{"id":2324732,"date":"2024-08-14T21:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T01:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-campaign-laughs-when-asked-why-vice-president-hasnt-held-press-conference-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T21:36:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T01:36:55","slug":"harris-campaign-laughs-when-asked-why-vice-president-hasnt-held-press-conference-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-campaign-laughs-when-asked-why-vice-president-hasnt-held-press-conference-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris campaign laughs when asked why vice president hasn\u2019t held press conference &#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%2Fharris-campaign-laughs-when-asked-why-vice-president-hasnt-held-press-conference-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=2324732&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>In a recent exchange, CNN anchor Jim Acosta questioned a spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s \u200bcampaign about the lack of press conferences since she announced her\u2063 candidacy for the \u200b2024 \u200dDemocratic \u200dpresidential nomination.\u200b Acosta highlighted that the Trump campaign is also criticizing Harris for avoiding \u200cmedia interactions, asking why she hasn\u2019t held any press\u2062 conferences. Michael Tyler, the campaign&#8217;s\u200d communications\u200b director, laughed off the question and emphasized that Harris and her running mate,\u200b Gov. Tim Walz, have been actively campaigning across the country, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norway-defends-euthanizing-walrus-that-got-too-famous\/\" title=\"Norway Defends Euthanizing Walrus That Got Too Famous\">drawing large crowds<\/a> at rallies. <\/p>\n<p>Acosta insisted that attending\u200b rallies does\u200d not \u200dequate to holding a press conference and pressed for a commitment\u200d to one. Tyler replied that \u200cHarris would engage\u200d with voters through\u2063 various methods, including press conferences and interviews, but\u200c did \u200bnot\u200d provide a definitive timeline for an \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-in-connection-with-unsolved-delphi-murder-of-two-young-teens\/\" title=\"Man Arrested In Connection With Unsolved Delphi Murder Of Two Young Teens\">upcoming press conference<\/a>. Tyler noted Harris&#8217;s focus on directly communicating with voters who will affect \u200bthe election outcomes.\u2062 The last significant public\u2064 appearance \u2062from Harris was recorded on August 2, where she\u2064 gave\u2062 a vague\u2062 response to reporters.  <\/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\">Harris campaign laughs when asked why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-comes-into-his-own-as-trump-attack-dog-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Vance comes into his own as Trump attack dog - Washington Examiner\">vice president hasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t held press conference<\/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_1730868\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CNN\">CNN<\/a> anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-acosta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jim Acosta\">Jim Acosta<\/a> pressed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CNN\">Kamala Harris<\/a> campaign spokesman on Wednesday about why the vice president has been avoiding the media since she became the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2024\">2024<\/a> Democratic presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure this is not going to be the first time you&rsquo;ve heard this question, but the Trump campaign is also going after the vice president for not doing enough interviews, for not holding a press conference. Would it kill you guys to have a press conference? Why hasn&rsquo;t she had a press conference?&rdquo; Acosta asked the campaign&rsquo;s communications director, Michael Tyler.<\/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=10455&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>Tyler laughed and insisted Harris and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-pass-bill-critics-say-defunds-police-and-reject-proposal-to-condemn-calls-to-abolish-police\/\" title=\"Democrats Pass Bill Critics Say Defunds Police And Reject Proposal To Condemn Calls To \u2018Abolish\u2019 Police\">vice presidential running mate<\/a>, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), have been &ldquo;busy crisscrossing this country since the launch of this campaign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You saw the ways in which they went across the battleground states last week generating rallies of thousands, 10,000 here, 15,000 there,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The CNN host then pushed back by interrupting, &ldquo;But Michael, you know a campaign really isn&rsquo;t really a press conference. &hellip; Why hasn&rsquo;t she had a press conference? She&rsquo;s the vice president; she can handle the questions. Why not do it?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We absolutely are going to do it. You hear her take questions as she&rsquo;s out on the stump, and as she said last week, we&rsquo;re going to be having a sit-down interview here before the end of the month,&rdquo; Tyler said. &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;<\/p>\n<p>Acosta pressed again by asking, &ldquo;Can she commit to a press conference this week?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will commit to directly engage with the voters who are actually going to decide this election,&rdquo; Tyler responded. &ldquo;And that is going to be complete with rallies, with sit-down interviews, with press conferences, with all the digital assets that we have at our disposal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris was last seen <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UsaFeatures\/status\/1819342801923953074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"giving a word salad answer\">giving a wandering answer<\/a> to reporters on the tarmac next to President Joe Biden on Aug. 2 after greeting American hostages released in a Russian prisoner swap.<\/p>\n<p>She has since had limited exchanges with the press, often <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1821263061313040402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"avoiding reporter questions\">avoiding reporter questions<\/a> as she has been flying around the country for campaign stops.<\/p>\n<p>Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1821249355069976678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"mocked her ignoring the media\">mocked her ignoring the media<\/a> by walking up to the reporters staking out her campaign jet, suggesting that they were getting &ldquo;lonely.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump held a press conference last week at his Mar-a-Lago estate and has recently been doing numerous long free-wheeling interviews on <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 platforms<\/a>, including with tech executive Elon Musk and internet influencer Adin Ross.<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced on Wednesday that he planned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/news\/bbcd556c-d29a-4ef6-a1d5-441eb84eb0bb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"hold another press conference\">hold another press conference<\/a> in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Thursday, Aug, 15.<\/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_1730868\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1730868\"}});<\/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 Harris campaign chuckled when questioned about the vice president&#8217;s lack of press conferences. CNN anchor Jim Acosta inquired on Wednesday why Kamala Harris has been steering clear of the media since announcing her candidacy for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. He pointed out that the Trump campaign is criticizing her for not participating in enough interviews or holding a press conference, asking, &#8220;Would it be so difficult to have a press conference? Why hasn\u2019t she done one?&#8221; Michael Tyler, the campaign\u2019s communications director, laughed off the question and emphasized that Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), have been actively traveling across the country since launching their campaign. He noted their recent rallies that attracted thousands of supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Acosta countered by stating that a campaign event does not equate to a press conference and pressed further on why she hasn&#8217;t held one yet, asserting that as vice president, she should be able to handle media questions. Tyler assured him they would indeed hold a press conference eventually and mentioned that Harris engages with voters during her appearances and plans to participate in an interview before month\u2019s end. He reiterated their focus on directly communicating with voters who will influence the election outcome.<\/p>\n<p>When Acosta asked if she could commit to holding a press conference this week, Tyler responded by emphasizing their commitment to engaging with voters through various means including rallies and interviews but did not provide specifics about scheduling a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Harris was last seen responding vaguely to reporters alongside President Joe Biden after welcoming American hostages released from Russia on August 2; since then, she has had limited interactions with journalists while campaigning across the nation. Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has poked fun at her media avoidance by approaching reporters near her campaign jet and suggesting they must feel &#8220;lonely.&#8221; In contrast, former President Donald Trump recently held multiple lengthy interviews on social media platforms and announced another upcoming press conference at his Bedminster estate in New Jersey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2324733,"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-campaign-laughs.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[35844,32818,32518],"class_list":["post-2324732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-harris-campaign","tag-press-conference","tag-vice-president"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/harris-campaign-laughs.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324732","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\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}