{"id":2347275,"date":"2024-09-29T14:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T18:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emhoff-skirts-around-questions-of-harriss-economic-policy-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-29T14:33:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T18:33:59","slug":"emhoff-skirts-around-questions-of-harriss-economic-policy-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emhoff-skirts-around-questions-of-harriss-economic-policy-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Emhoff skirts around questions of Harris\u2019s economic policy &#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\">22<\/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%2Femhoff-skirts-around-questions-of-harriss-economic-policy-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=2347275&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 with MSNBC&#8217;s Jen Psaki, Doug \u2064Emhoff, the second gentleman of the United States, \u2063avoided \u200bproviding specific details about Vice President Kamala\u2063 Harris&#8217;s economic policies. Instead, he\u2062 focused on his wife&#8217;s \u2064capabilities, highlighting her business\u200d acumen and \u200bher understanding of the economy. Emhoff praised Harris as a &#8220;capitalist&#8221; who balances the needs of the business community with\u200d worker protection, emphasizing her\u200b knack \u200bfor connecting\u200d ideas\u2063 with various stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>When \u200cpressed to make a \u200dcase for Harris&#8217;s economic\u200b vision in comparison \u2063to former President Donald Trump&#8217;s policies,\u2063 Emhoff criticized Trump for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-trump-and-harris-stand-on-key-issues-ahead-of-the-debate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Where Trump and Harris stand on key issues ahead of the debate - Washington Examiner\">proposing tax cuts<\/a> for billionaires and causing increasing national debt. He asserted that Harris&#8217;s plans are backed\u200d by economists who believe they would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-travels-to-singapore-confronted-with-afghanistan-chaos\/\" title=\"Harris travels to Singapore, confronted with Afghanistan chaos\">foster economic growth<\/a>, \u2062in stark contrast to the potential recession he attributes to a return of\u2062 Trump to \u200dthe White House.<\/p>\n<p>Although Emhoff is\u2064 actively participating as a surrogate for Harris&#8217;s campaign, Harris herself has largely refrained from interviews,\u200c giving her first solo interview \u2063as a \u2063major\u2062 candidate only recently. Emhoff&#8217;s remarks, while\u2064 lacking direct economic policy specifics, reflect his intent to support his wife&#8217;s candidacy by underlining her qualifications and contrasting them \u2064with Trump&#8217;s \u200drecord.  <\/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\">Emhoff skirts around questions of Harris&rsquo;s economic policy<\/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_1771764\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Second gentleman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3093881\/who-is-second-gentleman-doug-emhoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Doug Emhoff<\/a> skirted around a chance to detail his wife and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s economic policy in a new interview with MSNBC&rsquo;s Jen Psaki.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In the one-on-one interview &mdash; which has been a rare occurrence from Harris&rsquo;s presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campaign<\/a> &mdash; Psaki pressed Emhoff on what he tells people curious to understand more about Harris and her goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have a background in business; you have a background actually understanding the economy,&rdquo; Psaki, a former White House press secretary under the Biden administration, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/InsideWithPsaki\/status\/1840422008716149016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>started out<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When people come to you, and they say, &lsquo;I want to know more about your wife, I want to know more about 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>, what she believes. And I really feel nostalgic for the age, the days of Trump and the economy during Trump.&rsquo; &hellip; What is the best argument? What do you tell them?&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emhoff, who has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marriage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>married<\/a> to Harris since 2014, opted against diving into detail on the Democratic candidate&rsquo;s campaign and instead explained what she was like when they met. Emhoff touted Harris&rsquo;s knowledge of business, saying he didn&rsquo;t feel that he had to &ldquo;go into chapter and verse&rdquo; on what he did for a living as she served as then-California Attorney General.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, over the course &mdash; over these 11-12 years, I mean she is a capitalist. She&rsquo;s pro-growth, pro-innovation,&rdquo; Emhoff said. &ldquo;She understands technology; she understands the interrelationships between needing, you know, a strong business community, but also making sure that workers are protected. And all these things can be true at the same time.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He went on to further praise his wife, saying she has the ability to &ldquo;understand all the connections&rdquo; when it comes to discussing ideas with anyone from small business owners to space and tech entrepreneurs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A lot of these conversations then turn into policy,&rdquo; Emhoff said. &ldquo;So she&rsquo;s constantly connecting the dots.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Without further pointing to one policy stance from the Harris campaign in particular, Emhoff then turned his attention to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>. He accused the Republican of failing in his personal and business life by pushing for billionaire tax cuts and driving up debt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His only big policy now in between scapegoating immigrants is tariffs, which is going to cost the average American family about $4,000,&rdquo; Emhoff said. &ldquo;Goldman Sachs, economists, Moody&rsquo;s, objective players in the economy have all said the economy will thrive under what Kamala is putting forth and will tank &mdash; in fact, Moody&rsquo;s said we&rsquo;ll go right into a recession &mdash; if he somehow gets back to the White House.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In his newly found position <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3162052\/emhoff-brings-wife-guy-energy-role-top-harris-surrogate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>as a top surrogate<\/a> for Harris&rsquo; campaign, Emhoff has made several public media interviews to offer support for his wife, appearing on <em>Good Morning America<\/em>, <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em>, <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em>, and NBC News.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Harris herself has eschewed such interviews, only giving her first solo interview with a major news outlet as the Democratic nominee last week. Previously, Harris hadn&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3136178\/everything-know-about-first-interview-harris-campaign-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>agreed to a similar interview<\/a> as the Democratic pick until weeks after her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), was confirmed. In late August, <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">CNN interviewed the pair together<\/span>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vice president has faced much criticism for being too walled off to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-is-open-new-york-is-closed-and-ny-has-more-covid-deaths\/\" title=\"Florida Is Open, New York Is Closed, And NY Has More COVID Deaths\">national media<\/a>. Some have suggested this is intentional by her campaign, instead prioritizing local media, campaign events, town-halls, and social media, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/26\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-interviews-campaign.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to the <em>New York Times.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-campaigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campaign<\/a> has defended their media strategy, with a spokesman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/19\/media\/kamala-harris-press-strategy-local-media\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>telling<\/a><em> <\/em>CNN, &ldquo;She does a steady dose of media engagements because she believes speaking to a broad array of voters where they consume their news and information is important. It&rsquo;s how you reach people where they are.&rdquo;<\/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_1771764\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1771764\"}});<\/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>Emhoff dodges questions on Harris&#8217;s economic policy in interview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3452,"featured_media":2347277,"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\/AP24258023479432.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34402,20490,4021,32171,32076],"class_list":["post-2347275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economic-policy","tag-emhoff","tag-harris","tag-political-commentary","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AP24258023479432.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347275","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\/3452"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}