Klobuchar dismisses concerns Harris should give more interviews

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) dismissed concerns that Vice President Harris has not given enough media interviews since launching her White House bid after President Biden announced he would not seek re-election.

ABC News “This Week” anchor Jonathan Karl noted Sunday that it has been three weeks since Biden dropped out and endorsed Harris as his successor, but she has yet to hold a news conference and answer few questions from reporters.

“Twenty-one days, Jonathan. Three weeks [she] began running for president. Before that, she gave numerous interviews. She did interviews with you. She’s done interviews, I’m sure she’ll do interviews,” Klobuchar said.

The Minnesota Democrat argued that next month’s debate between Harris and Trump will be a “standout moment” for each candidate to lay out their “very different visions” for the nation.

“If you look at what’s happening with the momentum and the polls and what’s happening in swing states like Wisconsin, with the numbers changing, what’s happening in Michigan, what’s happening in Pennsylvania, it’s incredible,” he added. she.

Harris has come under scrutiny from the Trump campaign for refusing to answer questions from reporters in the nearly three weeks since launching her bid for the White House.

She answered questions from reporters traveling with her in Michigan last Thursday and said she hoped to arrange an extended interview before the end of the month.

“I talked to my team. I want us to schedule an interview before the end of the month,” Harris said before boarding Air Force Two.

Harris has energized the Democratic base since replacing Biden at the top of the ticket in late July and has seen a surge in polls against former President Trump.

His campaign said he drew 14,000 people to Philadelphia last Tuesday alongside his running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), and 15,000 people attended the vice president’s rally in Detroit last Wednesday .

“The people of this country, the independents, the moderate Republicans, as well as, of course, the Democrats, are saying, ‘Wait a minute, I don’t want to go back to this Donald Trump world; I want to move forward and find someone who works on things that are important to me and not just himself,” Klobuchar said.

Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Trump’s vice presidential running mate, has repeatedly criticized Harris’ lack of engagement with the media during the campaign. He posted daily updates on social media about how long Harris went without answering questions,

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