{"id":2324609,"date":"2024-08-14T18:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T22:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-terrified-of-press-conferences-harris-spokesman-refuses-to-commit-as-cnn-host-presses-him-live-on-air\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T18:04:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T22:04:47","slug":"kamala-terrified-of-press-conferences-harris-spokesman-refuses-to-commit-as-cnn-host-presses-him-live-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-terrified-of-press-conferences-harris-spokesman-refuses-to-commit-as-cnn-host-presses-him-live-on-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Terrified of Press Conferences? Harris&#8217; Spokesman Refuses to Commit as CNN Host Presses Him Live on Air"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fkamala-terrified-of-press-conferences-harris-spokesman-refuses-to-commit-as-cnn-host-presses-him-live-on-air%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=2324609&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 article discusses an interview with Kamala Harris&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-tied-pac-took-81m-from-dark-money-group-as-he-decried-special-interests\/\" title=\"Schumer-linked PAC received M from &#039;dark money&#039; group while criticizing special interests.\">communications \u200cdirector<\/a>, Michael Tyler, conducted by CNN\u2062 host Jim\u200d Acosta. \u200cDuring\u200c the interview, Acosta challenged Tyler on Harris&#8217;s lack of press\u200d conferences, questioning why she had not held one despite being a leading candidate \u2062for the 2024 presidential election. Tyler failed\u2063 to provide a direct answer, \u2062instead referring to Harris&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-stems-bleeding-among-democrats-but-faces-broad-uncertainty-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden stems bleeding among Democrats but faces broad uncertainty - Washington Examiner\">busy campaign schedule<\/a>\u2063 and promising upcoming sit-down\u2063 interviews. Acosta pointed out that\u200c campaign\u200c rallies do not equate to press conferences, \u2062further pressing for a commitment to a press\u200b conference.\u200c The article criticizes Harris&#8217;s avoidance of unscripted\u200d public interactions and suggests that this could lead \u2062to greater scrutiny of her performance \u2063when \u200dshe finally does address the press. It also implies that her communication team is\u2064 trying to manage how \u200cshe is perceived, especially as comparisons \u200bmay \u200carise between her and President Biden&#8217;s handling\u2063 of media engagements.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you thought you could never sympathize with one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-calling-it-the-value-meal-wars-taco-bell-enters-the-fray-with-new-7-deal\/\" title=\"They&#039;re Calling It &#039;The Value Meal Wars&#039;: Taco Bell Enters the Fray with New  Deal\">establishment media&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s most repellent operatives, keep reading.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, a few more moments like this would expose Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo; 2024 presidential campaign as wholly fraudulent.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with CNN host Jim Acosta on Wednesday, Harris communications director Michael Tyler refused to commit his candidate to even one press conference despite repeated prodding from a skeptical-sounding Acosta.<\/p>\n<p>A notorious adversary of former President Donald Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-mcenany-destroys-cnns-jim-acosta-asking-ridiculous-russia-question-using-unverified-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acosta<\/a> nonetheless correctly characterized Harris&rsquo; avoidance of the press as weak.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Would it kill you guys to have a press conference? Why hasn&rsquo;t she had a press conference?&rdquo; Acosta asked in a clip posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Tyler then described Harris and her running mate, Democratic Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-interviewer-doesnt-like-jd-vance-turns-tables-tim-walz-regarding-weird-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Walz<\/a> of Minnesota, as busy with campaign rallies.<\/p>\n<p>Acosta did not accept the lame excuse.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But Michael, you know a campaign rally is not a press conference,&rdquo; the CNN host said.<\/p>\n<p>Again, Acosta asked why not hold a press conference. And again, Tyler filibustered.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re gonna be having a sit-down interview here before the end of the month,&rdquo; the spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>In the nauseatingly condescending tone that political spokespeople employ when they have no intention of giving a straight answer &mdash; the sort of tone one might use with a kindergartner who asked about the birds and the bees, only more evasive &mdash; Tyler once again avoided the direct question and talked instead of going directly to voters.<\/p>\n<p>But the host pressed him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Can you commit to a press conference this week?&rdquo; Acosta asked.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler ignored him and kept talking about bus tours and a sit-down interview.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But Michael,&rdquo; Acosta said after 20 more seconds of filibustering, &ldquo;But one interview by the end of the month. I don&rsquo;t want to belabor this, but one interview before the end of the month, I mean, that&rsquo;s not a lot. I mean, can you commit to a press conference before the end of the month?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tyler responded by merely referring to generic &ldquo;press conferences&rdquo; as one of many ways Harris allegedly will engage with voters.