Former U.S. president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “the worst vice president in history,” following her interview with Fox News‘ Bret Baier. The former president lauded Baier on social media for his “tough but very fair interview” that he said showed “how totally incompetent Kamala is.” This week, Trump claimed that Fox News “has totally lost its way” after the appearance of Harris’ spokesperson, Ian Sams on the network. Harris and Baier engaged in a heated 30-minute discussion during her initial formal interview on the conservative network, aimed at reaching out to independent or right-leaning voters as the election neared its conclusion. Baier pressed her on the administration’s approach to immigration, issues in the Middle East, and the state of the economy.
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Harris campaign accuses Fox News of ‘selectively’ editing out Trump clip
Kamala HQ accused Fox News of editing out a clip of Trump where he called those who don’t support him “the enemy within,” “dangerous,” “sick,” and “evil.” The account also shared a side-by-side of the clips it claims were edited.
Fox News selectively edited out the clip of Trump they played during their Harris interview, omitting the part where he called Americans who don’t support him “the enemy within,” “dangerous,” “sick,” and “evil” pic.twitter.com/Rk7Bsr8qA9
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 17, 2024
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump both entered the lion’s den. Who triumphed?
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both took part in challenging media events on Wednesday as the pair looked to sure up voters in the final few weeks of the election.
The vice president sat down with Fox News’ Bret Baier for an at times contentious interview on the conservative news network.
The former president appeared at a town hall event on the Spanish-language network Univision the same day. He took a series of tough questions from mostly undecided Latino voters in Miami, Florida, on key issues such as immigration.
For Harris, the Fox News interview was an opportunity to broaden her appeal to Republicans and independents by appearing on a channel that is seen as generally critical of Democrats. Trump would have hoped to use his Univision town hall event to attract Latino and Hispanic voters, demographics that could be potentially key in such swing states as Arizona and Nevada.
Reactions to both performances were mixed. Fox News pundit Brit Hume told the network’s Special Report program that Harris was “combative and energetic and she certainly landed some blows on Donald Trump” during her interview. Trump’s campaign said Harris’s interview was a “train wreck.”
Trump was criticized by Harris’ campaign for failing to directly answer several questions from the town hall audience. Miami’s Republican mayor, Francis Suarez, said Trump did a “fantastic job” at the Univision event.
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Trump shares reaction to Harris/Baier interview
Donald Trump posted his reaction to Kamala Harris’s interview with Bret Baier on Fox News’ Special Report on Tuesday night.
Great job by Bret Baier in his Interview with Lyin’ Kamala Harris. She has a massive and irredeemable case of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME – So bad, in fact, that she is barely able to talk about any subject other than the man who had the best economy ever, the strongest border in…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2024
