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| Kamala Harris tells Howard Stern Trump is a ‘sore loser’ in interview blitz | Kamala Harris tells Howard Stern Trump is a ‘sore loser’ in interview blitz |
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| Vice-president takes campaign to radio show popular with white men amid a series of sit-down interviews | Vice-president takes campaign to radio show popular with white men amid a series of sit-down interviews |
| Kamala Harris appeared on the Howard Stern show on Tuesday, calling Donald Trump a “sore loser” and receiving an endorsement from the host, Howard Stern. | Kamala Harris appeared on the Howard Stern show on Tuesday, calling Donald Trump a “sore loser” and receiving an endorsement from the host, Howard Stern. |
| Her appearance on the radio show, whose listenership skews white and male, comes as Harris embarks on a series of sit-down interviews on popular talkshows and podcasts, including Stern, The View, the podcast Call Her Daddy and the Late Show With Stephen Colbert. | Her appearance on the radio show, whose listenership skews white and male, comes as Harris embarks on a series of sit-down interviews on popular talkshows and podcasts, including Stern, The View, the podcast Call Her Daddy and the Late Show With Stephen Colbert. |
| During the show, Harris blasted Trump for his comment that he would be a “dictator on day one” and called him a “sore loser” for his role in promoting false claims of widespread voter fraud after the 2020 election. “Understand what dictators do,” said Harris. “They jail journalists, they put people who are protesting in the street in jail.” | During the show, Harris blasted Trump for his comment that he would be a “dictator on day one” and called him a “sore loser” for his role in promoting false claims of widespread voter fraud after the 2020 election. “Understand what dictators do,” said Harris. “They jail journalists, they put people who are protesting in the street in jail.” |
| The interview comes just weeks after Trump, who has appeared on Stern’s show in years past, claimed on Fox News that the host “went woke”. Stern shrugged off the charge last year, telling listeners that he takes “woke” as a compliment and that “the opposite of being woke is being asleep”. | |
| The interview also hit on personal subject matter – from therapy (she’s not seeing a therapist currently), to her preferred choice of breakfast cereal (Special K), to her family. | The interview also hit on personal subject matter – from therapy (she’s not seeing a therapist currently), to her preferred choice of breakfast cereal (Special K), to her family. |
| During the interview Stern asked if she thought there were Americans who would refuse to vote for a woman. | During the interview Stern asked if she thought there were Americans who would refuse to vote for a woman. |
| “Listen, I’ve been the first woman in almost every position I’ve had,” said Harris. “I believe that men and women support women in leadership. And that’s been my life experience and that’s why I’m running for president.” | “Listen, I’ve been the first woman in almost every position I’ve had,” said Harris. “I believe that men and women support women in leadership. And that’s been my life experience and that’s why I’m running for president.” |
| Stern revealed that he plans to vote for Harris. According to the show, Stern’s listenership leans white and male, a demographic that the Harris campaign and Democratic party have sought to win over through campaigns like “White Dudes for Harris” – which started as a Zoom call that drew roughly 200,000 attenders on 29 July. | Stern revealed that he plans to vote for Harris. According to the show, Stern’s listenership leans white and male, a demographic that the Harris campaign and Democratic party have sought to win over through campaigns like “White Dudes for Harris” – which started as a Zoom call that drew roughly 200,000 attenders on 29 July. |
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| Harris also appeared on Tuesday on ABC’s The View, where she announced a plan to expand Medicare to cover in-home healthcare for seniors. When asked whether she would have done anything differently than Biden in the last four years, Harris defended Biden’s legacy and said “there is not a thing that comes to mind”, adding that she had a role in most major decisions by the administration. | Harris also appeared on Tuesday on ABC’s The View, where she announced a plan to expand Medicare to cover in-home healthcare for seniors. When asked whether she would have done anything differently than Biden in the last four years, Harris defended Biden’s legacy and said “there is not a thing that comes to mind”, adding that she had a role in most major decisions by the administration. |
| Harris’s series of sit-down interviews is probably intended to reach key audiences – and dispel criticism about her infrequent interviews with journalists. Her media spree will continue when a taped interview airs on Tuesday night on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. | Harris’s series of sit-down interviews is probably intended to reach key audiences – and dispel criticism about her infrequent interviews with journalists. Her media spree will continue when a taped interview airs on Tuesday night on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. |