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Critics pan Kamala Harris’ TV interview, bewildering answers: ‘Talk is cheap’

Critics pan Kamala Harris’ TV interview, bewildering answers: ‘Talk is cheap’

The backlash continued to mount following Vice President Kamala Harris‘ televised interview Friday, with critics calling out her unwillingness to give clear and specific answers. In her first solo sit-down TV interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris seemed to filibuster to avoid direct answers. One example came when the interviewer, Brian Taff of the Philadelphia ABC affiliate, asked for her “specific” plans to bring down prices for Americans. “Well, I’ll start with this. I grew up a middle-class kid,” Harris responded. “My mother raised my sister and me. She worked very hard. She was able to finally save up enough money to buy our first house when I was a teenager.  “I grew up in a community of hard-working people, you know, construction workers and nurses and teachers. And I try to explain to some people who may not have had the same experience. You know, a lot of people will relate to this.”  HARRIS DODGES QUESTION ON LOWERING PRICES BY DESCRIBING ‘MIDDLE-CLASS’ ROOTS: NEIGHBORS ‘PROUD OF THEIR LAWN’ Critics have slammed Harris on social media, saying she gave confusing answers to a number of questions.  “Kamala Harris did her first local sit down interview after prepping for 53 days and it was a nightmare[.] She couldn’t even name 1-2 things she would do to bring down inflation,” Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump’s press secretary, wrote in post on X following the interview.  California state Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones told Fox News Digital if Harris becomes president, the entire nation would suffer. “Kamala Harris has spent decades in public office, with a track record defined by rising costs and inflation. During her tenure in California, prices soared, and the affordability crisis has only worsened since she became Vice President,” Jones said. “Talk is cheap, and while she promises to lower costs, her actions have repeatedly resulted in the opposite.  “Californians struggled under her leadership, and now the entire nation is bearing the brunt. America simply can’t afford a Harris presidency.” Conservative podcaster Benny Johnson added that Harris’s answers made no sense. “Kamala Harris: “My focus is very much about what we need to do over the next 10-20 years to catch up to the 21st century around, again, capacity, but also challenges.” What does this even mean?” Johnson wrote in a post. on X.  Harris’ answer resembled the response she gave during the ABC News presidential debate against former President Trump Tuesday, when she was asked by moderator David Muir whether Americans are economically “better off than they were four years ago.” “So, I was raised as a middle-class kid,” Harris told Muir. “And I am actually the only person on this stage who has a plan that is about lifting up the middle class and working people of America. I believe in the ambition, the aspirations, the dreams of the American people, and that is why I imagine and have actually a plan to build what I call an opportunity economy.”  DREW BARRYMORE CALLS HER VIRAL ‘MOMALA’ HARRIS INTERVIEW THE ‘SCARIEST CONVERSATION I’VE DONE’ Although Harris drew praise from pundits for her debate performance, her sometimes unresponsive answers there foreshadowed Friday’s sit-down, particularly on economic matters. In the debate, Harris went on to tout the same proposals without answering whether Americans are better off now than they were four years ago.  “Kamala Harris was very clearly and directly asked: Are the American people better off now than they were 4 years ago? She could not say yes because the answer is no — the American people are worse off today because of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden’s policies,” former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard posted on X following Tuesday night’s debate.  TRUMP-VANCE TICKET HAS DONE COMBINED 49 INTERVIEWS SINCE LAST MONTH COMPARED TO ONLY 10 FOR HARRIS-WALZ Harris and running mate Tim Walz have only done 10 unscripted interviews for the Democratic presidential ticket thus far, while Republican presidential nominee Trump and vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, have sat down for at least 49 interviews.  Harris still has not held a formal press conference since replacing President Biden as the Democratic nominee. Trump took questions at a news conference on Friday in California, his third extended presser in recent weeks. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page said she believes Americans deserve to hear both candidates answer tough questions.  “I think part of the job description of being president is answering questions, not because reporters have a right to ask them, but because Americans have a right to hear them,” Page told Fox News Digital.  Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.  Fox News Digital’s Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report. 

