Kamala Harris sets first national solo interview as Democratic candidate

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Vice President Kamala Harris will sit Wednesday for her first major lone interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, news network MSNBC announced.

Vice President Kamala Harris will sit Wednesday for her first major lone interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, news network MSNBC announced.
Vice President Kamala Harris will sit Wednesday for her first major lone interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, news network MSNBC announced.  © REUTERS

The left-leaning TV network said the interview will be filmed in Pittsburgh in the key swing state of Pennsylvania, where Harris is also giving a speech Wednesday on her economic proposals.

It will air at 7:00 PM ET, MSNBC said on X.

Harris has faced criticism from some political pundits for largely avoiding major interviews since she became the Democratic standard-bearer following President Joe Biden's exit from the race.

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She has only given one interview with a national TV network, in August, when she and her running mate Tim Walz sat for a joint CNN interview.

She has done several smaller interviews with a local Pennsylvania TV network, a Wisconsin radio show, and a podcast.

Last week, Harris joined Oprah Winfrey for a live-streamed event to discuss her policies, though the event was to boost her campaign, not drill down on specifics.

Harris has also been pushing Trump for a second televised debate on October 23 – a challenge that the former president has continually refused.

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