Trump campaign says Harris team canceled Baier interview: What we know

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign claims that Vice President Kamala Harris’ “handlers” abruptly ended her interview with Fox News host Bret Baier.

Harris sat down with Baier on Wednesday for her first Fox News interview since becoming the Democratic presidential candidate in July of this year. The often controversial interview, which aired for almost 27 minutes without commercials, touched on several explosive campaign topics and the vice president’s criticism of Trump.

Immediately after the interview aired, the Trump campaign’s “Trump War Room” account shared “

WATCH: Bret Baier looks at Kamala’s handlers throwing in the towel and desperate to end her disastrous interview. ‘You’re giving me a hard blow here,'” the Trump campaign wrote.

During an on-air discussion following the interview, Baier said that Harris arrived for the interview around 5:15 p.m., later than expected, and that Fox “pushed the envelope” to accommodate what was expected to be a 25-minute interview Interview to be completed before 6 p.m

At the end of the interview, Baier said during a broadcast of: Hannity A short time later: “It was warm, I said: ‘Thank you very much, Madam Vice President, for your time.’ Her people, probably four people, wrapped around me with big, you know, moving arms. So I looked to the side and said, ‘I have to wrap myself up.'”

There was no indication that the Harris team ended the interview early or ended it because they considered it a “disastrous” performance, despite the Trump campaign’s claim.

Newsweek sought comment from the Harris campaign via email Wednesday evening.

When asked for comment, a Fox spokesperson noted Newsweek to Baier’s comments.

On social media, Harris and her campaign appeared pleased with the visit to Fox News, with X accounts of the vice president and her team quickly sharing and highlighting several key moments from the interview.

In a video shared by the Harris campaign account Kamala HQ, the vice president, while answering several questions from Baier, was compared to Trump, who spoke to Fox News’ Harris Faulkner the same day in what appeared to be a far more friendly interview.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, a former Democratic presidential candidate who appears frequently on Fox News, praised Harris during a CNN interview on Wednesday for being able to “get her point across clearly” on Fox News despite being “repeatedly interrupted” by Baier. became.

“As someone who has a lot of batting practice in this network myself, [I’m] “I’m really proud of the way she represented her views, her values ​​and this ticket to a conservative audience,” Buttigieg said.

“[It] “It’s a sign of strength,” he added. “This is the exact opposite of the weakness Donald Trump demonstrated by recusing himself from CNBC, which, as you know, is hardly a liberal bastion.”

Update 10/16/24, 11:17 p.m.: This article has been updated with further context and additional quotes.