Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris faced backlash Monday evening over a host of remarks that she made during a CNN interview that aired on the left-leaning network in which she was asked about a variety of issues ranging from inflation to abortion.
Harris was first stumped by CNN host Dana Bash while discussing the issue of abortion.
“You’re saying now, the President said that this fall Roe is on the ballot,” Bash said. “But what do you say to Democratic voters who argue, ‘wait a minute, we worked really hard to elect a Democratic president and vice president, Democratic led House, a Democratic led Senate? Do it now.'”
“But do what now? What now?” Harris asked. “I mean, we need, we listen, what we did, we extended the Child Tax Credit for the first year.”
“I’m sorry, when I say do it now, act legislatively to make abortion rights legal,” Bash responded.
Kamala Harris is stumped when asked why Democrats have not passed "abortion rights" — allegedly one of their top issues — despite controlling Congress and the White House:
"Do what now?" pic.twitter.com/b0IWK7yGgE
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 27, 2022
When asked about eliminating the filibuster to ram through an abortion law, Harris refused to talk about the matter, only saying that Biden has spoken on the issue.
“I think that he has been clear about where we stand on, on this issue of reproductive health and what the President and our administration have within our toolkit to do and so far, that’s what we’ve been pursuing,” Harris said. She also noted that there are not the votes in the Senate to make abortion legal even if the filibuster is eliminated.
Kamala Harris repeatedly dodges when asked if she has a position on eliminating the filibuster pic.twitter.com/py9f4WeygH
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 27, 2022
Harris was asked about Supreme Court Justices who the Left claims lied about their stances on Roe v. Wade during their confirmation hearings. When asked about what could be done about the situation, Harris did not answer the question and simply stated that she did not vote for them.
Harris was also pressed over the issue of the economy and inflation as Bash noted that “people’s wallets are really being hurt” under the Democrat Biden administration.
“Right now, gas prices, as you well know, they’re still near about $5 a gallon,” Bash said. “The President said he wanted a gas tax holiday, it doesn’t seem like it’s going anywhere in Congress.”
“What else is in your toolbox?” Bash asked. “Is there anything else you can do to help bring down the cost of gas?”
“Well, first of all, let’s just say that this is this is a very real issue. And we have to do something about it,” Harris said. “And it’s one of our highest priorities as an administration.”
Harris then tried to blame Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine for the high gas prices.
"Is there anything else you can do to help bring down the cost of gas?"
KAMALA HARRIS: "Let's just say that this is a very real issue and, um, we have to do something about it." pic.twitter.com/faaqfsFJzt
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 27, 2022
“But that has, you’ve been fighting for that since day one,” Bash said. “But now, inflation is is really high. Are you concerned about a recession? The administration said that they weren’t that worried about the inflation and then that changed.”
“I think that there can be no higher priority than what we have been clear is our highest priority, which is bringing down the cost and the prices as much as we possibly can and we will stay focused on that,” Harris responded.
DANA BASH: "Inflation is really high. Are you concerned about a recession?"
KAMALA HARRIS: "I think that there can be no higher priority than what we have been clear is our highest priority." pic.twitter.com/M0dYF3lnRk
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 27, 2022
Harris was then mocked over a portion of the interview on abortion when she referred to herself as “a woman myself and the daughter of a woman and a granddaughter of a woman.”
Harris also appeared to advocate for young men not having to be responsible for their actions.
“And when we think about it, everyone has something at risk on this,” Harris said. “First of all, if you are a parent of sons, do think about what this means for the life of your son and what that will mean in terms of the choices he will have.”
KAMALA HARRIS: "First of all, if you are a parent of sons, do think about what this means for the life of your son and what that will mean in terms of the choices he will have." pic.twitter.com/OsYccsby4L
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 27, 2022
Kamala Harris says she is a woman herself, “the daughter of a woman, and a granddaughter of a woman.”
What is a woman?pic.twitter.com/zmpEMCkyyi
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 27, 2022
Notable responses to various aspects of the interview included:
Eww. Not a good way of framing that issue https://t.co/tv0kXcSLcH
— Christopher D. White (@ZanderKelly30) June 27, 2022
If you're the parent of sons and thinking "oh yes, would love my son to have casual sex with women and get them pregnant yet have no responsibility," you are a garbage parent. https://t.co/kl5GP0j9Aw
— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) June 28, 2022
You mean “get her pregnant & I’ll kick your ass & you’ll be manning up to own your responsibility…” – that kind of choice? Yeah. https://t.co/VZmqxRflp5
— Chip Roy (@chiproytx) June 27, 2022
Pretty sure she isn't making the slam dunk argument she thinks she's making. https://t.co/lddHGAjOdZ
— Larry O'Connor (@LarryOConnor) June 27, 2022
Because the goal of public policy is for the male libido to be unrestrained by either consequence or duty? We are raising a generation of predatory man-boys enabled by an infantilizing worldview that precludes them from ever becoming responsible men. https://t.co/FgISQEigte
— Andrew T. Walker (@andrewtwalk) June 27, 2022
Thanks for the advice, @KamalaHarris. I have two sons.
I will make sure they understand what this means for them: "Boys, all choices you make have consequences. Killing the child you create if you make a bad choice will not be an option. Now go forth and conquer." https://t.co/ud4mFPxoRK
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) June 27, 2022
Kind of (unintentionally) funny. She's pleading for demographic of the callous jerk who wants to have his fun without having to worry about some girl getting pregnant and having to be responsible for his actions. https://t.co/aqJpDRwpn7
— Alberto Miguel Fernandez (@AlbertoMiguelF5) June 27, 2022
The boy will learn to become a man, which is the purpose of parenting. https://t.co/zzhGaebEIW
— Jon Gabriel (@exjon) June 27, 2022
The answer should be simple: stop Biden's war on American energy https://t.co/UHMqRQrvNf
— Tommy Pigott (@TommyPigott) June 27, 2022
Kamala Harris is qualifying her opinion on the Dobbs outcome by explaining that she's a woman, her mother was a woman, and her grandmother was a woman.
— Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) June 27, 2022
what a very bad, gross argument https://t.co/3ROUdcIpLv
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 28, 2022