{"id":2333765,"date":"2024-08-29T17:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T21:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-argues-harris-walz-discussion-with-cnn-is-not-even-an-interview-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T17:39:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T21:39:47","slug":"trump-argues-harris-walz-discussion-with-cnn-is-not-even-an-interview-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-argues-harris-walz-discussion-with-cnn-is-not-even-an-interview-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump argues Harris-Walz discussion with CNN is \u2018not even an interview\u2019 &#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%2Ftrump-argues-harris-walz-discussion-with-cnn-is-not-even-an-interview-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=2333765&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>Former President Donald Trump has criticized Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s upcoming interview with CNN, questioning its format and the presence of \u200dher <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\">running mate<\/a>, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Trump labeled the interview as &#8220;not even an interview&#8221; since it\u2062 will \u2062be taped and edited before airing, implying\u2063 that Harris lacks the capability to handle questions independently. He expressed \u2064skepticism about her ability to manage the interview effectively, given her past difficulties with interviews. Additionally, Trump \u2064condemned Governor Walz&#8217;s leadership in Minnesota, referencing \u2063the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter protests. Other critics,\u200d including Meghan McCain and CNN contributor Scott \u200cJennings, echoed Trump&#8217;s concerns, suggesting that having Walz present might undermine Harris&#8217;s perceived strength as a candidate. \u200cThe interview marks Harris&#8217;s first since becoming the Democratic nominee for the \u200d2024\u200c presidential election, filling in for President Joe\u200c Biden, who recently exited the race.  <\/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\">Trump argues Harris-Walz discussion with CNN is &lsquo;not even an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teases-major-interview-with-elon-musk-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump teases \u2018major interview\u2019 with Elon Musk - Washington Examiner\">interview&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/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_1741830\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> has joined the growing number of critics over Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris&rsquo;s<\/a> interview, questioning why the interview is being taped before airing Thursday night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The interview marks Harris&rsquo;s first since becoming the Democratic Party&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-pressure-strengthened-desantis-decision-to-ban-biological-males-from-womens-sports-spox-says\/\" title=\"\u2018Woke\u2019 Pressure \u2018Strengthened\u2019 DeSantis Decision To Ban Biological Males From Women\u2019s Sports, Spox Says\">2024 presidential nominee<\/a><\/a>, a position she is filling in place of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> after he dropped his reelection bid last month. Trump, the Republican Party&rsquo;s nominee, argued the interview is &ldquo;not even an interview&rdquo; because it will be edited by the network prior to its release.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Then she&rsquo;s doing it with her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-who-warned-of-emergency-if-biden-is-partys-nominee-suspends-presidential-campaign-endorses-biden\/\" title=\"Democrat who cautioned about potential &#039;emergency&#039; if Biden becomes party&#039;s nominee suspends presidential campaign, backs Biden\">vice president sitting<\/a> there,&rdquo; Trump told the <em>Daily Mail<\/em>. &ldquo;So she&rsquo;s not very smart. When they ask her a question that she can&rsquo;t answer, she&rsquo;ll just look at him: &lsquo;You answer it.&rsquo; I can&rsquo;t imagine, everyone&rsquo;s waiting for her to do an interview &rsquo;cause she&rsquo;s been a very big failure on interviews before, as you know. A tremendous failure.&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\">President Trump on Kamala&#8217;s CNN &#8220;interview&#8221; tonight: &#8220;Why isn&#8217;t it live? It&#8217;s an interview that&#8217;s going to be taped, edited, and then put out. That&#8217;s not even an interview. And then she&#8217;s doing it with her Vice President sitting there. So she&#8217;s not very smart. When they ask her a&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7KuEZG3eHS\">pic.twitter.com\/7KuEZG3eHS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1829149670288904495?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 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>Trump also dished criticism on Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN), Harris&rsquo;s running mate, calling him a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-editorial-board-urges-biden-to-step-aside-after-debate-fallout-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"New York Times editorial board urges Biden to step aside after debate fallout - Washington Examiner\">disaster&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of a governor. He argued that Minnesota is &ldquo;in shock&rdquo; over Walz&rsquo;s leadership and claimed that Minneapolis was &ldquo;burned down&rdquo; and never rebuilt, likely in reference to the Black Lives Matter riots and protests that occurred in summer 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan McCain similarly criticized Harris&rsquo;s handling of her first interview as a presidential candidate, specifically slamming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3137062\/meghan-mccain-interview-harris-damaging-image\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>her choice to bring Walz with her<\/a> as it could give Harris the appearance of being unable to do an interview alone.