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, much like his candidate, he never answered the direct question.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN: &ldquo;Would it kill you guys to have a press conference?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>HARRIS SPOX: Kamala holds rallies so she can read from her teleprompter!<\/p>\n<p>CNN: &ldquo;A campaign rally is not a press conference.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>HARRIS SPOX: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re gonna be having a sit-down interview here before the end of the month.&rdquo;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TaVI6qLGci\">pic.twitter.com\/TaVI6qLGci<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1823734338770600140?\">August 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Harris, of course, has already received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/latest-time-magazine-cover-takes-mainstream-medias-creepy-kamala-worship-new-level\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fawning coverage<\/a> from establishment propagandists masquerading as journalists.<\/p>\n<p>But she will continue to hide from unscripted events for as long as possible. And she will do so because anyone who has paid attention to her public appearances as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> knows that she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-12-embarrassing-seconds-pure-word-salad-asked-climate-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regularly<\/a> exposes herself as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-kamala-harris-crashes-burns-hit-question-overseas-serves-worst-word-salad-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">imbecile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, she now finds herself in a predicament of her own making. After all, if her spokesman receives pressure from a friendly interviewer like Acosta on a friendly network like CNN, then she must know that she has hidden from the press for far too long. People have noticed, and it will mean heightened scrutiny once she finally does find herself in an unscripted setting.<\/p>\n<p>The establishment media will cover for her for as long as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Once voters hear from her, however, she will remind them of her cognitively impaired boss, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-anderson-cooper-fact-checks-kamala-harris-live-cnn-drops-bomb-bidens-debate-fail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whether that happens at a press conference or during presidential debates remains to be seen. 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A few more instances like this could reveal Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; 2024 presidential campaign as entirely disingenuous. During an interview with CNN&#8217;s Jim Acosta on Wednesday, Harris&#8217; communications director, Michael Tyler, declined to commit to a single press conference for his candidate despite Acosta&#8217;s persistent questioning. Although Acosta is known for being a critic of former President Donald Trump, he accurately described Harris&#8217; reluctance to engage with the press as weak. &#8220;Would it be so hard for you guys to hold a press conference? Why hasn&#8217;t she had one?&#8221; Acosta asked in a clip shared on social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler then claimed that Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, were busy with campaign rallies. However, Acosta dismissed this excuse. &#8220;But Michael, you know that a campaign rally isn&#8217;t the same as a press conference,&#8221; he pointed out before asking again about the possibility of holding one. Tyler continued to evade the question by stating they would have an interview before the end of the month instead.<\/p>\n<p>In an overly condescending manner typical of political spokespeople who avoid giving straightforward answers\u2014similar to how one might speak to a child\u2014Tyler sidestepped direct inquiries and focused instead on reaching voters directly. When pressed further by Acosta about committing to a press conference within that week, Tyler ignored him and kept discussing bus tours and interviews.<\/p>\n<p>After more back-and-forths where Tyler failed to provide clear answers regarding any upcoming press conferences or engagements with voters beyond generic mentions of such events, it became evident that both he and his candidate were avoiding accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Despite receiving favorable coverage from mainstream journalists posing as unbiased reporters in recent times, Harris will likely continue evading unscripted interactions for as long as possible due to her tendency to embarrass herself during public appearances as vice president. This situation has become self-inflicted; if her spokesperson faces pressure from even friendly interviewers like Acosta on networks like CNN, it&#8217;s clear she has been hiding from the media too long\u2014a fact noticed by many which will lead to increased scrutiny when she finally does face unscripted situations.<\/p>\n<p>While establishment media may shield her temporarily from criticism or tough questions until then\u2014once voters hear directly from her again\u2014it may remind them too much of President Joe Biden\u2019s own cognitive struggles. Whether this revelation occurs at a formal press conference or during presidential debates remains uncertain but is inevitable nonetheless<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2324610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala-Harris-5.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9373,32438,36370,32603,35887],"class_list":["post-2324609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cnn","tag-kamala-harris","tag-media-relations","tag-political-news","tag-press-conferences"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala-Harris-5.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324609","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}