(NewsNation) — Sean Spicer was not impressed with Vice President Harris’ interview on Fox Information. And a few Harris loyalists weren’t thrilled with how the vp was questioned by Fox’s Bret Baier.
“Today was another example of ‘I’ll say whatever I have to say depending on who I’m talking to.’ Tonight didn’t move the needle,” Spicer, a NewsNation contributor and former Trump White Home press secretary, instructed “On Balance.”
“She didn’t get her second debate with Donald Trump, but she got an opportunity here to debate one of his biggest cheerleaders,” stated Democratic strategist Shaniqua McClendon, referring to Baier.
McClendon additionally believed that Democrats, and perhaps some Republicans, can be impressed with Harris going “toe-to-toe” with Baier.
Geraldo Rivera, who lately introduced he would again Harris, stated the vp impressed him with a harder demeanor than she’d proven in different latest interviews. However, on “Dan Abrams Live,” Rivera said he was “baffled” by what he referred to as her lack of preparation.
“How could she not be ready to answer (questions about) Laken Riley and Mollie Tibbetts,” Rivera requested. He famous Harris may have scored some factors by merely taking a second to specific sympathy for the high-profile victims of violence by the hands of individuals within the U.S. illegally. He referred to as that “Politics 101.”
Former Harris aide Symone Sanders-Townsend was very crucial of Baier.
“I’ve never witnessed what I witnessed tonight,” Sanders-Townsend posted on X. “The interviewer wasn’t themselves — instead he was rude, misleading and pulled questions straight out of a proverbial Trump/Vance press release,” she wrote.
ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith blasted Baier for questioning Harris about President Joe Biden’s cognitive skills:
“Why are you asking the Democratic nominee for the presidency of the United States to dime out her boss?”
Smith instructed NewsNation’s “CUOMO” he wished a deeper dive into what Harris would do if she turns into president.
“Ask her about the issues … and why they are. She talked about how this presidency is going to be hers. It’s not going to be Joe Biden’s. Well, how specifically do you mean that? What about the economy right now? What about inflation?”
However journalist Chris Cillizza stated Harris’ key to victory shall be to proceed to distance herself from Biden.
“If she wins, it will be because of that answer … which is ‘I’m not Joe Biden,’” Cillizza instructed “On Balance.”
“If she does win, it will be because someone in her campaign, or she, realized that you cannot link yourself to a president who is at 40 percent approval, or lower,” he added.
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