{"id":2332838,"date":"2024-08-28T17:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T21:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meghan-mccain-warns-cnn-interview-could-give-harris-damaging-image-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T17:44:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T21:44:28","slug":"meghan-mccain-warns-cnn-interview-could-give-harris-damaging-image-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meghan-mccain-warns-cnn-interview-could-give-harris-damaging-image-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan McCain warns CNN interview could give Harris \u2018damaging\u2019 image &#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\">26<\/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%2Fmeghan-mccain-warns-cnn-interview-could-give-harris-damaging-image-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=2332838&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>Meghan \u2064McCain\u2062 has raised concerns regarding \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/too-radical-to-ignore-aoc-sends-aggressive-demand-to-biden-at-climate-march\/\" title=\"AOC&#039;s Bold Message to Biden at Climate March: Impossible to Overlook\">potential negative \u200bimpact<\/a> of Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s upcoming CNN interview, which she will conduct alongside\u2064 her running mate, Governor Tim Walz. \u2062McCain questioned whether the Democratic Party understands\u2063 the implications of Harris\u200b needing Walz&#8217;s presence for her first interview since taking the lead on the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-posts-covid-meme-comparing-to-flu-cold-and-the-internet-freaks-out\/\" title=\"LeBron James Posts COVID Meme Comparing To Flu, Cold \u2014 And The Internet Freaks Out\">2024 presidential ticket<\/a>\u200d after President\u200b Joe\u2062 Biden&#8217;s exit from the race. \u2062She remarked on social media that \u2062this could create an\u200c impression\u200b of Harris being incapable of\u200d handling \u2063the interview independently, which she described as a &#8220;damaging\u200d image.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor, echoed McCain&#8217;s sentiments,\u2062 suggesting \u2063that Harris could \u2062appear \u2063&#8221;weak&#8221; for having Walz accompany \u2064her and even referred to him as her &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-celebrities-who-risked-their-careers-to-defy-cancel-culture\/\" title=\"6 Celebrities Who Risked Their Careers to Defy Cancel Culture\u00a0\">emotional support animal<\/a>.&#8221; This criticism\u2063 highlights concerns about Harris&#8217;s confidence in conducting a solo interview. \u2063Additionally, McCain, a former co-host of &#8220;The View,&#8221; has previously forecasted a potential Trump victory in the upcoming election and has warned Democrats about the influence of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on voter\u2064 dynamics.  <\/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\">Meghan McCain warns CNN interview could give Harris &lsquo;damaging&rsquo; image<\/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_1739147\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/meghan-mccain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Meghan McCain<\/a> questioned if the Democratic Party is aware of the &ldquo;damaging&rdquo; image Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> will receive as a result of her CNN interview, which she is conducting alongside her running mate, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN).<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The interview will mark the first time Harris sits down to answer questions since assuming the top of the Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 presidential ticket<\/a> after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> bowed out of the race. However, McCain, the daughter of the late Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-mccain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John McCain<\/a>, wrote on X that the interview could potentially portray Harris in a negative light.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know if democrats fully realize how damaging the image of the possible first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-the-presidents-daughter-large-print-by-bill-clinton-and-james-patterson\/\" title=\"REVIEW: \u2018The President\u2019s Daughter\u2019 (Large Print) by Bill Clinton and James Patterson\">woman president<\/a> being incapable of giving an interview alone without the presence of a man to help her is,&rdquo; McCain wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don&rsquo;t know if democrats fully realize how damaging the image of the possible first woman president being incapable of giving an interview alone without the presence of a man to help her is.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghanMcCain\/status\/1828841501662867888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The former co-host of <em>The View<\/em> is not the only one critical of Harris doing her first presidential candidate interview with her running mate by her side. CNN contributor Scott Jennings suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3136531\/cnn-contributor-deems-harris-weak-sauce-interview-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris could appear &ldquo;weak&rdquo; for bringing Walz along for the ride<\/a>. On X, Jennings appeared to refer to Walz as Harris&rsquo;s &ldquo;emotional support animal&rdquo; for the interview and contended that there is a &ldquo;lack of confidence&rdquo; in her ability to do a solo interview.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Weak sauce for Kamala Harris to demand an emotional support animal for her first interview. Shows an extreme lack of confidence for Thursday night event on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cnn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZrjGF2nNLz\">pic.twitter.com\/ZrjGF2nNLz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottJenningsKY\/status\/1828591617676321016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>McCain, who supported Biden in the 2020 presidential election against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, predicted in May this year that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/2986407\/meghan-mccain-trump-going-to-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;Trump is going to win,&rdquo;<\/a> citing the Biden administration canceling over $6 billion in student debt. She has also cautioned Democrats about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsing Trump after suspending his independent presidential run, as his 6%-7% in support in Arizona &ldquo;could make a real difference.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RFK is polling between 6-7% in Arizona which could make a real difference.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats shouldn&#8217;t get out over their skis, this is still a toss up race &ndash; despite how many celebrity endorsements they have.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghanMcCain\/status\/1827138659851575443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Harris-Walz interview with CNN anchor Dana Bash will be released on Thursday. Harris campaign officials previously said she would conduct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/08\/20\/harris-cautious-hold-details-campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>at least one press interview by Saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3135603\/trump-ageees-abc-news-debate-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris and Trump take the stage to debate each other<\/a> next month. It will be the second presidential debate after CNN hosted the first between Biden and Trump. The Sept. 10 debate, hosted by ABC News, will take place a little more than a week before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vote.org\/early-voting-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-will-advise-candidates-to-stay-out-of-debates-if-reforms-arent-made\/\" title=\"RNC: Will Advise Candidates to Stay Out of Debates If Reforms Aren&#039;t Made\">early voting starts<\/a> in a few states<\/a> and under two months before Election Day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1739147\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1739147\"}});<\/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>Meghan McCain has raised concerns about the potentially &#8220;damaging&#8221; image that Vice President Kamala Harris might project following her CNN interview, which she will conduct with her running mate, Governor Tim Walz (D-MN). This interview will be Harris&#8217;s first opportunity to respond to questions since she became the leading candidate for the Democratic 2024 presidential ticket after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race. McCain, daughter of the late Senator John McCain, expressed on X that this setup could negatively affect how Harris is perceived. She stated, \u201cI don\u2019t know if Democrats fully realize how damaging it looks for a potential first woman president to be unable to handle an interview alone without a man present.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>McCain isn&#8217;t alone in her criticism; CNN contributor Scott Jennings also suggested that having Walz accompany Harris could make her seem &#8220;weak.&#8221; He referred to Walz as Harris\u2019s \u201cemotional support animal\u201d during the interview and argued that it indicates a lack of confidence in her ability to conduct a solo interview.<\/p>\n<p>In May, McCain predicted Trump would win due to Biden&#8217;s administration canceling over $6 billion in student debt and warned Democrats about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s endorsement of Trump after he suspended his independent campaign\u2014pointing out that his 6%-7% support in Arizona could significantly impact the race.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming CNN interview with Dana Bash is set for Thursday. Officials from Harris&#8217;s campaign have indicated she will participate in at least one press interview by Saturday. Additionally, both Harris and Trump are scheduled to debate next month; this will be their second presidential debate following an earlier one hosted by CNN between Biden and Trump. The next debate is slated for September 10th, just over a week before early voting begins in several states and less than two months before Election Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2332839,"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\/Meghan-McCainKamala-Harris.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36326,32438,39592],"class_list":["post-2332838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cnn-interview","tag-kamala-harris","tag-meghan-mccain"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Meghan-McCainKamala-Harris.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332838","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=2332838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}