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Kamala Harris’s interview with CNN.
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Kamala Harris spoke to CNN
In her first interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris embraced the economic record of the Biden administration as “good work,” walking a fine line between praising White House investments in domestic manufacturing, clean energy and infrastructure without saying Americans are economically secure. Read our analysis.
Asked what she would do on Day 1 of her presidency, Harris did not lay out any specific plans, speaking generally of promoting an “opportunity economy” that strengthens the middle class but not spelling out executive orders or other immediate actions. She was also pressed on her abandonment of more liberal positions, including banning fracking.
Harris also suggested she would appoint a Republican to her cabinet, a symbolic move that suggests she would seek to govern in a bipartisan manner. She did not indicate who she might have in mind.
Background: Harris has taken few questions from reporters since President Biden ended his campaign. Astead Herndon, a Times political correspondent, explained the challenges of interviewing her to the On Politics newsletter. “She didn’t break eye contact,” he said. “It was intense. You feel on trial.”
Here’s what else to know:
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Donald Trump reposted an image on his social media platform that implied that Harris had traded sexual favors to help her political career.
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Trump sought to move his Manhattan criminal case into federal court, filing the unusual request three months after he was convicted in state court.
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