MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhl said Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris didn't give detailed answers about economic policy in a recent interview because “she's a politician.”
Ruhl conducted her first solo interview with Harris since becoming the Democratic nominee on Wednesday night, after which Harris publicly said the vice president had not given “clear” and “direct” answers on important issues. Ta. MSNBC host scoffs at suggestion she had a “softball conference” with the vice president, saying it is politicians' tendency not to give detailed answers during conversations with the “Morning Joe” panel. he claimed.
“That's difficult because a lot of people feel like she's just saying the platitudes, she's just talking about her economic vision, she's not giving the details. She has 80 pages of details. She has a policy proposal, but do you think she's answering all the questions and giving people exactly what they want? She's not, you know? She's a politician. But none of them are politicians. They all speak in ordinary terms,” Ruhl said.
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During the interview, Ruhl touched Harris' proposed economic policies, tariffs, and whether she's ever worked at McDonald's. Harris said the idea of flat tariffs should not be “tossed around” too easily, and went on to criticize Republican candidate Donald Trump for not being “serious” about the issue. (Related: Harris agrees to interview with talking head who mocked voters who wanted more interviews)
In the interview, the vice president also reiterated plans to provide first-time homebuyers with $25,000 in down payment assistance and a $6,000 child tax credit.
Ruhl criticized Trump for giving “absolutely nothing” to his policy proposals other than calling for mass deportations of illegal immigrants. She argued that Harris needed to answer the question of why the former president's economic polls were good.
“I think she needs to answer more because despite all the economic wins over the last four years, despite Donald Trump's emotional connection to those blue-collar workers. , despite the fact that he didn't do the blue-collar job.'' As a worker, she needs to figure out why he still has high approval ratings from voters on economic issues. , because that's mind-boggling to me,'' Ruhl said.
Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research public opinion poll A Sept. 20 poll showed the former president leading Harris on the economy, 43% to 41%, while The New York Times and Siena College public opinion poll A Sept. 19 poll found Trump with a 54% to 41% lead on the economy.
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