{"id":2334195,"date":"2024-08-30T09:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T13:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-the-first-interview-isis-looms-and-harris-going-low-with-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T09:37:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T13:37:08","slug":"wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-the-first-interview-isis-looms-and-harris-going-low-with-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-the-first-interview-isis-looms-and-harris-going-low-with-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: The first interview, ISIS looms, and Harris going low with Trump &#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\">40<\/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%2Fwake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-the-first-interview-isis-looms-and-harris-going-low-with-trump-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=2334195&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>The article discusses key political developments involving Vice President Kamala Harris, particularly \u200bher recent interview with CNN&#8217;s\u2064 Dana Bash and the implications for the 2024 presidential race. Harris\u200b had \u200dfaced criticism for\u200b her\u2064 delayed response to the media and \u2064vague\u2063 policy positions, \u2063but her interview aimed to clarify her agenda.\u200d She \u2062emphasized support for the middle class and proposed increasing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">child tax credit<\/a> and aid for\u2064 first-time homebuyers as part of her\u200d &#8220;opportunity economy&#8221; initiative. <\/p>\n<p>The piece also highlights the resurgence of ISIS\u200b following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, emphasizing the \u200dsecurity ramifications \u200cand the need for a consistent U.S. presence to counter terrorist threats. <\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, it touches upon Harris&#8217;s strategy to\u2062 differentiate herself from former President Trump, positioning the upcoming election\u2062 as a contrast \u2063of character, with hints of adopting a\u2062 more aggressive campaign style. The article concludes with \u2062links to related stories, indicating ongoing political\u2064 and social issues\u2064 relevant to Harris\u2019s campaign and the election landscape.  <\/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\">Wake up with the Washington Examiner: The first interview, ISIS looms, and Harris going low with Trump<\/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_1742153\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The interview we&rsquo;ve all been waiting for<\/h2>\n<p>Last night, the most engaged voters got what they&rsquo;ve been waiting for since Vice President <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> <\/strong>announced she was running to replace President <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> <\/strong>39 days ago. By dancing around calls to offer firm policy positions and hemming and hawing about when she would sit down for a hard-hitting interview, the Harris campaign raised the stakes for the back-and-forth with CNN&rsquo;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dana-bash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dana Bash\">Dana Bash<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A teaser trailer early on Thursday evening hinted at a rocky performance. Harris has been criticized for rambling sentences that include buzzwords and hints at positions while rolling past the answers to questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You mentioned the Green New Deal,&rdquo; Harris said. &ldquo;I have always believed, and I have worked on it, that the climate crisis is real, that it is an urgent matter to which we should apply metrics that include holding ourselves to deadlines around time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That clip hinted at the adversarial nature of some of Bash&rsquo;s questions as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> has skirted releasing hard policy proposals and instead focused on running&nbsp;a &ldquo;vibes&rdquo; campaign. Harris has&nbsp;emphasized &ldquo;joy&rdquo; about the future and a promise to deliver on Biden&rsquo;s promises of growing the middle class.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When asked about her plans for her first day in office, Harris continued to nod at middle-class voters and talked about her policy goals, if not their means.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;First and foremost, one of my highest priorities is to do what we can to support and strengthen the middle class,&rdquo; Harris said. &ldquo;Day one, it&rsquo;s going to be about implementing my plan for what I call an opportunity economy. I&rsquo;ve already laid out a number of proposals in that regard, which include what we&rsquo;re going to do to bring down the cost of everyday goods, what we&rsquo;re going to do to invest in America&rsquo;s small businesses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Two items Harris has been concrete on have been echoing Sen. <strong>J.D. Vance&rsquo;s <\/strong>(R-OH) call to increase the child tax credit, though her demand has been for $6,000, and adding a tax credit of $25,000 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>first-time homebuyers<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The interview wasn&rsquo;t a complete walk in the park. Bash held Gov. <strong>Tim Walz&rsquo;s <\/strong>(D-MN) feet to the fire about his repeated misstatements, if not outright lies, about his military record, his family&rsquo;s experience with fertility treatments, and campaigns misleading voters about a DUI in 1995.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Walz dodged taking Bash&rsquo;s question head-on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I certainly own my mistakes when I make them,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I think people know who I am. They know that record. &hellip; I&rsquo;ve been out there, and I won&rsquo;t apologize for speaking passionately, whether it&rsquo;s guns in schools or protecting reproductive rights. The contrast could not be more clear between what we&rsquo;re running against, the vice president and I.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Considering the pressure Harris had built up for herself with the long delay before taking questions on the record and in front of a camera, Thursday night&rsquo;s performance likely assured voters who plan to support her and did little to silence her critics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former President <strong>Donald Trump&rsquo;s <\/strong>team has one fewer arrow in its quiver to use against the nominee, but an uneven performance might have offered an opening to try to expose during their debate on Sept. 10.