Harris Under Fire for Bringing Tim Walz to First Interview as Dem Nominee
The Harris campaign is defending its controversial decision to make the nominee's long-awaited first media interview into a twofer with her running mate, Tim Walz, instead of doing a one-on-one.
Responding to questions from the Daily Beast, Harris campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz said Wednesday evening that the joint interview is in keeping with tradition. "For at least 20 years, every ticket, Republican and Democrat, sat for a joint interview," Munoz told the Beast.
CNN, which scored the coveted interview, declined to comment on how the campaign presented a two-for-one situation to the network. CNN chief political correspondent and anchor Dana Bash will conduct the interview with Kamala Harris and Walz, which will be taped and is set to air at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday.