CNN announced Tuesday afternoon the cable news network's star anchor Dana Bash had been awarded the first interview with Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz since their coronation last week as the Democratic Party's nominees for president and vice president. The interview is set to air at 9 p.m. EDT Thursday.
Bash meets a reported DEI criteria for the Harris interview based on race or gender. Bash co-moderated the June CNN debate along with Jake Tapper between President Trump and Joe Biden where Trump wrecked Biden. Bash also recently conducted a contentious interview with Trump's running mate Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio.
Earlier Tuesday Politico Playbook reported the Harris campaign was asking reporters for advice on who to grant the interview to and that Harris was taking race and gender into consideration (excerpt):
Harris had made a pledge weeks ago to hold an interview by the end of August. Harris has not done an interview or press conference since Joe Biden was deposed from the Democratic Party presidential nomination a month ago. Harris has only taken a few questions from reporters in that time.
Megyn Kelly wryly observed Monday that the gaffe-prone Harris and her team appear uncomfortable with her facing the media alone on her first outing as the Democrats' presidential nominee, "The campaign claims she is going to give an interview but not solo – it will be w/Walz, her Emotional Support Governor.
Harris and Walz have gone dark since last Thursday when Harris gave her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, disappearing for five days while forgoing the traditional interviews and barnstorming that usually follow nominating conventions. Harris and Walz are scheduled to conduct a bus tour in southern Georgia on Wednesday with Harris holding a rally in Savannah on Thursday.
The CNN interview is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. EDT Thursday. There is no mention of the interview airing live, so it will likely be pre-recorded with promotional excerpts released Thursday afternoon and evening.
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