Trump urges California GOP US Senate candidate Garvey to reach out over endorsement: ‘No chance’ without MAGA

Trump urges California GOP US Senate candidate Garvey to reach out over endorsement: ‘No chance’ without MAGA

Former President Trump told reporters on Friday that California Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey “hasn’t reached out to MAGA” after the presidential nominee was asked why he hadn’t endorsed Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff’s opponent.  “I don’t know much about Steve Garvey. I think he’s made a big mistake because he hasn’t reached out to MAGA,” Trump continued outside his Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes following a press conference where he spoke out against “Comrade Kamala Harris and the communist left.”   He said if the former Major League Baseball star Garvey “doesn’t have MAGA, he has no chance.”  Trump was fundraising in California on Thursday and Friday.  EX-MLB STAR CALLS ON SOROS-BACKED DA TO PROSECUTE LA SYNAGOGUE ATTACKERS: ‘UNCONSCIONABLE’ Trump continued about Garvey: “Well, I haven’t spoken to him. I’m hearing he wants the MAGA endorsement, but he’s got to call me. If he had the MAGA endorsement, he could win. If you had an honest election he’d win, but you don’t have an honest election.”  Garvey previously told FOX 11 that he voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020.  He told Fox News Digital in a statement: “Since day one, I’ve ran a different type of campaign, I have not taken or asked for a single political endorsement, the only endorsements I want are from the law enforcement community and first responders. This week we launched a historic campaign dedicating all of our resources to talk with California’s Latino community from now until the election.” He added: “My focus is, and always has been, on the issues that truly matter to Californians – affordability, public safety, securing the border, fixing the homelessness crisis, and restoring California’s leadership. I’m running a ‘Steve Garvey’ campaign for all the people of California, not for partisan or special interests. I’m committed to tackling the challenges that families and communities face every day and making sure that California has the voice it deserves in Washington.”  Trump also disparaged Schiff as “one of the sleaziest politicians in history, Crooked Adam Schiff. He’s one of the most disgusting human beings and to think he’s going to be a senator. That’s why you need me as president, because this guy is a sleazebag.”  He called it “impossible to believe” that Schiff could represent the area.  TRUMP ACCEPTS LARGEST POLICE UNION ENDORSEMENT, BLASTS HARRIS AS A ‘DEFUNDER’: ‘KAMALA’S CRIME WAVE’ The former president has long disliked the Los Angeles-area congressman, who served as the lead impeachment manager in Trump’s first Senate trial and was a vocal critic throughout his presidency.  Schiff responded to Trump’s comments about him on X, writing, “I don’t think he likes me.” “Steve Garvey’s a nice guy. I don’t know him at all,” Trump told reporters. “But if he doesn’t reach out to MAGA he has absolutely no chance.”  Schiff is heavily favored to win in the deep blue state that hasn’t had a Republican senator since John Seymor lost his election in 1992.  CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The most recent Real Clear Politics polling average has Schiff leading Garvey 57.3% to 33%.  Fox News Digital has reached out to the Trump and Schiff campaigns for comment.

How crucial are long-range missiles in the Ukraine war?

How crucial are long-range missiles in the Ukraine war?

No green light for Ukraine to use long-range, Western-made missiles in Russian territory. The war in Ukraine is at a critical juncture. Western allies are considering a shift in their support and may allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles against targets deep inside Russian territory. Ukraine has been pleading for the go-ahead for months, but there’s no indication when or if US President Joe Biden will grant the request. The Kremlin has warned such approval would mean NATO members were directly involved in the conflict. Will Western nations cross President Vladimir Putin’s red line? And if they do, how will Russia respond? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Pavel Felgenhauer – independent Russian defence analyst Marina Miron – postdoctoral researcher at the War Studies Department, King’s College London Lawrence Korb – former US assistant secretary of defence Adblock test (Why?)

