{"id":2355953,"date":"2024-10-16T20:41:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T00:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joy-eludes-harris-in-her-high-stakes-fox-interview-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T20:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T00:44:14","slug":"joy-eludes-harris-in-her-high-stakes-fox-interview-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joy-eludes-harris-in-her-high-stakes-fox-interview-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Joy\u2019 eludes Harris in her high-stakes Fox interview &#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%2Fjoy-eludes-harris-in-her-high-stakes-fox-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=2355953&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>**Summary of Kamala Harris&#8217;s Interview \u2064with Bret Baier on Fox \u200dNews**<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b her recent Fox News debut, Vice President Kamala Harris\u2063 faced a notably \u2064tough interview with \u2064anchor Bret \u2064Baier, marking her most confrontational media appearance since becoming \u200bthe Democratic presidential\u2063 nominee. Contrary to her usual campaign \u200ddemeanor, Harris was combative, demanding that\u2064 Baier allow her uninterrupted responses \u2062as they \u2063engaged in \u200ca spirited exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Harris aimed \u2062to\u200c differentiate \u200bher\u200b prospective presidency\u200b from President Joe Biden&#8217;s, stating, \u201cLet me be very clear: My presidency will not be a continuation of Joe Biden\u2019s\u200b presidency.\u201d However, while she highlighted generational change \u200dand her own experiences, she avoided \u200bdelving into\u200c critical policy\u200b disagreements with Biden,\u200b instead defending his cognitive\u200b abilities, which raises questions \u2064given\u2062 her potential\u200c need to succeed \u200chim.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the interview, Harris \u200cshowed flashes of frustration and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-checking-kamala-harriss-first-interview-as-a-presidential-candidate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Fact-checking Kamala Harris\u2019s first interview as a presidential candidate - Washington Examiner\">provided vague responses<\/a> when pushed on specific\u200b issues,\u2063 reflecting a broader concern about her effectiveness in live interviews. Despite this, her expressions of defiance against Trump and the network may resonate with her supporters. <\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Harris&#8217;s approach\u2062 suggests an effort to\u2063 appeal to Republicans in battleground states, \u200ca strategy she seems to\u200c be pursuing more\u200c aggressively following \u2063criticisms of her limited public engagements and past\u200d interview missteps. She has been\u2064 attempting to boost her visibility through various interviews, including one with 60 Minutes, while contrasting herself \u200bagainst Trump\u2019s media engagements.<\/p>\n<p>The overall \u200ctone of the \u200dinterview led to stark criticisms, with Trump\u2019s \u200bteam labeling it a \u201cTRAIN WRECK,\u201d underscoring the polarized landscape as the\u2063 election draws \u2063near.  <\/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\">&lsquo;Joy&rsquo; eludes Harris in her high-stakes Fox interview<\/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_1837256\" 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> did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3117048\/joy-irrational-exuberance-soars-to-new-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bring the joy<\/a> in her Fox News debut Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In what was rightly billed as the most adversarial interview Harris has taken since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, she seemed loaded for bear from the moment she sat down with Fox anchor Bret Baier.<\/p>\n<p>It was a sharp contrast with the image she has projected on the campaign trail and in softer interviews and even the moment she strode across the debate stage to introduce herself to her Republican opponent, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, at times, appeared to be debating Baier, demanding that he let her finish and not interrupt her answers. Baier, consistently addressing Harris as either &ldquo;Madam Vice President&rdquo; or &ldquo;ma&rsquo;am,&rdquo; at one point apologized for the crosstalk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But it wasn&rsquo;t quite Harris the prosecutor or the senator who grilled Trump administration officials in hearings on Capitol Hill, though she referenced her experiences in those areas.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let me be very clear: My presidency will not be a continuation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s presidency,&rdquo; Harris said, a clearer line of demarcation than she drew for Stephen Colbert or on <em>The View<\/em>. She emphasized generational change and differences in experience from Biden.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Harris didn&rsquo;t really mention significant policy disagreements with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">current president<\/a> and defended Biden&rsquo;s mental acuity despite the obvious fact that she had to replace him atop the Democratic ticket. She has also returned to Biden&rsquo;s &ldquo;democracy&rdquo; theme as the race enters the homestretch, having previously emphasized this less than her boss did.