{"id":2331995,"date":"2024-08-27T18:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T22:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-and-walz-agree-to-first-sit-down-interview-since-launching-campaign-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T18:07:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T22:07:54","slug":"harris-and-walz-agree-to-first-sit-down-interview-since-launching-campaign-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-and-walz-agree-to-first-sit-down-interview-since-launching-campaign-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris and Walz agree to first sit-down interview since launching campaign &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-and-walz-agree-to-first-sit-down-interview-since-launching-campaign-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=2331995&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>Vice President\u200b Kamala \u2062Harris and Minnesota Governor \u200bTim Walz (D-MN) have announced their\u200d first sit-down interview since launching their campaign. This comes after facing criticism \u2062from \u2064Republicans for\u2063 avoiding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-invests-in-90-million-introduction-to-voters-as-campaign-kicks-the-can-on-policy-agenda-details-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris invests in  million introduction to voters as campaign kicks the can on policy agenda details - Washington Examiner\">traditional media appearances<\/a>. The interview is set to air on CNN, hosted by Dana Bash, on Thursday\u2062 at\u2062 9 \u200cp.m. This decision marks a significant\u200d move\u200d in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-dem-senate-challenger-votes-against-bipartisan-school-reopening-bill\/\" title=\"NC Dem Senate Challenger Votes Against Bipartisan School Reopening Bill\">campaign strategy<\/a> as they engage with \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">mainstream media<\/a>.  <\/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 and Walz agree to first sit-down interview since launching campaign<\/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_1738484\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> and Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) have agreed to do a sit-down interview for the first time since launching their campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Harris and Walz have been hounded by Republicans for over a month for refusing to do traditional media appearances. On Tuesday, CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/27\/politics\/kamala-harris-cnn-interview?cid=ios_app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"revealed\">revealed<\/a> that the duo had agreed to interview with the network.<\/p>\n<p>The interview will be conducted by CNN&rsquo;s Dana Bash on Thursday at 9 p.m. It will happen during the Harris campaign&rsquo;s bus tour through Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>The only direct media engagement Harris has entertained were some shouted-out questions from journalists and sit-down interviews with three favorable content creators and influencers at the Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>The interview comes just in time for her to fulfill an earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/countdown-harris-has-just-4-days-left-make-good-sit-down-interview-proclamation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pledge\">pledge<\/a> she made to conduct a sit-down interview before the end of August by just one day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) also criticized Harris and Walz for their previous refusal to conduct an interview. He joined Republicans in calling for the Democrats to share more of their policy proposals with voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s really disgraceful, both for Kamala Harris but also for a lot of the American media that participates in this stuff, to have a person who has been the presumptive nominee of the Democrat Party for 17 days and refuses to take a single question from the American media,&rdquo; Vance said earlier in August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1738484\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1738484\"}});<\/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>Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) have consented to their first sit-down interview since the start of their campaign. They have faced criticism from Republicans for more than a month due to their avoidance of conventional media engagements. On Tuesday, CNN announced that they would be interviewed by Dana Bash on Thursday at 9 p.m., coinciding with Harris&#8217;s campaign bus tour in Georgia. The only media interactions Harris has had so far were brief exchanges with journalists and interviews with three supportive content creators during the Democratic National Convention. This upcoming interview allows her to meet a prior commitment she made to conduct a sit-down discussion before August ended, fulfilling it just one day before the deadline. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) also condemned Harris and Walz for not participating in interviews earlier, urging Democrats to communicate more of their policy ideas to the public. He remarked in August that it was &#8220;disgraceful&#8221; for someone who is seen as the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party not to answer any questions from American media after 17 days in that position<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2331996,"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\/kamala_harris_image.webp.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4021,6234,27318],"class_list":["post-2331995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-harris","tag-interview","tag-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kamala_harris_image.webp.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331995","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}