Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and now the official nominee, has not held a formal press conference in the 59 days since she became the nominee.
After weeks of silence and pressure to sit down for a substantive interview, Harris finally ended her interview drought last month when she and her running mate Tim Walz sat down with CNN’s Dana Bassey for a pre-recorded story in Georgia. It was a far cry from a traditional press conference. She has given more interviews since then, and on Tuesday, she spoke to the National Association of Black Journalists.
President Trump held his third news conference since early August in California last week, criticizing his opponent’s home state and talking about a range of topics including crime, immigration and inflation.
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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump during a debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. (Getty Images)
Harris gave two radio interviews last week and gave her first solo television interview as a Democratic candidate in Philadelphia on Friday. She also gave a radio interview on Monday that aired Tuesday.
It’s unclear when she’ll have her official press conference, but it won’t come, at least not while she’s still a candidate.
Conservative Radio Libre host Jorge Bonilla said he thought Harris should hold a press conference, but that a press conference would be “almost pointless” because she keeps getting passed over.
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“It’s very unlikely that she’ll do a press conference because the press has enabled and encouraged her ‘plexiglass basement’ strategy. She maintains the illusion that she’s there while being completely inaccessible to the press and therefore unaccountable,” Bonilla told Fox News Digital.
President Trump has sought to highlight the contrast in the media approaches of the two men, holding three press conferences in recent weeks as well as several longer interviews.
In an interview in Philadelphia on Friday, she drew sharp criticism for invoking her middle-class upbringing when asked about specifics of her economic policies.
Vice President Kamala Harris made headlines when she answered a question about how she would lower prices during an interview with Philadelphia 6 ABC anchor Brian Taff. (Screenshot/6 ABC Philadelphia)
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“I grew up in a neighborhood where people were very proud of their lawns,” she said. “And I was raised to believe and know that everyone deserves dignity, and that as Americans, we have beautiful character. You know, we have ambitions and aspirations and dreams, but not everyone necessarily has access to the resources to help them grow those dreams and ambitions.
“So when I talk about building an opportunity economy, it has a lot to do with investing in the ambition and the aspirations of the American people, their incredible work ethic, and creating opportunities for people to, for example, start small businesses.”
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Paul Steinhauser of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