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You gotta take [responsibility] for what happened in your administration,&rdquo; Harris said in a line aimed at Trump but that seems likely to circulate against her in Republican circles.<\/p>\n<p>The normally composed Harris lost her temper at times and frequently gave thin answers when pressed to go beyond her anti-Trump talking points, raising the concerns that kept her off the interview circuit in the first place. Her biggest smile came when her night with Baier came to a close.<\/p>\n<p>Harris will score points with her supporters for flashing righteous anger at Trump and Fox News, but that did not appear to be the reason she accepted the interview.<\/p>\n<p>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> came armed with frequent references to her Republican supporters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3192189\/harris-argues-trump-unchecked-power-warning-pennsylvania-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>with whom she had appeared<\/a> in the battleground state of Pennsylvania before the interview. She surely went on Fox to attract more.<\/p>\n<p>Since ascending to the top spot on the Democratic ticket, Harris had come under scrutiny for a paucity of unscripted events and a general lack of press access. Past interviews as vice president haven&rsquo;t always gone well,&nbsp;such as when she responded to a question about when she would visit the border by saying she hadn&rsquo;t been to Europe yet either, and off-the-cuff speaking worked against her at times during her failed campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Listen, that was five years ago,&rdquo; Harris responded to one of Baier&rsquo;s questions about that previous race.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has been trying to flip the script on Trump by doing more interviews, including a sitdown with <em>60 Minutes <\/em>that the former president skipped. She mocked his town hall, which devolved into an impromptu &ldquo;YMCA&rdquo; dance-off with Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kristi Noem<\/a> (R-SD), and she told Howard Stern that Trump was showing weakness by avoiding legacy media institutions.&nbsp;She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeopardy-ousts-mayim-bialik-as-its-host-after-two-years\/\" title=\"Mayim Bialik replaced as Jeopardy! host after two years\">received generally positive reviews<\/a> for her debate with Trump and has tried to bait him into another one before the election.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump, who is no Baier fan, demonstrated he enjoys combative exchanges with the media once again this week when he sat down with a top <em>Bloomberg <\/em>editor to discuss his economic plans, saying his interviewer had been wrong about tariffs for 25 years as the live audience laughed. Trump&rsquo;s spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, described the Harris interview as a &ldquo;TRAIN WRECK&rdquo; (emphasis in the original) in a statement blasted out soon afterward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives on social media had peppered Baier beforehand with queries about whether the interview would be edited or Harris would know the questions in advance. The answer both times was no, but Trump supporters were skeptical.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harris and Trump are locked in a tight race as Election Day approaches, and early voting is already taking place in some parts of the country. Harris leads Trump by 1.7 points in the national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>RealClearPolitics <\/em>polling average<\/a>, but Trump is ahead of her by a smaller margin in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-presidential-polls-biden-tightens-race-in-key-battleground-states-but-trump-still-leads\/\" title=\"New Polls Show Biden Closing Gap in Crucial Swing States, Trump Maintains Lead\">top battleground states<\/a> that will decide the presidency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/kamala-harris-could-join-podcaster-joe-rogan-an-interview-sources-2024-10-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reports<\/a> that Harris might venture into Trump-friendly territory by doing an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan. Rogan is a softer interviewer than Baier, but the format requires more talking, and his heavily male audience could find the Democratic nominee a tough sell.<\/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_1837256\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1837256\"}});<\/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 struggles to convey joy in her challenging Fox interview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2355954,"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\/harris_joy_fox.webp.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[43178,4021,22856,11117,32076],"class_list":["post-2355953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-fox-interview","tag-harris","tag-high-stakes","tag-joy","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/harris_joy_fox.webp.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355953","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\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}