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3138544\/six-takeaways-harris-cnn-interview-harris-speaks-biden-dropping-war-in-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read more about what we learned from Harris&rsquo;s first interview.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don&rsquo;t forget about ISIS<\/h2>\n<p>Three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bloomberg-biden-sets-new-record-taking-dark-money-donations\/\" title=\"Bloomberg: Biden sets new record taking dark money donations\">years ago today<\/a>, the United States under Biden pulled troops out of Afghanistan &mdash;&nbsp;with disastrous results. While the chaos that ensued following the mad scramble to leave primarily benefited the Taliban, they weren&rsquo;t the only terrorist organization pleased to see U.S. troops forced well over the horizon from their outposts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the third part of our Lost Authority series, Defense Reporter <strong>Mike Brest <\/strong>took a long look at the resurgence of the Islamic State and its affiliates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/isis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Islamic State<\/a> holds a fraction of the territory in Iraq and Syria that it controlled at its peak 10 years ago, its network of affiliates in other places, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and various parts of Africa, has been able to increase its capabilities, carry out external attacks, and encourage lone actors across the Western world to do the same in their own communities,&rdquo; Mike wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, mired by the Abbey Gate bombing on Aug. 26, 2021, left the Taliban in charge, and while they aren&rsquo;t aligned with ISIS-K, the Taliban have not consistently gone after ISIS-K, thereby allowing it to flourish,&rdquo; he wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A constant peacekeeping presence in Afghanistan had once pushed ISIS and its outgrowths, such as ISIS-K, deep into the desert and away from key locations for it to continue its quest for domination. But that pressure is gone, and despite America&rsquo;s superior technology and firepower, it failed to smash ISIS with a full-time force in the region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, relying on &ldquo;over-the-horizon&rdquo; methods of monitoring and responding to threats has slowed reaction times and given the Taliban rivals an opportunity to claw their way back to significance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3135516\/lost-authority-isis-threat-growing-in-afghanistan-under-limited-us-pressure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read more about the looming return of ISIS&rsquo;s black flags.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When Democrats go low<\/h2>\n<p>Harris is trying as hard as she can to make the 2024 contest into a contrast in character. A central component of her stump speech is playing up her former roles as a district attorney and attorney general to paint a picture of an election that pits a prosecutor versus a felon.<\/p>\n<p>Getting into a battle of personal attacks with Trump, who has consistently shown his ability to twist the knife and a complete lack of fear to turn on even his closest allies when it suits him, doesn&rsquo;t appear advisable. But while Republicans are begging Trump to lay off the petty insults he&rsquo;s hurling at Harris and instead focus on her policy proposals, or lack thereof,&nbsp;Democrats are reportedly leaning into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s own knife-fighting skills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>White House Reporter <strong>Haisten Willis <\/strong>covered this pseudo-role-reversal for us this morning, looking at reports that Democrats think acting a little more like Trump could be a recipe for success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;According to CNN, Democrats are<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/28\/politics\/congressional-democrats-harris-campaign-values-policy\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> not only urging<\/a> Harris to downplay policy on the campaign trail but to avoid getting into the &lsquo;nitty gritty&rsquo; about what she would do if elected,&rdquo; Haisten wrote. &ldquo;One anonymous Democratic aide told the outlet that &lsquo;this election will clearly be won or lost on vibes.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s possible letting Harris lean into personal attacks could detract from her own lack of fleshed-out policy positions. If she isn&rsquo;t prepared to present a white paper describing why her tax and spending plan is superior to Trump&rsquo;s &mdash;&nbsp;and there has been a surprising amount of overlap between the two candidates on a handful of issues &mdash; then freeing her up to &ldquo;go low&rdquo; might also separate her from a policy minefield.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And Harris isn&rsquo;t at risk of looking like she&rsquo;s the first candidate to &ldquo;go negative.&rdquo; Critical messages have a time and a place in campaigns, and the timing of unleashing them is crucial. But with Trump, Harris can&rsquo;t be accused of firing the first salvo in a cold war.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has brushed off his advisers&rsquo; directions to stick to attacks on Harris&rsquo;s policies, pointing to Democrats&rsquo; own constant stream of criticism of him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know they always say, &lsquo;Sir, please stick to policy. Don&rsquo;t get personal,&#8217;&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3129660\/trump-lashes-out-television-generals-foreign-policy-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Trump said<\/a> during a rally in North Carolina earlier this month. &ldquo;And yet they&rsquo;re getting personal all night long.