Journalist Mark Halperin suggested Thursday that former President Donald Trump’s decision to skip an interview on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” could be a politically wise move.
Vice President Kamala Harris participated in an interview on “60 Minutes” that aired on Monday, but President Trump selected I sit around doing my own thing. Reply to Harris supporters who criticized President Trump’s 2WAY choice platformHalperin argued that while the vice president’s participation was essential, the former president may have had more to lose than gain by doing so. (Related: Harris fails to explain flip-flops, says she has no regrets about Biden in first interview)
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“The polls are very clear on this point, and the anecdotes are very clear. She has to show people what she’s all about. People don’t know what Donald Trump is saying. I know. So skipping “60 Minutes” doesn’t really cost him anything. Is the pool bad? That’s true, but that’s the reality,” Halperin said. “He can afford not to do that. And that’s true for at least one reason, which is that, as I said, people don’t know much about her. And that’s true if Trump is in the ascendancy. That also applies, right? If he is in the lead, it would be cheating to agree to something that could result in him losing the lead.”
Harris has been involved in a recent friendly media blitz, appearing on “Call Her Daddy,” “The View,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Howard Stern Show.” In contrast, he faced severe scrutiny during an interview on “60 Minutes.” ” CBS News’ Bill Whitaker pressed Harris on her many policy failures, her vague economic plan and the border.
The network also appears to have individually edited Harris’ responses to questions about the Israel-Hamas war to make them more concise and less confusing.
Trump and “60 Minutes” correspondent Leslie Stahl got into an argument during a 2020 interview over a laptop Hunter Biden threw away at a repair shop. former president quoted The reason he won’t participate in 2024 was because he didn’t apologize for the interview during Tuesday’s press conference in Wisconsin.
Trump and Harris are locked in a close race in seven key states, with the former president currently leading in five of them. According to RealClearPolling average.
Ms. Halperin said Tuesday that Ms. Harris is on a dire trajectory to win the battleground states, based on the latest private polls she has observed. He also argued that both Democrats and Trump supporters he has spoken to agree that Trump is gaining momentum in these key states.
CNN panelists said Wednesday that Democrats are growing nervous about the prospect of Harris running against Trump in November amid a close race.
CNN correspondent Priscilla Alvarez said: “There is certainly a lot of anxiety and tension as we get closer to Election Day, and the polls remain deadlocked.”
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