{"id":2345255,"date":"2024-09-24T11:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T15:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-accuses-harris-of-lying-not-flip-flopping-on-record-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T11:27:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T15:27:04","slug":"gop-senator-accuses-harris-of-lying-not-flip-flopping-on-record-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-accuses-harris-of-lying-not-flip-flopping-on-record-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP senator accuses Harris of lying, not flip-flopping, on record &#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%2Fgop-senator-accuses-harris-of-lying-not-flip-flopping-on-record-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=2345255&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>In a recent interview on Fox News, Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) accused Vice President Kamala Harris of being dishonest \u2063about her political positions as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-dont-ask-him-even-trump-doesnt-know-if-desantis-is-running-in-24\/\" title=\"\u2018I Don\u2019t Ask Him\u2019: Even Trump Doesn\u2019t Know If DeSantis Is Running In \u201924\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a> approaches<\/a>. Schmitt claimed that rather than changing her views, Harris is &#8220;lying&#8221; to\u2062 voters about\u2063 her record.\u2063 He criticized her stance on immigration and suggested that her \u200dcurrent policies contradict her past\u2062 actions, labeling her as \u201cthe most radical candidate.\u201d He encouraged former President Donald Trump to continue challenging Harris on \u200bthese issues to appeal to voters. Schmitt also described \u200bTrump as a &#8220;change candidate,&#8221; positioning him favorably for the upcoming election, which he characterizes as\u2064 one centered on \u2062change.  <\/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\">GOP senator accuses Harris of lying, not flip-flopping, on record<\/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_1767827\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) argued Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> has not changed her view on numerous policies and is &ldquo;lying&rdquo; to voters ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 presidential election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>There are six weeks left before Election Day, with Schmitt encouraging former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> to &ldquo;keep hammering&rdquo; 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> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-d-vance-and-the-american-dream\/\" title=\"J.D. Vance and the American Dream\">issues voters care<\/a> about. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/missouri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Missouri<\/a> senator claimed Harris is &ldquo;the most radical candidate,&rdquo; citing how her political record, such as supporting &ldquo;true open borders amnesty,&rdquo; goes against her new policies as a <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\">presidential candidate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So she&rsquo;s not flip-flopping, Laura. She&rsquo;s just lying,&rdquo; Schmitt said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Ingraham Angle<\/em>. &ldquo;She&rsquo;s got two things that she&rsquo;s doing right now. One is sort of scripted stuff with the teleprompter, and the other is unintelligible word salads like we saw with Oprah Winfrey. It&rsquo;s embarrassing for her. That&rsquo;s why they keep her off.&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=2609640&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=9f41e22069ae1db5797181dc879b984b\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Schmitt also contended that the former president is viewed by many as &ldquo;a change candidate,&rdquo; which will help him due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 election<\/a> being &ldquo;a change election.&rdquo; He also argued that Trump is doing better in this election cycle than in his first run for president in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Schmitt then said he is &ldquo;not at all&rdquo; surprised over Harris getting the endorsements of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/09\/22\/national-security-officials-endorse-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>over 700 national security officials<\/a>, arguing that &ldquo;permanent Washington&rdquo; wants Harris to be president while &ldquo;normal Americans&rdquo; want Trump back in the White House.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the election, a new CBS News-YouGov poll found that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3162370\/harris-closing-in-on-trumps-lead-with-economic-voters-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris has gained some ground on voters who view the economy as the biggest issue<\/a>. Forty-seven percent of those polled said they support Harris, compared to 43% who said the same last month.<\/p>\n<p>A majority of respondents in the poll, 59%, still said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>economy<\/a> is very or fairly bad, while 39% said the economy is very or fairly good.<\/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_1767827\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1767827\"}});<\/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>GOP Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) has accused Vice President Kamala Harris of being dishonest rather than simply changing her stance on various policies as the 2024 presidential election approaches. With just six weeks remaining until Election Day, Schmitt urged former President Donald Trump to continue criticizing Harris on key issues that matter to voters. He labeled Harris as \u201cthe most radical candidate,\u201d pointing out that her past support for policies like \u201ctrue open borders amnesty\u201d contradicts her current positions as a presidential candidate. On Fox News\u2019s The Ingraham Angle, Schmitt stated, \u201cShe\u2019s not flip-flopping, Laura. She\u2019s just lying.\u201d He described her communication style as either scripted or confusing and suggested that this is why she is often kept away from public appearances. Schmitt also noted that many view Trump as a candidate for change, which he believes will benefit him in what he calls a &#8220;change election&#8221; in 2024. He remarked that Trump appears to be performing better this election cycle compared to his first campaign in 2016. Additionally, he expressed no surprise at Harris receiving endorsements from over 700 national security officials, claiming it reflects the desires of &#8220;permanent Washington,&#8221; while &#8220;normal Americans&#8221; prefer Trump back in office.<\/p>\n<p>In light of the upcoming election, a recent CBS News-YouGov poll indicated that Harris has made some progress among voters who prioritize economic issues; 47% now support her compared to 43% last month. However, a majority\u201459%\u2014still perceive the economy negatively, with only 39% viewing it positively<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2345256,"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\/09\/Harris-and-her-record-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6203,4021,4012],"class_list":["post-2345255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gop","tag-harris","tag-senator"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Harris-and-her-record-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345255","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=2345255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}