US says preparing ‘substantial’ Ukraine aid package in coming weeks

US says preparing ‘substantial’ Ukraine aid package in coming weeks

Announcement comes as Ukraine pushes to be allowed to use Western-supplied, long-range missiles for strikes in Russia. The administration of United States President Joe Biden says it is preparing a large aid package for Ukraine in the coming weeks as a debate continues over whether Ukrainian forces should be allowed to use Western-supplied weapons to strike farther inside Russia. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Saturday that Washington is working on a “substantial” round of further assistance for Kyiv and Biden will meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, this month. “I do think we need a comprehensive strategy for success in this war, and that is what President Zelenskyy says he is bringing,” Sullivan said in remarks delivered via videolink at the Yalta European Strategy conference in Ukraine’s capital. “So we are very much looking forward to sitting down and talking that through, and President Biden is eager for that conversation,” he said. Sullivan made the remarks as Ukraine has been pushing for more long-range weaponry to hit targets deeper inside Russian territory, a development that analysts worried could escalate tensions between Moscow and Kyiv’s Western backers. More than two and a half years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbour in February 2022, Ukrainian forces have struggled in recent weeks as Russia has made progress around Pokrovsk, a key transit hub in eastern Ukraine. Pokrovsk’s capture could enable Moscow to open new lines of attack and complicate Ukrainian logistics. Sullivan said recent developments in the area are of “unique concern”. The White House adviser added that Biden, who is not seeking re-election and whose term ends in January, is working to put Ukraine in the “best possible position to prevail” during his final months in office. “President Zelenskyy has said that ultimately this war has to end through negotiations, and we need them to be strong in those negotiations,” Sullivan said. Meanwhile, NATO Military Committee Chairman Rob Bauer said he supported Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons to strike inside Russia. “Every nation that is attacked has the right to defend itself. And that right doesn’t stop at the border of your own nation,” the admiral said on Saturday at a committee meeting. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that if Western nations allow Ukraine to use such weapons to strike inside Russia then it will mean NATO would be “at war” with his country. “This would in a significant way change the very nature of the conflict. It would mean that NATO countries, the US, European countries, are at war with Russia,” Putin told Russian state TV on Thursday. “And if this is so, then, bearing in mind the change in the very essence of this conflict, we will make appropriate decisions based on the threats that will be created for us.” A day later, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations delivered a similar message to the UN Security Council in New York. “The facts are that NATO will be a direct party to hostilities against a nuclear power. I think you shouldn’t forget about this and think about the consequences,” Vassily Nebenzia told the 15-member council. Adblock test (Why?)

Industry Days gathers top documentary professionals in Sarajevo

Industry Days gathers top documentary professionals in Sarajevo

Event aims to demonstrate the power and art of storytelling as well as connect filmmakers with decision-makers. The Al Jazeera Documentary Channel has launched the third edition of Al Jazeera Documentary Industry Days to connect decision-makers with the most promising documentary projects. The event, which kicked off on Saturday and will continue until Monday, is being held during the Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo. The event features 80 experts who will evaluate and support documentary projects that aim to tell inspiring human stories, address pressing social issues and promote universal human values while shedding light on areas that have not received enough attention in the documentary film industry. The event also aims to foster a deeper understanding of different perspectives by promoting cultural exchanges between the participants. On Saturday, 10 sessions were held in the event’s Main Pitch category, beginning with the presentation of a documentary project titled The Other Gaza. “This emotional pitch tells the story of Wafa Jamil, who lives in Stockholm while her family resides in Gaza. The focus of her project is to show a different side of Gaza to her eight-year-old daughter, who lives with her in Sweden,” a statement released by the organisers said. Jamil said her project was inspired by the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory. “It is an important topic, and I’m very grateful to have the opportunity and the space to present it at such an important event, filled with so many influential people from this industry,” she said. Rudy Buttignol, who is moderating the event for a third time, praised the programme’s evolution. “Every year, the quality of the projects improves,” he said, adding that the event “maintains an intimate atmosphere, perfect for making new connections and reinforcing older ones”. The director of the Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, Ahmed Mahfouz, said Al Jazeera Documentary Days represents the Qatar-based network’s commitment to support the documentary industry. He said an unprecedented number of projects have been shortlisted for the ongoing event, adding that he believed documentaries can bring about social change. “This event aims to enhance international cooperation to showcase the works of filmmakers on a global level,” he said. Adel Ksiksi, director of Al Jazeera Documentary Days, said the event has grown over the years. He said 29 documentary projects will be chosen from a pool of nearly 270 proposals by filmmakers and independent producers from North Africa, the Arab world, Southeastern Europe and the Caucasus. The 29 selected projects will be divided into four categories: Main Competition (10 projects), Projects in Progress (nine projects), Balkan Stars (six projects) and Out of Competition Projects (four projects). “These projects reflect the diversity, creativity and dedication of documentary filmmakers around the world who continue to push boundaries and tell inspiring stories,” Ksiksi said. Adblock test (Why?)