'Rope-A-Dope': CNBC Host Drops Much-Needed Reality Check On Kamala Harris Co-Chair Over Media Access

Posted • September 24, 2024: It has not been a good week so far for surrogates of the Harris-Walz presidential campaign, and it's only Tuesday. In their defense, though, speaking on behalf of Kamala Harris is an especially tall order considering the nominee herself has so much trouble articulating her vision for the future of America, but I digress. As we previously reported, one of them - Democrat strategist Kelly Hyman - was doing a Fox News interview Monday when she was asked about Harris' so-called plan to lower prices. The more host Sandra Smith pressed her on the issue - especially on whether the "price-gouging" Harris claimed she wanted to combat was actually happening, the more perplexed and agitated Hyman became. Towards the end of the segment, Hyman accused Smith of being "disrespectful," and soon after, the heated interview concluded.

It didn't get much better on Tuesday, when Harris-Walz campaign co-chair Chris Coons appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box, only to get a reality check dropped on him over Kamala Harris' calculated media avoidance strategy. In response, Sen. Coons tried to pretend like Harris calling for another debate and GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump declining the suggestion showed she was willing to answer questions, saying that a debate stage was a great way to get "direct questions" answered. Kernen responded accordingly, saying "So is just sitting down (for) an interview with anyone." Coons then attempted to dodge by talking about the United Nations General Assembly and Trump, but Kernen wasn't having it and pivoted right back to the issue at hand. "But the answer is she's too busy?" Kernen asked. "That should be in a stack list. That would be number one for my stack list is to be transparent and open about what my plans are if I’m elected president." (…)

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