Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Penn., criticized both Vice President Kamala Harris and CNN for not providing substantive answers about her policy in an interview Thursday.
Meuser appeared on “CNN This Morning” and criticized the network for not grilling Harris enough on key issues that she has flip-flopped on in recent years. In his estimation, Harris once again got away with not having to provide detailed answers to hard questions, leaving voters still unclear where she stands.
“I think the American people just have a real trust issue with the vice president,” the lawmaker said.
Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Penn., criticized CNN for not asking Vice President Kamala Harris any severe follow-ups throughout her latest interview. (Screenshot/CNN)
Meuser started by telling CNN anchor Manu Raju that he felt Harris “avoided a trainwreck” throughout the interview, but additionally wasn’t held accountable sufficient by community anchor Dana Bash.
“And frankly, some of the follow-up questions – and really I don’t mean to criticize – were just nonexistent, particularly on fracking.”
Harris’ place on fracking has been scrutinized all through her 2024 presidential marketing campaign, as she supported banning fracking throughout her first presidential run in 2019 and has since stated she is not going to ban it if she will get into workplace.
Throughout her interview on Thursday, Harris said, “I made that clear on the debate stage in 2020 that I would not ban fracking. As vice president, I did not ban fracking. As president, I will not ban fracking.”
Nonetheless, transcripts from Harris’ 2020 vice presidential debate with former Vice President Mike Pence reveal that Harris talked about, “Joe Biden will not end fracking. He has been very clear about that,” by no means explicitly revealing her intentions.
CNN’s personal fact-checker Daniel Dale known as out the vice chairman on that topic following the interview.
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Vice President Kamala Harris raised eyebrows when telling CNN’s Dana Bash that her “value’s haven’t changed” after making full reversals on far-left positions she held in 2019. (Screenshot/CNN)
Meuser went on to say that neither Harris nor the community talked sufficient about key points, like American vitality and border safety.
“See, that’s the biggest thing I think, that there was really no – there was no detail, I think they spoke about energy for maybe 30 seconds, they covered the border for about two and-a-half minutes. The economy was about two minutes as well.”
The lawmaker added that Harris has “clearly” been given a “makeover” that some see as “a big con taking place.”
Raju then requested about Harris main within the polls in Pennsylvania, which Meuser stated is a actuality solely “because she hasn’t done an interview” aside from the CNN one.
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Later in this system, CNN host Michael Smerconish stated that Harris’ interview didn’t add something new to the dialog.
“So I think the headline today is that there is no headline, right? That there was really no news made from the event other than the fact that it occurred after her being the Democratic candidate there for about a month.”
The host advised Raju that Harris made the interview work for her because it didn’t end in any apparent blunders. “She achieved her purpose, which is that the two of us right now are not discussing any viral video… There was not a stumble that everyone is pointing to today. That’s a good thing for her.”
