{"id":2333634,"date":"2024-08-29T15:19:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/countdown-clock-is-on-for-harris-ahead-of-debate-trump-adviser-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T15:23:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:23:09","slug":"countdown-clock-is-on-for-harris-ahead-of-debate-trump-adviser-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/countdown-clock-is-on-for-harris-ahead-of-debate-trump-adviser-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Countdown clock\u2019 is on for Harris ahead of debate: Trump adviser &#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%2Fcountdown-clock-is-on-for-harris-ahead-of-debate-trump-adviser-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=2333634&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>Corey Lewandowski, a \u200dsenior\u200d adviser to former President Donald Trump, commented on Vice\u200d President Kamala\u200b Harris\u2019s dwindling time to \u200dgain support ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">upcoming presidential election<\/a>, suggesting a &#8220;countdown clock&#8221; is ticking for her. He highlighted her delay in engaging \u2063with the media, noting that her first on-camera interview would occur just days \u200bbefore a \u200bcritical debate. Lewandowski\u2063 criticized Harris&#8217;s\u2062 request to alter debate regulations, expressing concern over her perceived \u200black of preparation and openness to the \u2062press. He contended that her\u2063 actions should raise alarm among journalists, noting the extended time\u200c it took for her \u2062to \u2064conduct interviews.\u200b Furthermore,\u2064 he \u200bargued \u200bthat the current election cycle presents an opportunity for Trump to defeat two Democratic candidates, particularly with President Joe Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from the race\u2062 leading to Harris\u2019s\u200b nomination, which he believes could simplify Trump\u2019s path to victory.\u200b Lewandowski reiterated that no disputes exist regarding the upcoming debate&#8217;s rules.  <\/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\">&lsquo;Countdown clock&rsquo; is on for Harris ahead of debate: Trump adviser<\/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_1741133\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Corey Lewandowski, a senior adviser to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, underscored how little time Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> has to win over support ahead of the presidential election, as the &ldquo;countdown clock is finally on&rdquo; for her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Lewandowski detailed how it has taken Harris over a month to do an interview with the press, which will take place Thursday night, less than two weeks before the next presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> next month. The adviser also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3133999\/harris-team-fighting-muted-mics-abc-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>referenced a report<\/a> that the Harris campaign had asked for several changes to the debate, claiming she wanted to change the debate&rsquo;s rules because she has gone from being the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">vice presidential candidate<\/a> to the presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We all agreed to what it was,&rdquo; Lewandowski said on MSNBC. &ldquo;Why she wanted to change it, when she wanted to be the same height as Donald Trump, she wanted notes, the fact that she continues to hide from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kyle-rittenhouse-finally-released-on-2-million-cash-bond\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Kyle Rittenhouse FINALLY Released on  Million Cash Bond\">media &#038;mdash<\/a>; and the countdown clock is finally on for her of when she&rsquo;s going to sit down for her first national media debate &mdash; should be appalling to every journalist in America that has taken her 20-plus days to sit down and do an on-camera interview.&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=2571866&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=6a4834f9a27c92fd49582be7a88af77e\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lewandowski argued that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-to-hold-first-presidential-primary-of-2024-election-cycle\/\" title=\"Nevada To Hold First Presidential Primary Of 2024 Election Cycle\">2024 election cycle<\/a> is offering Trump a chance to beat two Democratic presidential candidates, claiming the last candidate, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>, was driven &ldquo;out of the race&rdquo; after the first debate in June. When Biden announced in mid-July that he would not continue his reelection bid, Harris stepped in to become the Democratic nominee for president, which Lewandowski argued would make Trump&rsquo;s path to victory easier.<\/p>\n<p>Lewandowski said there are no squabbles over the next debate&rsquo;s rules and that everything is set for it to be held next month. Trump briefly raised doubt over his participation in the debate when he questioned why he should do it in a <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\">social media post<\/a> on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think everything has been settled and we look forward to this opportunity,&rdquo; Lewandowski said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the debate, Harris&rsquo;s first media interview since becoming her party&rsquo;s 2024 presidential nominee will also feature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3136693\/harris-end-interview-drought-cnn-walz-flanking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), her running mate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113045663700721074\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>On Truth Social, Trump argued that Dana Bash, the CNN anchor conducting the interview, has the opportunity to conduct a fair interview and show that Harris is &ldquo;totally inept&rdquo; to be president. He contended that Bash, along with fellow anchor Jake Tapper, was fair in his debate against Biden and wished her &ldquo;good luck&rdquo; with the interview.<\/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_1741133\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1741133\"}});<\/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 &#8220;countdown clock&#8221; is ticking for Harris as the debate approaches: Corey Lewandowski, a senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, emphasized the limited time Vice President Kamala Harris has to garner support before the presidential election, stating that &#8220;the countdown clock is finally on&#8221; for her. He pointed out that it took Harris over a month to secure an interview with the press, which is scheduled for Thursday night\u2014less than two weeks before next month&#8217;s presidential debate. Lewandowski also mentioned reports indicating that the Harris campaign requested several modifications to the debate rules, suggesting she wanted adjustments because she has transitioned from being a vice presidential candidate to a presidential candidate. &#8220;We all agreed on what it was,&#8221; Lewandowski remarked on MSNBC. He questioned why she sought changes when she aimed to be at eye level with Donald Trump and requested notes, criticizing her continued avoidance of media interactions. He stated that it should be concerning for journalists across America that it took her more than 20 days to conduct an on-camera interview ahead of her first national media debate.<\/p>\n<p>Lewandowski argued that the 2024 election cycle presents Trump with an opportunity to defeat two Democratic candidates since he believes President Joe Biden was effectively pushed out of the race after their first debate in June. Following Biden&#8217;s announcement in mid-July about not seeking reelection, Harris became the Democratic nominee for president\u2014a shift Lewandowski claimed would simplify Trump&#8217;s path to victory. He asserted there are no disputes regarding next month&#8217;s debate rules and everything is set for its occurrence. Although Trump expressed some uncertainty about participating in a social media post over the weekend by questioning its necessity, Lewandowski stated he believes all matters have been resolved and they look forward to this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Before the upcoming debate, Harris will participate in her first media interview since becoming her party&#8217;s 2024 presidential nominee alongside Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), who will be her running mate. On Truth Social, Trump commented that CNN anchor Dana Bash has a chance to conduct an impartial interview and demonstrate that Harris is &#8220;totally inept&#8221; as a potential president; he noted Bash&#8217;s fairness during his own debates against Biden and wished her &#8220;good luck&#8221; with this upcoming interview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2333635,"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-bus-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[39678,3896,4021,34918],"class_list":["post-2333634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-countdown-clock","tag-debate","tag-harris","tag-trump-adviser"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris-bus-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333634","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=2333634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}