The Fox News announced Monday that vice president Kamala Harris has agreed to an interview with the network’s chief political anchor Bret Baier. This will be Kamala Harris’s first formal interview with Fox News. Donald Trump wanted a debate with Kamala Harris on this network on September 4 but Kamala campaign did not agree to that. The interview will take place near Philadelphia on Wednesday shortly before it gets aired at 6 PM Eastern Time at Baier’s “Special Report”.The vice president will sit for 25 to 30 minutes.
The Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign has stepped up their media presence in the last phase of the campaign after it faced flak for avoiding traditional media for the larger part of their campaign. Now Kamala Harris has given may interviews — but mostly with friendly outlets. She recently gave an interview to CBS 60 Minutes, ABC’s The View, Stephen Colbert, Howard Stern, Call Her Daddy podcast etc.
New York Times said Kamala Harris will have a chance to deliver her message to a viewership that may be skeptical of her candidacy. Her willingness to appear on Fox News may aid the perception that she is open to facing tough questions. And she can reach a swath of independent voters, more of whom watch Fox News than CNN or MSNBC, according to research by Nielsen.
Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz has already been interviewed on Fox News Sunday the past two weekends. In recent months, the network has also welcomed a string of Harris supporters, including Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, and transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg.
At a rally in North Carolina Sunday, Kamala Harris taunted Donald Trump for declining a 60 Minutes interview and for rejecting a second presidential debate turning the table on Trump who questioned Biden’s age and Kamala Harris’ shying away from interviews. “It makes you wonder — why does his staff want him to hide away?” Harris said. “One must question — are they afraid that people will see that he is too weak and unstable to lead America? Is that what’s going on?”