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3137913\/democrats-trump-character-republicans-policy-focus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>  to read more about who is going high and who is going low in 2024<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New from us&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3137057\/third-anniversary-afghanistan-embarrassment-harris-remains-clueless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>On third anniversary of Afghanistan embarrassment, Harris remains clueless<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3138148\/oregon-experiment-drug-decriminalizaion-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Oregon&rsquo;s experiment with legalizing hard drugs comes to an end<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3138668\/house-republicans-expand-young-guns-boost-candidates-competitive-districts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Republicans expand &lsquo;Young Guns&rsquo; program to boost candidates in competitive districts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3138259\/harris-tax-spending-proposals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris tax and spending proposals: What we know<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3137934\/trump-563-million-civil-penalties-could-come-due-before-year-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump&rsquo;s $563 million in civil penalties could come due before year&rsquo;s end<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3138494\/harris-supporters-georgia-unconcerned-policy-flip-flops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris supporters in Georgia unconcerned about policy &lsquo;flip-flops&rsquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3137708\/democratic-house-hopeful-outsider-image\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic House hopeful leans into outsider image despite consulting and dark money ties<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In case you missed it<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3135767\/us-must-resist-china-aggression-toward-philippines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>China&rsquo;s actions against the Philippines are more than posturing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3137975\/trump-vows-ivf-free-second-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump floated a new IVF plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3138415\/trump-vote-against-florida-abortion-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Anti-abortion supporters in Florida might have a new reason to be frustrated with Trump<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For your radar<\/h2>\n<p>Biden has nothing on his public schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has nothing on her public schedule.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump will hold a rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, at 4:30 p.m. The former president will also speak at the Moms for Liberty Joyful Warriors summit at 8 p.m.<\/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_1742153\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1742153\"}});<\/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>Wake up with the Washington Examiner: The highly anticipated first interview, ISIS concerns, and Harris&#8217;s strategy against Trump<\/p>\n<p>The long-awaited interview has finally arrived. Last night, engaged voters got their first glimpse of Vice President Kamala Harris since she declared her candidacy to succeed President Joe Biden 39 days ago. The Harris campaign had heightened expectations by avoiding clear policy discussions and delaying a tough interview until now. A teaser released on Thursday evening suggested that her performance might be challenging.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has faced criticism for her tendency to deliver lengthy responses filled with buzzwords while evading direct answers. For instance, when discussing the Green New Deal, she stated, \u201cI have always believed&#8230; that the climate crisis is real,\u201d but did not provide specific details about her plans.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the interview with CNN\u2019s Dana Bash, Harris maintained a focus on middle-class issues without outlining concrete policy measures. She emphasized supporting and strengthening the middle class as one of her top priorities from day one in office and mentioned proposals aimed at reducing everyday costs and investing in small businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Two specific proposals she highlighted were increasing the child tax credit to $6,000\u2014echoing Sen. J.D. Vance\u2019s call\u2014and introducing a $25,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers.<\/p>\n<p>However, it wasn&#8217;t an easy conversation; Bash pressed Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on his misleading statements regarding his military record and other personal matters during his campaign. Walz sidestepped some questions but defended his actions passionately.<\/p>\n<p>Given the pressure built up by Harris&#8217;s delayed engagement with voters through this interview format, it likely reassured some supporters while leaving critics unconvinced. Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s team may find less ammunition against her following this performance; however, any inconsistencies could still be exploited during their upcoming debate on September 10.<\/p>\n<p>In another significant note today marks three years since Biden ordered U.S troops out of Afghanistan\u2014a move that led to chaos benefiting not just the Taliban but also groups like ISIS which are now regaining strength in various regions including Afghanistan and Africa due to reduced U.S presence there.<\/p>\n<p>As for political strategies ahead of 2024 elections: Harris is attempting to frame herself as a candidate focused on character contrasts between herself\u2014a former prosecutor\u2014and Trump\u2014a figure often associated with controversy. While Democrats are reportedly encouraging her to engage more aggressively rather than focusing solely on policies\u2014suggesting that success may hinge more on emotional appeal than detailed plans\u2014it remains uncertain if this approach will effectively distance her from potential pitfalls related to policy discussions or if it will simply highlight those gaps further.<\/p>\n<p>Trump himself has dismissed advice from aides urging him to concentrate attacks solely on policy rather than personal jabs at Harris\u2014pointing out Democrats&#8217; own criticisms directed at him throughout their campaigns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2702,"featured_media":2334196,"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_Georgia_gg11.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6234,3937,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2334195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-interview","tag-isis","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala_Harris_Georgia_gg11.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334195","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\/2702"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}