Harris, Walz give first sit-down interview after Biden's exit from the 2024 election
The highly anticipated interview, Kamala Harris' first since Joe Biden stepped aside, comes after mounting pressure for her to answer tough questions.
Vice President Kamala Harris was pressed about her policy evolutions Thursday in her first interview since she became the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, sitting alongside her running mate, Tim Walz.
The highly anticipated interview, with CNN’s Dana Bash, came after pressure had been building for Harris to answer more questions from impartial journalists and fully sketch out how her vision differs from that of President Joe Biden. She has largely avoided doing either in the 39 days since he decided not to run for re-election and endorsed her, instead.
“I think the most important and most significant aspect of my policy perspective,” Harris said when she was asked about her policy evolutions, "is that my values have not changed.”
She acknowledged, however, that her experience as vice president has led her to update her views on certain issues.
Tim Walz and Kamala Harris in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Thursday.Will Lanzoni / Courtesy CNN“I believe it is important to build consensus and it is important to find a common place of understanding of where we can actually solve problems,” Harris added, seemingly nodding to how political realities may have influenced her views.
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