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor and former senior adviser to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), suggested that the amount of planning that went into this interview, which is being held over a month after Harris jumped into the 2024 race, could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3136531\/cnn-contributor-deems-harris-weak-sauce-interview-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>showcase a &ldquo;lack of confidence&rdquo;<\/a> in her decision-making.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As counterprogramming to Harris&rsquo;s interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/event.donaldjtrump.com\/events\/president-donald-j-trump-to-hold-a-town-hall-in-la-crosse-wisconsin?_gl=1*5k29nh*_gcl_au*MTExMTM3NDYyMS4xNzE5NTE1Nzc2&amp;_ga=2.176788768.481584734.1724946314-210890170.1719515776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump will be in Wisconsin doing a town hall<\/a>. The event will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/donald-trump-la-crosse-wisconsin-town-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>moderated<\/a> by former Democratic lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3134546\/tulsi-gabbard-endorses-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>who recently endorsed the former president<\/a> in the 2024 race.<\/p>\n<p>Next month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3135603\/trump-ageees-abc-news-debate-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris and Trump will take the stage on Sept. 10<\/a> for a presidential debate, which ABC News is hosting. Like the last debate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/29\/media\/abc-presidential-debate-rules-harris-trump-microphones\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>microphones will be muted when a candidate is not talking<\/a> to prevent interrupting, and neither candidate will be allowed to bring written notes.<\/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_1741830\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1741830\"}});<\/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>Trump claims Harris-Walz CNN discussion is &#8216;not even an interview&#8217; Former President Donald Trump has added his voice to the chorus of critics regarding Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s upcoming interview, questioning the decision to pre-record it before its Thursday night broadcast. This will be Harris&#8217;s first interview since she was named the Democratic Party&#8217;s 2024 presidential nominee, stepping in for President Joe Biden after he withdrew from the race last month. Trump, who is the Republican nominee, stated that it isn&#8217;t a true interview because it will be edited by CNN before airing. He remarked to the Daily Mail, &#8220;Then she\u2019s doing it with her vice president sitting there,&#8221; suggesting that this indicates a lack of intelligence on her part. He continued, &#8220;When they ask her a question she can\u2019t answer, she\u2019ll just look at him: \u2018You answer it.\u2019 I can\u2019t imagine everyone\u2019s waiting for her to do an interview because she has been very unsuccessful in interviews before\u2014a tremendous failure.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>In addition to criticizing Harris, Trump also targeted Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D), labeling him a &#8220;disaster&#8221; and claiming that Minnesota residents are &#8220;in shock&#8221; over his leadership. He referenced past unrest in Minneapolis during summer 2020 following Black Lives Matter protests and riots by saying that the city was \u201cburned down\u201d and never rebuilt. Meghan McCain echoed concerns about Harris\u2019s approach to her first presidential candidate interview and criticized her decision to bring Walz along as potentially indicating an inability to handle an interview solo. Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor and former senior adviser to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), suggested that all the preparation for this pre-recorded segment\u2014held over a month after Harris entered the race\u2014might reflect uncertainty about her decision-making abilities.<\/p>\n<p>As counterprogramming for Harris&#8217;s interview, Trump will hold a town hall event in Wisconsin moderated by former Democratic lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard, who recently endorsed him for 2024. Both candidates are set to participate in a presidential debate on September 10 hosted by ABC News; similar rules as previous debates will apply regarding microphone usage and note-taking restrictions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2333766,"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\/Trump-Harris-interview-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9373,37556,6234,3634],"class_list":["post-2333765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cnn","tag-harris-walz","tag-interview","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-Harris-interview-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333765","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=2333765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}