Kamala Harris agrees to first Fox News interview Wednesday

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: USA Today

Published 4:07 p.m. ET Oct. 14, 2024 | Updated 4:07 p.m. ET Oct. 14, 2024


With three weeks left until Election Day, and amid a packed campaign schedule, Vice President Kamala Harris will sit for her first interview with Fox News.

The network announced Monday that its chief political anchor Bret Baier will interview Harris on Wednesday in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state. Their conversation will be prerecorded in the afternoon and will air later that night on Baier's "Special Report" at 6 p.m. ET.

The Democratic presidential candidate's decision to sit for the interview comes after the network invited the presidential frontrunners to debate in late October. Republican nominee former President Donald Trump declined that invitation after their first matchup in September.

Since launching her bid for the White House, Harris has received criticism for not accepting many sit-down interviews with traditional news outlets. She has ramped up media appearances in recent weeks, including a "60 Minutes" interview that aired last Monday.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/14/fox-news-bret-baier-kamala-harris-interview/75673374007/

[chicoescuela]

1. No huevos trump

She will bury him on his own network and he will whine as to how unfair Baier is
Win/win

[azureblue]

3. Fox will re frame Trump talking points

And make gotcha questions to throw at her. Trouble is, trying to ask a question like "Trump says you're a poo poo head" won't fly.. She is way smarter than Fox thinks, and frankly, Fox thinks they are the smart ones..

[chicoescuela]

5. If all they do is reframe his talking points, she will crush the interview

[4lbs]

43. They aren't as smart as they think. They already paid Dominion nearly $800 million to

settle that lawsuit regarding the 2020 election, and now SmartMatic looks to be more than $1 Billion, maybe even $2 Billion to settle it.

https://www.nbcnews.com/media/fox-corp-smartmatics-defamation-suit-rcna135619

Fox Corp. must face Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation suit
Jan. 25, 2024, 6:44 AM PST
By Jane C. Timm

[ailsagirl]

46. She knows very well how Faux is-- she'll crush them. Truth win out.

And plenty of repukes will be waiting for the massacre--only thing is faux will be trounced.

[Oopsie Daisy]

2. I wonder if Brett is having all his questions reviewed or written by Peter Doocy.

[Scrivener7]

4. Mistake.

[TomSlick]

29. She will be fine.

It comes with being the smartest person in the room.

[ailsagirl]

47. "Bring it on!"

[chicoescuela]

6. Better she does this than you or me doing it

[timoteus]

7. I just

don't see the logic in this. Just like I don't agree with the decision to put a Repube in a cabinet position. It seems like a setup and I have no doubt they will try and knock her back on her heels so she has to be on the defense for the length of the interview. But then, I'm not the one who has to play three dimensional chess.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. "no doubt they will try and knock her back on her heels"

She was a prosecuting attorney for several decades (Asst. D.A./D.A./AG).

They are a bunch of flunky fake news purveyors.

Come on.

[timoteus]

9. Being a D.A.

or Attorney General is a position where you are in great control. This is different. They can relentlessly question her on the weak points to muddy the water and use that to their advantage. Every question will be crafted to ensnare her and most importantly to generate talking points that can be amplified on all the news shows.

Come on.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. She's a LAWYER

That's what they are trained to do. They question but have to ANTICIPATE the defense side and THEIR questioning/cross examination.

It's not "different".

The only ones who are clueless are the Faux Snooze crew. Pete Buttigieg practically lives there and we used to have a DUer who was also on there continually taking them down.

[timoteus]

14. Being

a questionee in an interview and prosecuting in court are way different in my estimation. One misstatement or one answer taken out of question is fodder for the coming weeks and will keep her on the defensive when she should be on the offense pointing out the incredible ineptitude of what's his name.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Getting something "wrong" in court

can mean an acquittal instead of a conviction.

She knows what she's doing and promoting that kind of FUD stuff on this site is ridiculous. She could do a "perfect" interview and the RW media wouldl twist it out of context anyway.

The insinuations are insulting.

[timoteus]

17. I never said "wrong"

I said misstatement. Saying something not entirely clear or interpreted how they want to hear it like you just did. I agree with your perfect interview statement and that the media will just twist it. There is no upside to doing this interview. Ditto the forehead smackey thingy.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

21. You say there is no upside?

If there's no upside, then why would VP Harris agree to it?
Think maybe she knows better than you?
If you don't think so, then maybe you should call up the campaign HQ and tell them that YOU don't think it's a good idea, I'm quite sure they'll listen to you and cancel the interview.

[BumRushDaShow]

25. "I never said 'wrong'. I said misstatement"

When it comes to LAW, "misstatement" = "wrong". The "technicality" can be enough to introduce "reasonable doubt" and the case can be toast.

Anyone who goes into trial law, has to learn how to think on their feet and pivot when things go in a different direction.

She has been doing multiple interviews and the media is barely reporting on it because they have a "narrative" out there that she isn't doing any, and 45 is like a 30 year old running around the country at dozens of big rallies and interviews.

Don't believe their FUD or their hype.

[timoteus]

27. Yes,

but this isn't court, it's an interview, so like I said "different". And like you said, the media has a narrative and isn't reporting fairly so why do an interview on Fox of all places where you won't get fair treatment during or after the interview? I mean Obama refused to do Fox interviews to put them in their place so why is Harris?

[BumRushDaShow]

28. To respond

Yes, but this isn't court, it's an interview, so like I said "different".

What do you think goes on in a "court" exactly?

Witnesses are asked questions and they give answers and the "fun" begins. The idea is to convince the jury (audience) that what you are saying is truthful or not. The lawyers can ask the questions a certain way to solicit the responses they want.

