Thursday, September 19, 2024

Kamala Harris Talks to NABJ — Five Takeaways

She had a much different experience than Trump did.

Under pressure to grant more interviews to journalists, Kamala Harris took questions from the National Association of Black Journalists Tuesday, weeks after an NABJ panel grilled Donald Trump on July 31.

1: Tuesday’s NABJ event with Harris was the opposite of the Trump interview.

During Trump’s July 31 NABJ interview, ABC News’ Rachel Scott noted that “a lot of people did not think it was appropriate for you to be here today,” given Trump’s history of birtherism and criticism of Black officials, including Barack Obama, and journalists.

“Why should Black voters trust you after you have used language like that?” Trump took offense.

The narrative prior to Tuesday’s NABJ session was all about Harris’ reluctance to grant interviews to news organizations.

The elephant in the room for Harris was different; it’s Joe Biden.

When Taff asked Harris for “specific things” she would do to bring down prices and make life more affordable, she answered, “Well, I’ll start with this.

https://spectator.org/kamala-harris-talks-to-nabj-five-takeaways/

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