Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) pushed again on criticism of Vice President Harris’s interview with CNN final week, suggesting it was troublesome to incorporate the whole lot in a brief interview.
Fox Information’s Shannon Bream pressed Kaine on “Fox News Sunday” about criticism from New York Occasions columnist Bret Stephens, who wrote that Harris “was vague to the point of vacuous” in her interview with CNN’s Dana Bash final week. Bream requested Kaine whether or not Harris’s plan for her marketing campaign was to “ride this out on vibes,” noting Harris didn’t reply throughout the interview whether or not her coverage positions have modified.
“I think vibes and accomplishments. I remember that first interview that I did with Hillary Clinton,” Kaine mentioned. “We did it, you know, right after the convention or maybe the day before the convention, and it was similar. You can’t get into everything in a short interview. In that case, it was ‘60 Minutes.’”
Stephens wrote in his opinion piece that Harris “struggled to give straight answers to her shifting positions on fracking and border security.” Harris has confronted backlash for her stance on fracking, with many accusing her of flip-flopping her place.
Working within the Democratic presidential major in 2019, Harris mentioned she needed to ban fracking, however she informed CNN in Thursday’s interview she doesn’t wish to anymore. Kaine famous on Sunday that the Biden-Harris administration has made investments into different vitality whereas additionally utilizing pure gasoline to help the U.S. allies.
“But look, on fracking, let’s use that as an example, she took a position in a presidential debate in 2019, but now she’s been part of an administration that is rocketed ahead with alternative energy investments because of the Inflation Reduction Act, but has also used the production of natural gas to backstop our allies who are trying to wean themselves away from relying on Russia,” he mentioned.
“America’s the largest exporter of [liquified natural gas] in the world under the Biden-Harris administration. Fracking’s one of the reasons for it and we’re helping our allies especially in Europe not have to rely on Russia,” he added.
