Kamala Harris appeared to have difficulty explaining her economic policies and how she will pass them through Congress in an interview with CBS’ 60 Minutes.
The vice president’s full interview will air Monday at 8 pm ET as part of an election special, and will show that she was asked repeatedly about her plans for the economy.
‘My plan is to say that when you invest in small businesses, you invest in the middle class and you strengthen the American economy. “Small businesses are part of the backbone of the American economy,” he said.
But when CBS’ Bill Whitaker continued to grill her about what her plan does and how she would pay for it, Harris didn’t offer any details, only saying she knew lawmakers agreed with her.
‘I’m going to make sure that the richest among us who can afford it pay their fair share in taxes. It’s not right that teachers, nurses, and firefighters pay a higher tax rate than billionaires and the largest corporations. And I plan to make that fair,” he said.
“But we’re dealing with the real world here,” Whitaker told him, asking how he would get it passed by Congress.
‘You know, when you talk quietly to a lot of people in Congress, they know exactly what I’m talking about, because their constituents know exactly what I’m talking about. Their constituents are firefighters, teachers and nurses,” Harris responds.
Kamala Harris’ interview with CBS’ 60 Minutes will air Monday night at 8 p.m. ET
The Democratic presidential candidate unveiled part of her economic plan last week. It focuses on lowering taxes on the middle class, cutting food and grocery costs, and lowering prescription drug prices.
He also talks about creating an “opportunity economy” for Americans to buy their first home or start a business.
Voters see the economy as one of the top issues heading into the 2024 presidential election. Harris is seeking to distance herself from President Joe Biden, who receives low marks from voters for his handling of the economy.
Biden was hit by high inflation during his term, causing food, gas and rent prices to rise.
But a recent analysis of Deloitte discovered that the economy is beginning to recover.
‘While real gross domestic product growth slowed in the first quarter of this year, it rebounded to a strong 3.0% in the second quarter. “All available evidence suggests that the authorities could have managed to control inflation without causing a recession,” the analysts wrote.
Harris sat down with 60 Minutes for a pre-election special that will air Monday night. CBS published some of the first excerpts from the interview, which will also address the war in the Middle East.
The news show also asked to interview Donald Trump as part of their special. The former president agreed and then backed down, saying he felt 60 Minutes owed him an apology for some of its previous reporting on him.
Trump appeared to be referring to his last interview with the show, which took place in 2020 while he was president. Dumped correspondent Lesley Stahl.
“They came to see me and they wanted me to do an interview with them, but first I want them to apologize, because the last time I did an interview with them, if you remember, they challenged me on the computer,” Trump said last week. .
‘They said the ‘laptop from hell’ was from Russia, and I said it wasn’t from Russia. It was from Hunter and I never got an apology so I’m waiting. I would love to do ’60 Minutes’. I do everything.’
CBS’s Bill Whitaker grilled Kamala Harris about her economic plan
Meanwhile, Harris is conducting an intense interview campaign in the final days of the election.
In addition to appearing on 60 Minutes, she also recorded an interview with the popular podcast Call Her Daddy, which is aimed at young women.
On Tuesday, Harris will be live on ABC’s The View, visiting The Howard Stern Show and appearing with Stephen Colbert on CBS’ The Late Show.
On Thursday he will participate in a Univision town hall.
Many interviews are considered “friendly” territory for the candidate. Trump employs a similar strategy and often appears on Fox News.