The analogy is quite sound.

And like you said, the media has a narrative and isn't reporting fairly so why do an interview on Fox of all places where you won't get fair treatment during or after the interview? I mean Obama refused to do Fox interviews to put them in their place so why is Harris?

Why are you afraid of Faux? And why do you think Kamala Harris is the same as Barack Obama? They are not con-joined twins, they have different legal backgrounds, and the Faux of today, who 45 has refused to participate in while whining and moaning, ended up paying $787 MILLION dollars to a Smartmatic for their bullshit. So they aren't the same Faux as they were when Obama was President.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

30. You won't get an answer, at least on this thread. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

31. Oh I know

and you can guess why. We're on it.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

32. And Bret Baier is probably the fairest interviewer on Faux,

he'll more than likely be tough but fair with her.

[BumRushDaShow]

41. He probably had to become

the "new Chris Wallace", who himself had "Shep-i-fied" himself after Shep Smith left.

[sheshe2]

19. I use to love him here.

He got run off in 2018.😢

[BumRushDaShow]

26. Well...

He FFR'd himself.

He was a firebrand though and I loved him too... and that snap-back personality is probably why he built up the hides.

[greatauntoftriplets]

36. He's doing well.

I'm friends with him on Facebook.

[sheshe2]

37. Good to hear!

Say hi to him for me.

[greatauntoftriplets]

40. I will.

He's even a grandfather now. His elder daughter had a baby girl a couple of years ago.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

13. Your kidding, right?

As was pointed out to you, she's a seasoned lawyer and prosecutor who would be ready for the defenses questions.

She'll do just fine.

[timoteus]

16. Oh, I see...

I get a "come on" from one like what I said is preposterous. And a "you're kidding, right?" from another with a video I read as you laughing at me. If you can't disagree with my opinion while showing a modicum of respect, then I have no use for either of you. And mutually no respect.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

18. Ok.

[sheshe2]

20. I can see you are heartbroken. 😆

[MarineCombatEngineer]

22. Yep, the tears are just rolling down my cheeks.

[KS Toronado]

33. Here Sarge, I'll give you a shoulder to cry on.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

34. LOL.

I love it.
Thanks for the laughs.

[RandiFan1290]

51. * you're

[crimycarny]

48. I had the same concerns

If she does well the MAGA will say it was a softball interview, if she has the slightest misstep it gets blasted all over the media (even if 99.9999% of the rest of the interview she hit it out of the park.

But I guess they (Kamala’s team) are ready for all these possibilities and I have to give her credit for having the guts to do it. I will say that she seems to be getting more comfortable each interview.

[SKKY]

56. I was a little bit nervous about this until I found out Bret Baier was doing...

...the interview. As far as Fox goes, I think he'll give her the fairest deal. If she takes notes from Obama and Buttigieg's previous interviews on Fox, she'll be fine.

[Callalily]

11. May be the only time I turn on Fox News.

[sanevoiceus]

12. Will she be fact-checked by Fox ?

Will she be fact-checked by Fox news? I doubt if any person at Fox news knows what real facts are if it has not been told by TSF.

[orleans]

44. omg! fact checked by FOX?? that would be HYSTERICAL!

[maxsolomon]

23. Maybe my Dad will watch and realize she's not a Communist.

This is fraught with peril.

She's handcuffed to a degree because she's actively in the Administration, and can't give answers that contradict or question policy.

[mdbl]

35. Fux Nooze is not a traditional news outlet.

I hope she wears hip-boots. I am also sure they'll do a hatchet job in the editing room.

[orleans]

45. no, they are not news. i think, technically, they are considered "entertainment."

definitely not MY entertainment

[Montauk6]

38. Comedy Central has more journalistic integrity than Fox Noose

[agingdem]

39. I think I know why she agreed to an interview...

the last couple of days, if the polls are to be believed, the numbers are stagnant, whileTrump's daily hate vomit is dominating the news cycle...with that in mind, it was time to take back the narrative and what better way to do that then to willing go into enemy territory ...and I suspect this was not a spur of the moment decision but dissected and discussed and prepped...of course, mind-fucking dementia addled Donnie is always a bonus....Kamala will slay..

[progressoid]

42. She needs to talk to Obama

[BumRushDaShow]

50. Thanks for posting that!

That was from 2010 and Faux has been run through the ringer since then (including a $3/4 billion payout and an expulsion of Putin-stooge Carlson).

[rhiannon55]

49. Fox viewers will get to see Kamala as a real person

Who is likable and caring, instead of the ridiculous caricature that Fox and other right-wing media make her out to be. That could be a very good reason for her to walk into the lion's den.

She is one brave badass president-to-be!

[bucolic_frolic]

52. This will keep the pressure on Trump

Despite his conservatism, Baier is informed on issues and his queries will be hard-hitting but with substance, which gives our VP the opportunity to rebut, reframe, and triumph. He won't deliver any softballs of course, but he usually has a question moderate in tone and he is respectful. I don't anticipate this will devolve into dislike or confrontation, more like wary mutual respect. I think it's a good venue for her.

[SupportSanity]

53. Great move!

[Escape]

54. I'm not concerned..

with how Kamala will conduct herself or handle the interview. I am only concerned with how the Faux monsters will selectively edit the final product before it is aired.

[GreenWave]

55. Pre-recorded eh? Leaves ground for mischief.

[CTyankee]

57. Her team is savvy and knows the risk. If they are willing for her to do this, I thnk we should trust them.

So far, I'd say her team has given her good advice. We gotta trust them, if we trust her to hire them in the first place. Right?