Vance Blast Harris Over Press Appearance Saga

Senator JD Vance (R-OH) strongly criticized Vice President Kamala Harris, suggesting that she was avoiding media interactions because she “can’t answer” questions regarding her support for certain policies.

During a campaign event in Georgia on Thursday, Matthew Boyle, Washington Bureau Chief for Breitbart News, asked Vance whether he believed it was “time” for Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) and Vice President Harris to hold a press conference or participate in an “interview with the media.”

Vance argued that, similar to how many “less important” positions in the country require candidates to go through an interview process before securing a job or promotion, those aspiring to be president or vice president should also have to “interview” for their roles.

“It is such a cool thing to be able to run as Donald Trump’s running mate,” Vance explained. “And, to be able to ask these wonderful people to be their vice president of the United States. It’s an amazing honor, aside from being a dad to those three babies, and a husband to my wife. The greatest honor of my entire life is standing up here and being able to run to be the next Vice President of the United States.”

Vance noted that although running for vice president was “an awesome thing” and “cool thing,” he emphasized that he was “asking” the American people to elect him as the “vice president of the most powerful nation in the world.” He further stated that anyone seeking such a position should “interview for that job.”

“I am asking you all for something that is quite profound,” Vance said. “It’s to be the vice president of the most powerful nation in the world, at one of the most important times in our history. If you want to get that kind of job, and you’re asking the American people to give you that kind of job, I think you ought to interview for that job.”

As previously noted by Breitbart News, Harris is scheduled to accept the Democratic nomination on Thursday at the Democratic National Convention (DNC). It has been since June 24 that Harris last appeared in a televised media interview, and the last reported instance of her answering questions at a solo press conference dates back to Dec. 2, 2023.

According to a recent report from Axios, Harris has “committed to one interview by Aug. 31.”

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“There are a lot of jobs that are less important than vice president of the United States where we expect people to interview before they get a promotion,” Vance added. “Kamala Harris is asking the American people for a promotion, but she refuses to actually talk to them before it. Think about it, every single event that Kamala Harris does, she’s got a teleprompter in front of her. And, I think the reason is because Kamala Harris cannot explain why she wanted to defund the police, Kamala Harris can’t explain why she suspended deportations on day one. Kamala Harris can’t explain why she cast the deciding vote on the Inflation Explosion Act that made the price of groceries and housing so expensive for normal American citizens all over this country. And, because she can’t answer those questions, she is running from the American people.”