{"id":2324451,"date":"2024-08-14T13:53:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T17:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-claims-harris-avoiding-her-record-of-failure-by-ducking-media-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T13:55:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T17:55:40","slug":"trump-campaign-claims-harris-avoiding-her-record-of-failure-by-ducking-media-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-claims-harris-avoiding-her-record-of-failure-by-ducking-media-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump campaign claims Harris avoiding \u2018her record of failure\u2019 by ducking media &#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\">30<\/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%2Ftrump-campaign-claims-harris-avoiding-her-record-of-failure-by-ducking-media-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=2324451&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>The Trump campaign is\u200c accusing Vice President \u2064Kamala Harris of \u200bavoiding the media due to her &#8220;record \u2064of failure.&#8221;\u200d Since becoming the Democratic Party&#8217;s 2024 presidential nominee, Harris has not conducted any press interviews. A senior adviser \u200bto\u200b the Trump campaign, Danielle Alvarez, claims that while former President Donald Trump has a strong record to promote, Harris\u200b relies heavily on\u2063 teleprompters and is afraid to confront her own record. Alvarez also criticized the media for being\u2063 overly favorable towards Harris and called for scrutiny regarding\u2062 President Biden&#8217;s mental state.\u200d <\/p>\n<p>In response to media \u200dinquiries about Harris&#8217;s lack of interactions with reporters, campaign communications director Michael Tyler affirmed that a news\u200c conference would occur soon, with Harris \u2062planning to engage with the public directly. Political analyst Byron York speculated that \u2063Harris&#8217;s team may not feel the\u2064 need for\u200d interviews because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-china-bought-positive-media-coverage-during-covid-19-according-to-damning-report\/\" title=\"How China Bought Positive Media Coverage During COVID-19, According To Damning Report\">positive media coverage<\/a> she is currently receiving. He suggested that if her lead over Trump diminishes, she might start granting interviews.  <\/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\">Trump campaign claims Harris avoiding &lsquo;her record of failure&rsquo; by ducking media<\/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_1729994\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Trump campaign argued that Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> is avoiding the press because of &ldquo;her record of failure&rdquo; over the last few years.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, who replaced President Joe Biden as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic Party&rsquo;s<\/a> 2024 presidential nominee last month, has yet to do an interview with the media since becoming the party&rsquo;s nominee. Danielle Alvarez, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, contended that former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> has &ldquo;a strong record&rdquo; that he has touted in his recent interviews, whereas Harris is &ldquo;unable to do a single event without a teleprompter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s because she&rsquo;s afraid of President Trump and she&rsquo;s afraid to face her record of failure,&rdquo; Alvarez said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Jesse Watters Primetime<\/em>, guest-hosted by <em>The Will Cain Show<\/em> host Will Cain. &ldquo;President Trump delivered a knockout debate performance against Joe Biden, which allowed her, again, to have that coup to ascend the throne. She hasn&rsquo;t won a single vote, any support from a single Democrat voter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2547732&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=e89bb85de207c859b4977344d1bff3f1\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alvarez also claimed that the media is currently &ldquo;honeymooning&rdquo; with Harris, and she called for people to challenge the media for not properly reporting on Biden&rsquo;s mental decline prior to the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> in June. She then predicted that Trump would deliver an &ldquo;incredible&rdquo; performance at the next debate, which will be between him and Harris.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday morning, the Harris-Walz campaign communications director, Michael Tyler, was pressed on when Harris would talk to reporters, with CNN host Jim Acosta arguing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uganda-halts-vote-campaigning-in-some-areas-opposition-cries-foul\/\" title=\"Uganda halts vote campaigning in some areas, opposition cries foul\">campaign rallies<\/a> are &ldquo;not a press conference.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>In response, Tyler said the campaign would &ldquo;absolutely&rdquo; do a news conference and cited how Harris claimed she would do an interview &ldquo;before the end of the month.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What she&rsquo;s going to be focused on, and what this campaign is going to be focused on, is communicating directly with the voters that are actually going to decide the pathway to 270 electoral votes,&rdquo; Tyler said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2548096&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=47a486e910018e89e51026190ef871ac\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> Byron York suggested Monday that Harris has not done a sit-down interview yet because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3118922\/harris-current-strategy-avoiding-press-working-byron-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>she and her campaign do not see the need to<\/a>, as she is receiving &ldquo;glowing&rdquo; coverage from the press. He added that if Harris&rsquo;s newfound lead over Trump does start to go down, then she could begin doing interviews.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), were <a href=\"https:\/\/demconvention.com\/news\/news\/icymi-democratic-national-convention-chair-certifies-nomination-of-vice-president-kamala-harris-and-governor-tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>certified as the Democratic Party&rsquo;s 2024 presidential ticket<\/a> last week, with the Democratic National Convention set to begin Monday. Currently, there is only one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-brown-what-the-republican-party-could-learn-from-miracle-on-34th-street\/\" title=\"Michael Brown: What the Republican Party Could Learn from Miracle on 34th Street\">debate set<\/a> to be held between Trump and Harris, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3119794\/kamala-harris-debate-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ABC News will host on Sept. 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday night, Trump partook in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3118777\/five-takeaways-trump-x-conversation-elon-musk-marred-rocky-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a one-on-one conversation with billionaire and X owner Elon Musk<\/a>, during which the two covered a range of topics, including the assassination attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life, global conflicts, and Harris&rsquo;s handling of border security. Musk has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1823217769229566251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>also invited Harris<\/a> to do a similar interview on X.<\/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_1729994\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729994\"}});<\/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>The Trump campaign asserts that Vice President Kamala Harris is evading the media due to her &#8220;record of failure&#8221; in recent years. Since becoming the Democratic Party&#8217;s 2024 presidential nominee last month, Harris has not participated in any media interviews. Danielle Alvarez, a senior adviser for the Trump campaign, claimed that while former President Donald Trump has a &#8220;strong record&#8221; he highlights in his interviews, Harris struggles to engage without a teleprompter. Alvarez stated on Fox News that Harris is fearful of facing both Trump and her own past failures. She noted that Trump&#8217;s strong debate performance against Biden allowed Harris to rise politically but criticized her lack of support from Democratic voters.<\/p>\n<p>Alvarez also suggested that the media is currently favoring Harris and called for scrutiny regarding their coverage of President Biden&#8217;s mental decline before the upcoming debate in June. She predicted an &#8220;incredible&#8221; performance from Trump at their next debate against Harris.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday morning, Michael Tyler, communications director for the Harris-Walz campaign, was questioned about when Harris would address reporters since CNN host Jim Acosta pointed out that rallies do not equate to press conferences. Tyler assured that they would hold a news conference and mentioned that Harris intends to give an interview by the end of the month. He emphasized their focus on directly communicating with voters who will influence electoral outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Byron York from The Washington Examiner speculated on Monday that there may be no urgency for sit-down interviews as long as press coverage remains positive towards Harris; however, if her lead over Trump diminishes, she might start engaging more with journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Harris and her running mate Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) were officially recognized as the Democratic Party\u2019s 2024 presidential ticket last week ahead of next week&#8217;s Democratic National Convention. Currently scheduled is one debate between Trump and Harris hosted by ABC News on September 10th. On Monday night, Trump had a one-on-one discussion with billionaire Elon Musk covering various topics including an assassination attempt against him and border security issues related to how they believe Harsis has managed them; Musk has also invited Harsis for a similar interview on X<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2324452,"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\/08\/Harris-shadow-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4087,4021,4188,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2324451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-campaign","tag-harris","tag-media","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris-shadow-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324451","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}