Vice President Kamala Harris is giving her first solo interview on Friday since entering the 2024 campaign as a presidential candidate.
Harris interviewed with Action News 6 ABC, a local station in Philadelphia, with the broadcast set for Friday afternoon.
Harris’s campaign shared on Thursday her plans to engage with local media in battleground states, as well as hold a panel discussion with the National Association of Black Journalists this month. The vice president’s press plans come as she has been scrutinized for her lack of media availability.
Harris’s Friday interview with the Philadelphia-based station could be an effort to get her messaging out to voters within the Democratic stronghold, which will be key to her securing a victory in the pivotal battleground state.
An early preview of the interview showcased journalist Brian Taff asking Harris how she plans to appeal to Trump voters.
“I, based on experience, and a lived experience, know in my heart, I know in my soul, I know, that the vast majority of us as Americans have so much more in common than what separates us,” Harris responded. “And I also believe that I am accurate in knowing that most Americans want a leader that brings us together as Americans and not someone who professes to be a leader who is trying to have us point our fingers at each other.”
In another preview of the interview broadcast from the local news channel, Taff asked Harris about her stances on guns. She responded by saying she and Walz are gun owners and that she supports universal background checks and an assault-style weapons ban.
“We’re not taking anybody’s guns away,” Harris said. “I support the Second Amendment and I support reasonable gun safety laws.”
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Harris previously interviewed with CNN alongside running mate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), drawing some criticism for not revealing any specific policy positions and for not doing an interview by herself.
The latter point will change Friday as Harris is left to face a journalist alone in her first solo sit-down interview since becoming the Democratic nominee.
