Stephanie Ruhle appeared on Friday on Bill Maher's "Real Time" show and, incredibly, argued that people shouldn't demand or expect answers from Kamala Harris on the issues since she was running against former President Donald Trump. It was a ridiculous position for someone who claimed to be a journalist arguing against the questioning of a presidential candidate because she supported her.
So perhaps it's not surprising that Harris who has given very few interviews then gave Ruhle an interview. Harris no doubt thought she could walk through a softball interview with Ruhle after what Ruhle said. She knew she could count on not being pressed, given what Ruhle said.
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But even with a softball interviewer who supports her, Harris was still completely vacuous. She had no understanding what she was saying about tariffs or anything else.
MSNBC: You criticize President Trump on tariffs, but you and Biden kept many of his tariffs in place — and even expanded them...?
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024
KAMALA: "One must be serious!"
Does Kamala have any idea what a tariff is? pic.twitter.com/UOlrPoTuLz
Kamala: "One must be serious and have a plan — and a real plan that’s not just about some talking point ending in an exclamation at a political rally, but actually putting the thought into what will be the return on the investment."
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024
Is Kamala describing herself? pic.twitter.com/xRruxeq9TF
She claimed Trump wasn't serious about it that one has to have a "plan" which is wild given that she's the one who refuses to enunciate her plans. So what the heck is she even talking about? Doesn't she even know what a tariff is and she can't explain why she and Biden kept them -- if they're bad.
Harris is the one who doesn't seem to understand or care about the bad effect her actions have had on the economy, so it's all kinds of projection to talk about Trump, who had a booming economy pre-pandemic with low inflation. She's the one who seems to think we should just anoint her without her having to commit to any plans.
Ruhle actually asks a good question: What happens if you can't raise corporate taxes, if you don't get what you want [which is quite likely if the Republicans take the Senate]? Harris just refuses delivery on the question, saying well, we're going to have to do it. Check out the blank look on Harris' face.
Rhule: If you can't raise corporate taxes, where do you get the money to fund these programs?
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024
Kamala: "Well... but... we're going to have to raise corporate taxes." pic.twitter.com/TS6hSU9YFq
She has no answers, she just says the corporations and the billionaires are going to have to "pay their fair share."
First, the rich pay most of the taxes, this "fair share" nonsense is the class warfare mantra of the left which isn't based on reality, to justify their continual desire to take more of people's money.
Second, she's also going to be raising taxes on the regular people too if she plans to end Trump's tax cuts that helped most Americans.
Third, she doesn't seem to understand that raising taxes on corporations means they raise taxes on goods and/or lay off workers. So she's going to further hurt the economy and suppress growth on top of all the bad things that she has already done.
Ruhle actually presses her -- how are you going to make them pay then, without having them leave the country. Harris doesn't answer the question and check out the look on her face as Ruhle then tells Nicolle Wallace about it.
Ruhle: "How do you find that line to make sure corporations are paying their fair share, but they're not leaving our country?"
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024
Kamala: *Dodges the question* pic.twitter.com/5iAjqynNRg
Ruhle admits she doesn't answer the question.
YIKES.
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024
Stephanie Ruhle on her softball interview with Kamala: "she doesn't answer the question." pic.twitter.com/aPPkPGh4IV
Kamala admits that now home ownership is an elusive dream.
Kamala: "Home ownership for too many people in our country now is elusive. Gone is the day of everyone thinking they could actually live the American Dream."
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024
Gee, who do you think has been in power for the last 3.5 years and is responsible for this? pic.twitter.com/8LnXUIN6cz
Yes, that's true, and a lot of that was inflation and the higher interest rates under you and Joe Biden that has priced people out of owning homes. But she acts like she's a change agent for a problem she helped to create.
What do you say to the people who aren't believing in your "policies" Ruhle asks. What policies? Harris then lets loose with the word salad of all time.
Stephanie Ruhle: "There are lots of Americans who don't see themselves in your plans... What do you say to them?"
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024
Kamala: "Well if you are... hard working... if you... have... uh... the dreams and the ambitions and the aspirations of what I believe you do, you're in my plan." pic.twitter.com/FVrcBWe48I
"Well if you are... hard working... if you... have... uh... the dreams and the ambitions and the aspirations of what I believe you do, you're in my plan," she said, then going on to talk about the "spirit and character of the American people."
Yes, I believe in the spirit and character of the American people, but what about your spirt and character and plans? Repeating the question, talking about joy, or aspirations isn't a plan or a reason for anyone to elect you. At this point, her answers are just insulting our intelligence. She says she wants the middle class to "get ahead" -- but they haven't under her and Joe Biden.
But hey, at least she's discovered the word "holistically."
Kamala appears to have just learned the word "holistically." pic.twitter.com/lMpxWEg3aB
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024
How did she deal with the question of not being endorsed by the Teamsters? The first Democrat in decades not to receive their endorsement and the polls, online and by phone showed the majority supported Trump. Again, Kamala failed to even answer that question.
Ruhle: "When the Teamsters decided not to endorse you, what was their reasoning?"
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024
Kamala, avoiding the question: "I stand by workers and I stand by the importance of being able to join a union and to understand the benefit and the value of unions." pic.twitter.com/1pBH0DzYzA
Of course, that's a tough one for her to answer because then she'd have to admit it's because they've had a horrible economy and border that hasn't helped the worker. She doesn't want to admit that, so she just blathers.
Ruhle asked her about the McDonald's controversy -- that she claims she worked for McDonald's but there's no evidence of it. Then Harris breaks out the cackle and claims that she did, that she "did fries."
Ruhle: "At any point in your life, have you served two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun?"
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024
Kamala: "I did fries ha ha ha!"
Pathetic. pic.twitter.com/xcpPOuXtlv
Yikes, how could anyone take this person seriously?
Ruhle then capped it off telling Chris Hayes that while Harris didn't answer the questions, that's "okay, because we're not talking about clear or direct issues."
Ruhle: "One could watch and say she didn't give a clear and direct answer. And that's okay, because we're not talking about clear and direct issues."
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 25, 2024
Embarrassing. pic.twitter.com/gxsNDzRXAV
Are you kidding? This is the most important elected position in the land and this person Harris seems to have all the seriousness of a fruit cup. We deserve answers and she's giving us cackles. She should be rejected out of hand, because this is just past silly at his point.
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