KAMALA Harris has swerved questions regarding running opponent Donald Trump and if he were to lose the presidential election.
Harris was being pressed on NBC News live a mere two weeks before Election Day.
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Kamala Harris is duking it out with Donald Trump to become the next President of the United States[/caption]
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Upon being questioned on what she would do if Trump declared an election win before the votes are counted, Harris said she plans to remain “grounded in the present”.
But she added: “We will deal with election night and after as they come, and we have the resources and the expertise and the focus on that as well.
“This is a person… who tried to undo a free and fair election, who still denies the will of the people.”
That wasn’t the Democrat’s only dodge however as the candidate was also then quizzed on whether she would pardon Trump if he were to lose the presidential election.
When questioned whether she would appoint Liz Cheney to her cabinet, with a smile, Harris responded: “I’ll keep you posted”.
Trump has been criminally charged with trying to overturn the 2020 election – and refuses to admit he lost to President Joe Biden.
After a failed legal effort to overturn the results, Trump supporters rioted at the US Capitol on Jan 6 2021, attacking law enforcement in an effort to stop the certification of the race.
At Harris’ rallies, some of her supporters chant “lock him up” – mirroring what Trump often said about his former Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.
Harris often replies: “The courts will take care of that. We’ll take care of November.”
At a campaign stop Tuesday, president Joe Biden said “we’ve got to lock him up” – before quickly changing to “lock him out, that’s what I mean”.
He added: “No president has ever been like this guy. He’s a genuine threat to our democracy.”
In the interview, Harris also praised Biden on the way he handled foreign affairs and the economy and fixing “so much of what has been broken” due to “Donald Trump‘s mismanagement”.
The vice president was also asked whether she had noticed any sign of mental decline in the president.
Harris said: “Joe Biden is an extremely accomplished, experienced and capable in every way that anyone would want of their president.
“It was a bad debate. People have bad debates.
“Joe Biden was the one who was able to bring Nato together during a crisis, where for the first time in 70 years, Europe saw and has seen war.”
Harris was also questioned on Trump’s economic advantage and why polling shows the Republican is more trusted on the economy.
She responded: “Well this is why I’m going out to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
“I’m going to continue being on the road.”
MEDIA BLITZ
Harris’ interview comes in the midst of a media blitz to make a last-minute appeal to voters.
Last week, she sat down with Stephen Colbert for the Late Show to guzzle a beer and slam Trump for “gaslighting Americans.”
And days earlier, she appeared on Alex Cooper’s podcast Call Her Daddy, despite the show’s racy history.
The U.S. Sun previously spoke with a political expert who analyzed Harris’ appearances and said he didn’t believe they would sway voters.
“It’s not enough just to show up on these platforms,” Matt Terrill, former chief of staff for Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign, warned.
“Voters care about substance, and what voters care about right now is: ‘Where do these candidates stand?’
“And, what is their plan on affordability – namely housing, healthcare, food, and fuel?
“Where do they stand, and what is their plan for border security?”
Harris has struggled to distinguish her vision for America from President Joe Biden’s, but last month, she boldly said she offers “a new generation of leadership.”
“My focus is very much on what we can do over the next 10, 20 years to catch up to the 21st century again.
“Americans want a leader who brings us together as Americans and not someone who professes to be a leader who is trying to have us point our fingers at each other.”
Still, Americans appear to be almost evenly divided between Harris and Trump as Election Day nears.
Kamala’s legal background
Kamala’s background in law and politics spans decades.
Kamala Harris first began her career as a San Francisco District Attorney in 1998, when District Attorney Terence Hallin recruited her. Since then, she’s faced several controversial cases.
In 2004, Harris dealt with the shooting of Officer Isaac Espinoza. The 29-year-old San Francisco officer was in his unmarked car with his partner when he flashed his lights at a man named David Hill, Calm Matters reported.
Hill fired several rounds from his AK-47 at the officers, killing Espinoza. When Hill was being prosecuted, Harris refused to charge him with the death penalty. A decision she faced major backlash for. Harris’ decision to decline the death penalty immediately painted her as an anti-police prosecutor.
Since that case, Harris has positioned herself as a “progressive prosecutor.” However, many on the left have argued she was too tough.
“I don’t know what Harris could possibly do to regain the trust of those who are intimately familiar with the ways she, like any other prosecutor, has sent people to prison and made a career off of appearing to be tough on crime,” Wanda Bertram, a communication strategist at the Prison Policy Initiative told Vox.
