In a recent 60 Minutes interview, Vice President Kamala Harris was met with sharp criticism from political pundits and commentators alike after she delivered a series of false, incoherent, and rambling statements. This marked one of the few times that Harris has participated in an unscripted, serious interview since joining the race, with a host who posed honest questions.
Harris has avoided many local interviews in key battleground states and has largely steered clear of national press. During her 60-minute interview on Monday, she was asked how she would fund increased spending, to which she responded by arguing that billionaires would pay for it. Billy Binion, a reporter for Reason magazine, criticized Harris’s response as “economically illiterate,” while Tim Young, a conservative commentator, labeled her as the “dumbest candidate ever.
When questioned about how she plans to address the ongoing crisis at the southern border, Harris suggested that Congress needs to “fix” the problem. This statement prompted a fact check by Breitbart News. Clay Travis, founder of Outkick, criticized Harris’s response as “nonsense.
Throughout the interview, Harris often provided rambling answers to questions posed to her. For instance, when asked about the reasons for her recent shifts on policy positions she held four years ago, Harris stated that her “values” have not changed. This response was met with mockery from various accounts on social media, such as Trump War Room X and Libs of Tick Tok X, who criticized Harris for maintaining her so-called “Marxist” values.
Harris’s misleading statements were not limited to her policy shifts. She also suggested that she was “elected” the Democratic nominee, which triggered another fact check by Breitbart News. While it is true that Harris secured the majority of delegates and became the party’s nominee, she did not receive any votes in the Democratic primary process itself. Instead, her nomination came about through the support of prominent Democrat party leaders such as Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Barack Obama, and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) after President Joe Biden left the race under pressure from Democrats and the media.
BREAKING: @KamalaHarris completely bombed her @60Minutes interview,” Fox News’s Jesse Watters posted on X, along with other social media users who criticized Harris for her performance.