{"id":2355938,"date":"2024-10-16T20:11:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T00:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-sits-down-for-combative-interview-with-fox-news-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T20:11:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T00:11:29","slug":"harris-sits-down-for-combative-interview-with-fox-news-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-sits-down-for-combative-interview-with-fox-news-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris sits down for combative interview with Fox News- 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%2Fharris-sits-down-for-combative-interview-with-fox-news-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=2355938&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>Vice President Kamala Harris faced\u200b tough\u200b questions \u200cduring a contentious interview on Fox News with anchor Bret Baier. The discussion focused heavily on immigration policies, where\u200d Harris was questioned about her previous positions and the impact of Biden&#8217;s administration on the current immigration crisis. She avoided direct answers regarding the number of illegal immigrants released \u2062under Biden \u200dand whether they \u200cregretted ending the &#8220;Remain in Mexico&#8221; policy. In a striking moment, Baier asked if they owed apologies to families of \u200dvictims allegedly killed by illegal immigrants, to which Harris\u200b expressed sympathy\u200b but did not acknowledge a need for an apology. <\/p>\n<p>Throughout the interview,\u200b Harris emphasized her \u2064desire to distinguish her future presidency from Biden&#8217;s, claiming she would bring new ideas and a fresh perspective. \u2062She asserted her current stance against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-defund-the-police-killed-police-reform\/\" title=\"How \u2018Defund the Police\u2019 Killed Police Reform\">decriminalizing border crossings<\/a>, contrary to her earlier\u2062 campaign position. The conversation also touched on other issues such as foreign policy and public safety, with Harris\u200d defending the administration&#8217;s track record. The interview marked a significant moment for Harris, as it was one \u2063of the first\u2063 times she appeared on a more adversarial platform, following\u2063 an\u200c event in Pennsylvania that appealed to \u2064bipartisan support.  <\/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\">Harris&rsquo;s risky Fox interview turns combative over immigration and&nbsp;Biden&rsquo;s health<\/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_1837421\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> was grilled over her shifting views on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>immigration<\/a> and relationship with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> during a Wednesday interview with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The 25-minute sitdown with anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bret-baier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bret Baier<\/a> was contentious from start to finish in what amounted to one of the first times the vice president has given an interview on an adversarial network.<\/p>\n<p>The interview was dominated by immigration, with Harris repeatedly sidestepping questions from how many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>illegal immigrants<\/a> she estimates the Biden administration has released into the country to whether she and Biden regret repealing former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s &ldquo;Remain in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mexico<\/a>&rdquo; policy, which forced most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/asylum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>asylum-seekers<\/a> to wait outside the United States for their applications to be processed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have to let me finish,&rdquo; Harris told Baier during one of several interruptions as she discussed immigration proposals Biden had put forward while in office.<\/p>\n<p>At another point, Baier asked Harris whether she and Biden owed the families of Rachel Morin, Jocelyn&nbsp;Nungaray, and Laken Riley, three women allegedly killed by illegal immigrants, an apology for their policies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t imagine the pain that the families of those victims have experienced for a loss that should not have occurred,&rdquo; Harris said.<\/p>\n<p>Although Harris acknowledged the families&rsquo; loss, she did not respond to a question about when she recognized the border situation was a crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-recruiting-gop-senators-for-amnesty-deal\/\" title=\"Democrats Recruiting GOP Senators for Amnesty Deal\">broken immigration system<\/a>, transcending, by the way, Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration, even before,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s all be honest about that. I have no pride in saying that this is a perfect immigration system. I&rsquo;ve been clear.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The second section of the interview covered Harris&rsquo;s past policy positions, including whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cuts-off-emergency-military-funding-for-border-wall-calls-trumps-declaration-unwarranted\/\" title=\"Biden cuts off emergency military funding for border wall, calls Trump\u2019s declaration \u2018unwarranted\u2019\">illegal border crossings<\/a> should be decriminalized, a stance she held during her 2020 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do not believe in decriminalizing border crossings, and I&rsquo;ve not done that as vice president,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I will not do that as president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With the campaign being amplified by television ads, Harris was also asked about her support for taxpayer-funded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sex reassignment surgeries<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>prisoners<\/a> in 2019, a position that Trump has highlighted in battleground TV spots.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will follow the law, and it&rsquo;s a law that Donald Trump actually followed,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;That ad is a little like throwing stones when you live in a glass house.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In another standout moment, Harris was pushed for the third time in the past week to distinguish herself from Biden, as a majority of voters tell pollsters the country is headed in the wrong direction. Last week, Harris did not have a reaction prepared when she was posed the same question by ABC&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/the-view\/\"><em>The View<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let me be very clear: My presidency will not be a continuation of Joe Biden&rsquo;s presidency,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I will bring my life experiences, my professional experiences, and fresher, new ideas. I represent a new generation of leadership.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Baier additionally asked Harris when she first understood Biden was having problems because of his age and mental acuity. Harris has publicly remained loyal to Biden, despite replacing him as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee this summer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe Biden, I have watched from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oval-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Oval Office<\/a> to the Situation Room, and he has the judgment and the experience to do what he has done,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vintage-lebron-boastful-nba-star-makes-a-caitlin-clark-compliment-all-about-himself\/\" title=\"Vintage LeBron: Boastful NBA Star Makes a Caitlin Clark Compliment All About Himself\">wide-ranging interview covered<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>economy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/foreign-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>foreign policy<\/a>, too, with Harris defending the Biden administration&rsquo;s posture toward Tehran and her assessment during last week&rsquo;s CBS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/60-minutes\/\"><em>60 Minutes<\/em><\/a>  interview that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Iran<\/a> is the country&rsquo;s &ldquo;greatest adversary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s interview on a right-leaning network comes after she appeared earlier Wednesday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a> where George Washington crossed the Delaware River&nbsp;during the&nbsp;American Revolutionary War, with more than 100 Republicans, including former Illinois Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-kinzinger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Adam Kinzinger<\/a>, in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>In an address that appealed to patriotism and national unity, Harris spoke about putting country over party and told pro-rule-of-law Republicans, &ldquo;There is a place for you in this campaign.&rdquo; The vice president also reiterated her criticism of Trump for warning of &ldquo;the enemy from within&rdquo; in a recent interview.<\/p>\n<p>Importantly, her Wednesday campaign stop was also in Bucks, one of Pennsylvania&rsquo;s most competitive counties. Biden won it by 4 percentage points in 2020, former Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hillary Clinton<\/a> by less than a point in 2016, and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a> by about 2 points in 2012.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harris is appealing to Republicans to make up for a lack of support among minority voters who have traditionally cast ballots for Democrats, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/african-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>black<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/latinos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Latino<\/a> men, with events this month with former Wyoming Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/liz-cheney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Liz Cheney<\/a> and Arizona Republicans in Scottsdale.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump appeared on Fox News earlier Wednesday to pitch himself to female voters during a female-only town hall. A Trump interview with Univision is scheduled to be broadcast later Wednesday night.<\/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_1837421\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1837421\"}});<\/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>Harris faces tough questions on immigration and Biden&#8217;s health in Fox interview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2355939,"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\/10\/Baier-Harris.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32135,4021,6234],"class_list":["post-2355938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fox-news","tag-harris","tag-interview"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Baier-Harris.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355938","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}