\/\" title=\"Despite Soaring Gas Prices, Gavin Newsom Denies Fracking Permits &#039;in Droves&#039;\">radical climate change policies<\/a>, Green New Deal Stuff.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lee is worried the press is &ldquo;papering over&rdquo; Harris&rsquo;s record. He said Trump could lose to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-roy-cooper-meet-one-of-the-six-top-names-on-harriss-vp-short-list-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Who is Roy Cooper? Meet one of the six top names on Harris\u2019s VP short list - Washington Examiner\">vice president &#038;ldquo<\/a>;because she&rsquo;s got this media industrial complex that&rsquo;s completely behind her.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former President Donald Trump stands with Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on Dec. 4, 2017, at the Utah State Capitol. (AP Photo\/Rick Bowmer, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;I think we should be very worried about it,&rdquo; Lee alerted Trump supporters. <\/p>\n<p>While a recent <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/harris-erases-trumps-lead-wsj-poll-finds-e286144d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> shows Trump leading Harris by 2%, the GOP nominee&rsquo;s performance is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3101795\/harris-small-but-steady-gains-over-bidens-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lagging<\/a> from a 6-point lead he held against President Joe Biden before the Democrat dropped his reelection bid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When Trump announced his presidential ambitions back in 2016, Lee met the news with skepticism as he worried the former Democrat wouldn&rsquo;t govern according to conservative values. After the rocky start, Lee developed a robust relationship with Trump, standing by him during impeachment proceedings in 2019 and decrying the former president&rsquo;s recent New York hush money conviction as &ldquo;a sad day for America.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lee, who has been in the Senate since 2010, explained the relational shift during a recent interview with the <em>Dispatch<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While he and I don&rsquo;t agree, there are a number of areas in which we take different policy positions, he aligned a lot more with Republican ideals than I expected,&rdquo; Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/thedispatch.com\/article\/mike-lees-journey-from-trump-critic-to-trump-supporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>. &ldquo;In some areas, I was particularly surprised how well things went.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1719408\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1719408\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) cautioned Republicans to regard Vice President Kamala Harris as a serious contender in her presidential race against former President Donald Trump. In an interview with political commentator Tucker Carlson, Lee expressed his belief that Harris &#8220;could win&#8221; and emphasized that it would be a significant error for Republicans to dismiss her. He suggested that the media&#8217;s support for Harris could play a crucial role in her potential success, criticizing outlets for downplaying her previous designation as &#8220;border czar,&#8221; which she received when tasked with addressing immigration issues at the U.S.-Mexico border. Lee accused the press of sanitizing Harris&#8217;s past statements on topics like defunding the police and radical climate change policies, warning that this could help her campaign. He urged Trump supporters to be concerned about the possibility of losing to Harris due to what he described as a media apparatus fully backing her.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a recent Wall Street Journal poll showing Trump leading Harris by just 2%, this represents a decline from his earlier 6-point advantage over President Joe Biden before Biden withdrew from reelection consideration. When Trump first announced his candidacy in 2016, Lee was skeptical about Trump&#8217;s commitment to conservative principles but later developed a strong relationship with him during events such as the impeachment proceedings in 2019 and criticized Trump&#8217;s recent conviction related to hush money payments as &#8220;a sad day for America.&#8221; Reflecting on their evolving relationship, Lee noted that while they have differing views on some policies, he was surprised by how closely Trump&#8217;s positions aligned with Republican ideals more than he had anticipated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2316810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mike-Lee-Trump.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4021,35410,3756],"class_list":["post-2316809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-harris","tag-mike-lee","tag-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mike-Lee-Trump.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}