CNBC’s Joe Kernen and Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed concerns on Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris might win the November election without facing significant questioning.
Since launching her campaign on July 21, Harris has conducted only three sit-down interviews. With 48 days remaining until the election, Kernen, on “Squawk Box,” suggested that Harris could be elected by simply distinguishing herself from former President Donald Trump and Joe Biden rather than detailing how she would be a better president. Johnson described this scenario as a “frightening thought.”
“There’s nothing unprecedented anymore, nothing surprising anymore. But watching the presidential election, Mr. Speaker, do you think it’s possible to take this right to Election Day and really not see Vice President Harris face questioning, just random questioning, for interviews?” Kernen asked. “Is it possible that you can do that, and it can be successful and everybody just goes, ‘Oh, yeah, well, we’re not really sure what’s gonna happen, but anything’s better than Donald Trump.’ That could happen. There may not be any other interviews between now and Election Day. And it might just be she’s not Joe Biden, she’s not Donald Trump. But she does become president.”
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“It’s a frightening thought. And we have 48 days now to expose what her true record is,” Johnson responded. “Kamala Harris is engaging in a campaign of fantasy over facts. She wants people to believe that she’s some sort of moderate policy wonk and everyone who’s watched her career knows that is not true … Look at the litany of promises that she’s made. She wants government giveaways for everything. It would completely tank the U.S. economy. She’s not a serious policy person. She’s saying whatever she thinks needs to be said right now to be elected. It is an act,” Johnson said.
Harris has shifted her stance on many previous far-left policy positions since launching her 2024 campaign. Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders recently stated on NBC News that while Harris isn’t “abandoning” her “progressive” values from 2020, he believes she’s trying to be pragmatic to win the election.
“She went out on that debate stage and delivered lines that she had spent 50 days memorizing because she didn’t do any interviews or debates before that, and she delivered the lines well … Congratulations. But it is an act. It is as if she’s an actor on a stage in a play,” Johnson added. “But this is serious times … We need strong leadership back in the White House. This is not a game. This election is for all the marbles. And so everyone who understands this reality needs to not take anything for granted … This is not about personality; it’s about policy. Whoever is elected brings a whole policy set with them.”
Democratic strategist James Carville advised Harris during a Thursday podcast to incorporate a mix of “planted” and unrehearsed questions during public speaking engagements to appear more impressive while ensuring it doesn’t seem evident that she already knew some of the queries.
