Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary wants to interview Democratic candidate Kamala Harris about her proposal to offer first-time homebuyers $25,000 to help with a down payment.
O’Leary, 70, told Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle that he wants Harris to sit down for a “live” interview to talk about real estate, state policy and regulations.
“I’m in the real estate business. It’s a really bad idea, an immensely bad idea, an incredibly bad idea. And I think someone should talk to her about it. I’d like to interview her about that idea. I’ll do the interview. I want it live!” he said on the show. show.
As Americans struggle with rising housing costs and can’t afford their first home, Harris calls for up to $25,000 in down payment assistance for some first-time homebuyers.
This comes after the Biden administration first called for $25,000 down payment assistance for 400,000 first-generation homebuyers and a $10,000 tax credit for first-time buyers.
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary wants to interview Democratic candidate Kamala Harris about her proposal to offer first-time homebuyers $25,000 to help with a down payment, as he thinks it’s a bad idea.
Harris’ plan would expand assistance to all eligible first-time homebuyers. These buyers include families who have paid rent on time for two years, and more support would be provided to first-generation homeowners. According to her campaign, it would allow more than four million first-time buyers in four years to get an average of $25,000 in assistance for their first home.
O’Leary thinks it’s a stupid idea and will only make home buying worse.
“If everyone on the street has $25,000 to spare and there’s a house for sale, the seller will get the $25,000 by increasing the price by $25,000. I’ve been very explicit about this policy,” he said on the show.
Her comments come after Harris’ first interview since becoming the Democratic nominee, something that did not impress O’Leary.
“It was more of a light-hearted chat about the convention being postponed, pictures of the kids… You know what I’m starting to think? And, look, don’t shoot the messenger. I might not be able to do a real live interview with a reporter asking follow-up questions,” he criticized the current vice president.
Harris’ plan would expand assistance to all eligible first-time homebuyers. “I’m in the real estate business. That’s a really bad idea, an immensely bad idea, an incredibly bad idea. And I think someone should take that up with her,” O’Leary said.
He wasn’t the only one who didn’t like Harris’ CNN interview. Viewers said Harris looked “weak” and “bad” for waiting weeks and then sitting next to her running mate.
After avoiding interviews for more than a month, the vice president sat down with CNN’s Dana Bash and her running mate Tim Walz to answer questions at a Georgia restaurant on Thursday.
“I think it makes her look bad because I really think she should sit down and have this interview so everyone in the world can see her point of view and where she’s coming from,” said the 52-year-old restaurant manager from Texas, who plans to vote for Harris in November.
Another Harris voter from Massachusetts said she was concerned it made her look “like she’s not fit to be president.”
However, others also said that delaying the interview made her look “busy” and that Walz made them look like part of a “team.”