Kamala Harris's Interview Drought Ends with a Joint Sit-Down

Vice President Kamala Harris, who has faced criticism for avoiding media interviews, will finally grant her first interview on Thursday. She will be joined by her running mate, Tim Walz, in the interview with CNN's Dana Bash.

Vice President Kamala Harris has finally ended her 39-day interview drought, agreeing to sit down with CNN's Dana Bash on Thursday. She will be joined by her running mate, Tim Walz, in the interview.

Harris's interview drought has been a source of criticism for the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. She has yet to hold a formal press conference since becoming the nominee, and it's not clear if she ever will.

Kamala Harris's Interview Drought Ends with a Joint Sit-Down

Under pressure to sit down for a substantive interview after weeks of stonewalling, Harris agreed to the interview with Bash. The interview will air on Thursday evening.

As to when Harris will do a formal press conference, that day may never come. Fox News contributor Joe Concha predicted earlier this month that Harris will not hold a press conference in the 75 days leading up to Election Day.

Kamala Harris's Interview Drought Ends with a Joint Sit-Down

Harris has struggled when faced with tough questions in the past, often appearing to laugh uncomfortably or offering jumbled and confusing answers. In 2021, Harris struggled to explain a strategy for securing the border and infamously joked that she hadn't been to Europe, either, when NBC News anchor Lester Holt asked why she hadn't visited the southern border.

In 2023, The New York Times reported that Harris "all but went into a bunker for about a year, avoiding many interviews out of what aides said was a fear of making mistakes and disappointing Mr. Biden" after the "disastrous" sit-down with Holt.

Kamala Harris's Interview Drought Ends with a Joint Sit-Down

Whether Bash will drill down on Harris' numerous policy shifts from 2020 to 2024 remains to be seen. Harris has turned the 2024 race around since replacing Biden, giving Democrats renewed hopes that they can keep the White House after things looked grim for their party after Biden's debate debacle.

But she has taken shots from even friendly media outlets for so blatantly dodging a flurry of interview requests, and only agreeing to a joint one when she finally ended the blackout.

Kamala Harris's Interview Drought Ends with a Joint Sit-Down

"She simply cannot be left unattended," National Review writer Jeff Behar wrote on X before adding, "To quote a colleague at NR: Tim Walz is apparently Kamala Harris's ‘emotional support midwesterner.’"

Critics have noticed that Harris hasn't held a formal press conference since President Biden ended his re-election campaign. Harris has said that she wants to "get an interview scheduled before the end of the month." It took another 18 days for one to finally be announced.

Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.