Vice President Kamala Harris made it clear that a Harris presidency would not be a Biden 2.0 presidency.
“Let me be very clear, my presidency will not be a continuation of Joe Biden’s presidency, and, like every new president that comes in to office, I will bring my life experiences, my professional experiences, and fresh and new ideas. I represent a new generation of leadership,” Harris during an exclusive interview with Fox News’ “Special Report” host Bret Baier Wednesday.
Harris reiterated what she could bring to the table as president.
“I, for example, am someone who has not spent the majority of my career in Washington, D.C.,” she said. “I invite ideas, whether it be from the Republicans who are supporting me, who were just on stage with me minutes ago, and the business sector, and others who can contribute to the decisions that I make.”
Baier then questioned the vice president about what would change.
“We’ve heard a lot about those plans in recent days. Your campaign slogan is ‘a new way forward’ and ‘it’s time to turn the page.’ You have been vice president for three and a half years, so, what are you turning the page from?”
Harris responded that “turning the page” goes back further than Biden’s presidency.
“First of all, turning the page from the last decade in which we have been burdened with the kind of rhetoric coming from Donald Trump that has been designed and implemented to divide our country and have Americans literally point fingers at each other,”Harris said. “Rhetoric and an approach to leadership that suggests that the strength of a leader is based on who you beat down instead of what we all know the strength of leadership is based on who you lift up.”
“The strength of an American president which is one who understands that the vast majority of us have more in common than what separates us,” she continued.
“That is about turning the page on rhetoric that people are frankly exhausted of, Bret. People are exhausted,” Harris said.
Baker then pointed out that 79% believe the U.S. is heading down the wrong path.
“If you’re turning the page, you’ve been in office for three and a half years,” he asked.
As she started to say, “And Donald Trump has been running for office since-,” Baier again said she is the one who has been in office most recently.
“Come on. You and I both know what I’m talking about,” she said.
“I actually don’t, what are you talking about?” Baier asked.
Harris, again, turned her attention to Trump. She also changed the subject to Trump when asked about her immigration record.
Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s campaign national press secretary, released a statement after Harris’ interview.
Leavitt called the interview a “train wreck” and that Harris “couldn’t give a straight answer to a single question because she has no answers. Kamala’s entire campaign is based on lies about President Trump. Kamala can’t handle the pressure of an interview with Fox News — she certainly can’t handle the pressure of being President of the United States.”
