Fox Business host Elizabeth MacDonald on Monday slammed Democratic pollster Carly Cooperman, who tried to defend Vice President Kamala Harris' economic plan by saying inflation is “down” and job growth is “robust.”
Vice President Harris first began laying out her economic plan in mid-August, but has since faced significant backlash over proposals such as a federal ban on “corporate price gouging” and a housing tax credit for first-time homebuyers. Appearing on “The Evening Edit,” McDonald said Harris has “never laid out a serious, rational plan” to address the economy despite being in office for the past four years, and showed footage of polling sessions in which Harris and her running mate vaguely addressed the issue. (Related article: Study finds Harris tax plan could eliminate nearly 1 million full-time jobs)
“The problem is she's been in office for four years and has absolutely no serious, rational plan for controlling inflation and increasing jobs, with government hiring dominating the monthly jobs report. Just look at how Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz failed to directly answer a reporter's question about how they would specifically control inflation,” McDonald said.
“Karly, Kamala Harris hasn't held a press conference in 57 days, nor has she had her first solo interview with a local Philadelphia station. Look at how she answers the question about how to combat inflation, and she talks about growing up middle class. Look at Tim Walz when he's asked to talk about climate change. This is going to be frustrating for voters to watch,” McDonald continued.
Following the video, McDonald criticised how Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee, saying Democratic voters were denied the opportunity to vote in the primary.
“That's a really incompetent answer, Carly. Here's why it's incompetent: Under Trump, there were thousands of oil leases. Only a fraction were approved under Kamala and Biden. Isn't this why we have primaries? Why would Democratic voters be comfortable with a candidate they didn't even vote for?” McDonald questioned. “Voters could have said no. If Democratic primary voters knew what Kamala Harris' economic plan was, they could have said, 'No, we don't want this.' She's going to hurt small businesses with massive tax hikes, more IRS audits, more 1099 paperwork. More and more from the government. They don't want that.”
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The pollster tried to intervene, saying that in the United States “inflation is falling and job growth remains strong,” but MacDonald quickly interrupted him to dispute the remark.
“No, it's not. Under Biden-Harris it's up 22% compounded. Under Trump it was 6.7%. Groceries are up 22%, electricity is up double digits, gasoline is up 35%. You're talking about overall rates. If you do it the way it was in 1993, real inflation is 18% on a monthly basis, Carly,” McDonald said.
“Yes, I'm talking about trends from the past year. Harris knows Biden has struggled with satisfying voters on the economy, she's trying to understand the pain points voters have and she's trying to pivot from Biden's positions by saying he has to offer more concrete policies on the economy. [them]”Because she continues to lag Trump on the economy. But Democrats will choose her over Donald Trump because they don't think he can do better,” Cooperman replied.
After coming under fire from Republicans for not holding a press conference to answer policy questions, VP Harris gave her first interview with CNN's Dana Bash in late August, but did not elaborate on why she reversed course on some key policy decisions, such as banning fracking, which she had previously called for during the 2020 campaign.
The vice president also gave a second interview to Philadelphia's 6ABC Action News on September 13, in which he rambled on about his middle-class upbringing and garden as he discussed his plans to make life more affordable for Americans.
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