Kamala Defends Flip-Flops In CNN Interview, Says Her ‘Values Have Not Changed’

Dancing around a wealth of evidence that she has flip-flopped on a number of policy issues, Vice President Kamala Harris used her first major interview since embarking on her own 2024 presidential campaign to insist her “values have not changed.”

The pre-taped interview on Thursday, in which Harris appeared with her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, featured questions probing her dubious past on matters related to border security, fracking, and more. CNN anchor Dana Bash challenged Harris to answer whether Americans can trust her leading the White House despite jumping around on issues over the years.

"MY VALUES HAVE NOT CHANGED": Kamala Harris confirms she's still her Radical Left self who supports decriminalizing illegal immigration, the job-killing Green New Deal, eliminating private health insurance, banning fracking, and so much more. pic.twitter.com/gJYBduk3UH

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 29, 2024

“Generally speaking, how should voters look at some of the changes that you have made, that you have explained some of here in your policy?” Bash asked. “Is it because you have more experience now and you have learned more about the information? Is it because you were running for president in a Democratic primary? And should they feel comfortable and confident that what you’re saying now is going to be your policy moving forward?”

In response, Harris said, “I think the most important and most significant aspect of my policy perspective and decisions is my values have not changed.” She began with the environment.

“You mentioned the Green New Deal. I have always believed, and I have worked on it, that the climate crisis is real, that it is an urgent matter, to which we should apply metrics that include holding ourselves to deadlines around time,” Harris added. “We did that with the Inflation Reduction Act. We have set goals for the United States of America and, by extension, the globe around when we should meet certain standards for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, as an example. That value has not changed.”

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Harris, who has faced bipartisan condemnation for failing to curb illegal immigration as the Biden administration’s “border czar,” also claimed to have a “value” in protecting the U.S. border.

“My value around what we need to do to secure our border, that value has not changed. I spent two terms as the attorney general of California prosecuting transnational criminal organizations, violations of American laws regarding the passage, illegal passage, of guns, drugs, and human beings across our border,” Harris said. “My values have not changed.”

Former President Donald Trump‘s campaign, via its “War Room” account on X, pushed back on the ways Harris sought to paint herself as being consistent on her “values” while giving the run-around on the question of whether she is reliable given her shifts in policy stances. It said in one post, “Kamala Harris confirms she’s still her Radical Left self who supports decriminalizing illegal immigration, the job-killing Green New Deal, eliminating private health insurance, banning fracking, and so much more.”

In other posts, the account drew attention to how Harris has changed her stances on a fracking ban and ending cash bail. It knocked Harris for “allowing millions of illegals to cross our border, giving them amnesty, and free rein to terrorize our communities.” The “War Room” account also highlighted Harris’ comments on climate change, quipping with the intent to underscore yet another word salad from the VP, that it evoked “[that feeling when] the essay is due in 10 minutes but you haven’t hit the word count yet.”

Harris Campaign Slammed For Trying To ‘Avoid Debate’ After ABC News Ends Attempt To Alter Rules

Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris‘ campaign was slammed online Thursday afternoon after one of its spokespeople tried to claim that the campaign had not agreed to the ABC News debate rules that the candidates’ microphones would be muted during the debate while their opponent talked.

The claim from Harris spokesman Brian Fallon came hours after the New York Post reported that ABC News informed both the Harris campaign and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign in an email from ABC News Chief Counsel Eric Lieberman that the September 10 debate would have the same rules as the CNN debate in June — the candidates will be standing with muted microphones, not allowed to have any notes with them, and no audience will be present.

CNN reported that the Harris campaign was asked to let go of the issue surrounding the microphones so that the debate can happen, but that the campaign appeared to not be doing so, even though ABC News already set the “formal list of debate rules.”

“Our latest understanding is that even though Trump said Monday he would be fine with an unmuted mic, his handlers don’t trust him to spar live with VP Harris and are asking ABC to ignore Trump’s comments and keep the mics muted or else they will back out of the debate for a third time,” Fallon claimed. “We have been asked to accede to Trump’s handlers’ wishes on this point for the sake of preserving the debate. We find the Trump’s team’s stance to be weak, and remain in discussions with ABC on the final rules.”

Fallon faced significant backlash online over his claim from a wide range of political pundits.

“Here’s the thing about shills: They are literally paid to be dishonest and disingenuous,” said John Podhoretz, editor of Commentary Magazine. “Though in Brian’s case, I’m sure he’d do it for free, since he hasn’t made an honest argument in his entire life.”

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Versus Media Podcast host Stephen L. Miller wrote on X: “Biden made these rules and ABC is abiding by the original debate rules, just as you originally wanted. Don’t know what else to tell you.”

Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro fired back at Fallon: “Stop trying to manufacture excuses to avoid debates.”

“He agreed to three,” Shapiro said. “You agreed to one with the original rules, and one provisionally; then you tried to change the original rules. You’re a campaign of cowardice.”

Stop trying to manufacture excuses to avoid debates. He agreed to three. You agreed to one with the original rules, and one provisionally; then you tried to change the original rules. You’re a campaign of cowardice. https://t.co/Khuhod6evt

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 29, 2024

Red State writer Bonchie added: “No one is buying this. Especially not after ABC News’ own memo on the rules leaked showing the rules *were always* the same as the CNN rules. You got caught trying to manufacture a reason to pull out. Own it.”

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