Stephen A. Smith recently took the time to call out Kamala Harris for not doing interviews with the media ever since she became the democratic nominee.
On his show, Stephen A addressed the concern that Harris has primarily focused on rallies and has not participated in interviews. He expressed the opinion that she might be avoiding the spotlight and emphasized the importance of her clearly communicating her platform to the American public. “We’ve had one week, two weeks, three weeks and one day since Joe Biden stepped aside,” Smith began. “The only damn place we’ve seen Kamala Harris is at pep rallies. What’s up? Somebody gotta say something and it can’t just be the conservatives. Right is right.”
“I’m talking to my sister here. Come on now. You’re running for the presidency of The United States of America. You got my vote. You’re running for the presidency of the United States of America. What you hiding for? And I mean hiding in plain sight. Somebody gotta say it. Somebody gotta say it,” he continued. “Now, you can’t be running for the presidency of the United States. Not one single press conference. Not one single one-on-one sit-down interview where somebody gets to question you about the questions that we ask. That’s not fair. That’s not fair.”
Naturally, President Biden withdrew from the race on July 21 and promptly endorsed his vice president, Harris. Since then, Kamala has seen a rise in the polls and has been actively campaigning in key battleground states. However, she has not participated in any interviews, leading to an increase in criticism surrounding her campaign approach.
Smith claims the criticism she’s receiving is warranted. “If you’re a conservative and you’re out there lambasting her for it, ridiculing her for it, trying to torment her for it or whatever, it is perfectly within your right to do so. All of you anti-conservative out there shut the hell up! That’s a valid point.”
Smith continued … “It ain’t valid to bring up her Blackness, or Indian heritage, and to try to point the finger at that nature. That’s nonsense. But to ask her about her her record because she is attached to the Biden record is definitely apropos, especially when you were bragging about the record!”
In recent days, the Harris campaign has faced questions regarding her limited media presence. A spokesperson responded by stating that Kamala has been engaging directly with voters at rallies, assuring that a sit-down interview will take place before the end of the month.