The 5 Spiciest Moments From Vice President Kamala Harris' Fox News Interview

Harris sat down with Bret Baier for a half-hour talk that turned contentious.

17 Oct 2024, 20:34 by Candace McDuffie · The Root

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As Vice President Kamala Harris continues her home-stretch media blitz, on Wednesday she sat down with Fox News’ Bret Baier for a half-hour interview. As expected from a Fox News interview, it was contentious from beginning to end. Here are the five spiciest moments from the segment.

1. Baier wouldn’t let Harris get a word in edgewise.

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The interview between Baier and the Vice President started off fiery, with the host cutting off Harris from answering almost immediately. Baier interrupted her when he asked Harris to estimate how many undocumented immigrants have been released into America. Harris wanted to focus on immigration as a bigger conversation. When the host interrupted her, the VP stated: “Well, I’m not – but I’m not finished. I’m not finished. We have – but we have an immigration system that needs to be fixed.”

2. VP defended President Joe Biden when asked about his mental dexterity.

Baier made it a point to accuse Harris of covering for President Biden and his supposed failed mental state. “You told many interviewers that Joe Biden was on his game,” Baier said, “that he ran around circles on his staff. When did you first notice that President Biden’s mental faculties appeared diminished?” Harris retorted — seemingly annoyed — that Biden “has the judgment and the experience to do exactly what he has done in making very important decisions on behalf of the American people.”

3. Baier asked question about transitioning “detained illegal aliens” and Harris fired back.

Baier was eager to ask Harris the question: “Are you still in support of using taxpayer dollars to help prison inmates or detained illegal aliens to transition to another gender?” Harris immediately fired back: “I will follow the law, and it’s a law that Donald Trump actually followed.” Though Baier retorted that Trump didn’t advocate for that law, it doesn’t change the fact that it was in place during his presidency.

4. VP Harris reiterated that she doesn’t plan on replicating Biden’s presidency.

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After Baier played clips of Harris saying she wouldn’t change anything about Biden’s White House tenure, he asked how a Harris presidency will differ. The VP was stern and concise in her reply. “My presidency will not be a continuation of Joe Biden’s presidency,” she said. “I represent a new generation of leadership.”

5. Harris gets passionate after Baier downplays Trump’s recent comments about using military force on political opponents.

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When Baier attempted to omit the severity of Trump’s recent threats to use the military to punish his political opponents, Harris became fervent at this glaring omission. “This is a democracy, and in a democracy the president of the United States in the United States of America, should be willing to be able to handle criticism without saying he’d lock people up for doing it,” Harris said with a raised voice.