Trump has taken 81 questions at press conferences, interviews compared to Harris' 14 since Walz joined ticket

Former President Trump has answered at least 81 questions from reporters since Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz emerged as the Democratic ticket, compared to only a handful for Harris and none for Walz. 

Harris hasn't taken on-record reporter questions aside from a tossed-out question about debates by an MSNBC reporter and a pair of press gaggles in Michigan and Arizona, amounting to just 14 total, Fox News Digital has found. She has not given a formal interview, either, although she claimed she hopes to schedule one before the end of the month. 

Neither has her running mate Walz, while Trump's running mate JD Vance has taken dozens of questions in three national interviews and multiple press conferences in that same period.

Since Aug. 6, when Walz joined the Harris ticket, Trump has fielded dozens of questions during two lengthy press conferences, a long appearance on "FOX & Friends" and a two-hour conversation with supporter and X owner Elon Musk.

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Trump answered at least 35 questions alone during last week’s Mar-a-Lago presser, and another 16 during Thursday’s Bedminster event. 

The former president drove his economic message during his latest remarks, appearing alongside tables of everyday grocery items, putting an emphasis on the soaring cost of goods during the Biden-Harris administration. 

Trump took another 16 direct questions from Musk during their conversation that also featured lengthy candid answers that didn’t necessarily stem from a specific question, but rather statements made by the X mogul. One moment that made particular waves was when Trump praised Musk as the "greatest cutter," seemingly referring to his mass layoffs when he bought Twitter, now called X.

The difference between press access of Trump and Harris is also striking when counting the time they’ve spent answering questions. 

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Trump fielded 14 questions for 28 minutes on "FOX & Friends" on Aug. 7 from the hosts as well as voters in South Dakota, discussing Walz's selection as Harris' running mate, inflation, social security and other issues.

He spoke and then answered questions for a combined 65 minutes during the Mar-a-Lago presser last week. He spent roughly two hours speaking with Musk on Monday, and spent another 83 minutes at Bedminster for a total of four hours and 56 minutes. 

Harris, on the other hand, has taken roughly 14 questions for a combined three minutes since Aug. 6. 

Harris’ avoidance of reporters has gotten so blatant that CNN’s Jim Acosta recently asked a campaign spokesperson if it would "kill you guys" to hold a press conference.

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Vance has been critical of Harris dodging the press and called on the media to press her to answer tough questions. He put his money where his mouth was when he appeared Sunday on ABC’s "This Week," CBS’ "Face the Nation" and CNN’s "State of the Union," none of which could be considered friendly sit-downs.

Vance answered at least 16 questions from ABC’s Jonathan Karl, 27 from CBS’ Margaret Brennan and 20 from CNN’s Dana Bash in the exchanges. All the interviews also included numerous statements or remarks that weren’t necessarily questions from the journalists that prompted Vance to offer thoughts on additional topics. 

In addition, Vance has done gaggles or press conferences during stops in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan during that period.

The Harris campaign didn't respond to a request for comment.

US, Brazil float new Venezuela election despite government, opposition rebuffs

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support a new election in Venezuela, after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also floated the idea, despite rebuffs from Venezuela's ruling party and its opposition which both claim victory in the July 28 contest.

Biden spoke to reporters in the wake of Lula's suggestion that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro could call a new contest involving international observers as a potential solution for the political crisis in the country. The U.S. has rejected Madura's victory claim.

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Asked if he supports a new election in Venezuela, Biden said "I do".

The suggestion is among several from the international community which have no support so far from either Maduro or his opposition coalition opponents.

The U.S., which hardened oil sanctions in April on the OPEC member for what it said was Maduro's failure to comply with a deal on electoral conditions, and other Western countries are showing little sign of swift, tough action over what many of them have condemned as voting fraud.

Lula said a "coalition government" could be another possible solution for Venezuela.

"If (Maduro) has common sense, he could put it to the people, perhaps calling new elections with a nonpartisan electoral committee," Lula said in a radio interview.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado ruled out Biden and Lula's suggestion.

"The election already happened," Machado told journalists from Argentina and Chile in a video call later on Thursday. "Maduro must be made to know that the cost of his staying grows with each day that passes."

Ruling party officials in Venezuela have also previously ruled out new elections.

The Brazilian president said he still does not recognize Maduro as the winner of the vote and that his government must publish voting tallies that have not been released, echoing calls from countries around the world over the last two weeks.

"Maduro knows he owes Brazil and the world an explanation," Lula said.

Lula and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro spoke by phone on Wednesday as part of efforts to find a solution to Venezuela's crisis, but no details were released of the conversation.

Petro suggested in a post on X on Thursday that the Venezuelan ruling party and the opposition could temporarily trade off power, echoing an arrangement used in Colombia for 16 years in the twentieth century.

"The political solution for Venezuela depends on Nicolas Maduro, who carries the peace and prosperity of his country," Petro said, adding in another post that a political deal is the best option and depends on Venezuelans.

Petro, who reopened trade and diplomatic relations with Venezuela after he took office in 2022, also called for the lifting of all sanctions on Venezuela.

Latin American leaders will discuss the crisis this weekend when many are in the Dominican Republic to attend the inauguration of that country's new president, Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday during his weekly press conference.

Lula's top foreign policy advisor Celso Amorim, speaking to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Brazil had not formally proposed a new election in Venezuela.

Conservative senators at the hearing criticized the Lula administration for favoring Maduro with its soft stance, and asked what Brazil was doing for jailed opposition leaders.

Amorim said Brazil offered to send a plane to pick up six opposition members seeking asylum in the Argentine embassy, now under a Brazilian flag since Venezuela broke ties with Argentina.

Venezuela's electoral authority proclaimed Maduro won 51% of the vote but has not divulged full vote tallies.

Tallies in possession of the opposition, which it has posted to a public website, show Gonzalez received 67% of the vote.

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