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Former President Trump and his working mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, have sat down for not less than 49 interviews because the Harris-Walz ticket was fashioned, in comparison with simply 9 non-scripted interviews for the Democratic presidential ticket to date.
Vice President Kamala Harris was interviewed by Action News 6 ABC on Friday in Philadelphia, marking solely her fourth formal interview as a candidate. The interview got here on the heels of a report that her marketing campaign is searching for her to do extra native interviews in swing states like Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Trump was interviewed by Fox News anchor Trace Gallagher in a dialog that aired Friday night.
Vance did interviews with CNN, Fox News and ABC within the aftermath of Tuesday’s ABC News Presidential Debate between Trump and Harris, and he additionally appeared on Fox News’ “The Story” on Wednesday. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spoke with MSNBC and ABC after the controversy, marking simply his fourth and fifth solo interviews since becoming a member of the Democratic ticket final month.
Trump joined Fox News’ Sean Hannity afterward for an interview, the place he mentioned he felt the ABC debate was “three on one” in criticism of moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis. He additionally joined “FOX & Friends” on Wednesday morning to react to the controversy.
ABC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: MODERATORS DAVID MUIR AND LINSEY DAVIS FACT-CHECK TRUMP 5 TIMES, 0 FOR HARRIS
From left: Former President Trump, his working mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, Vice President Kamala Harris and her working mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. (Getty Images)
Harris and Walz ended their prolonged interview drought final month after they talked with CNN’s Dana Bash in Georgia after weeks of stonewalling the media.
Harris additionally taped two radio interviews final week with Uforia, the audio community of TelevisaUnivision, and Rickey Smiley, host of the nationally syndicated “Rickey Smiley Show.” The Uforia interview aired final week, whereas the Smiley interview was delayed till Monday as a result of what the marketing campaign reportedly referred to as “technical difficulties.”
Walz additionally spoke final week to WCMU radio in Michigan, along with talking with “The Morning News with Nancy Kman and Jason Barsky” on WILK in Pennsylvania, and “The Chad Holmes Show” on WXCO in Wisconsin.
Since Aug. 6, Trump has spoken with Fox News’ “Life, Liberty & Levin” host Mark Levin, NBC News, the Daily Mail, Dr. Phil, Fox News’ Alicia Acuna, Hugh Hewitt Radio, FOX Business, podcaster Theo Von, the New York Post, WBRE News Wilkes-Barre, WLOS News 13 Asheville, Univision, and “FOX & Friends” twice. He’s additionally made not less than two different cable information appearances and sat down with supporter Elon Musk for a prolonged dialog, in line with a Fox News Digital evaluate.
ABC’S LINSEY DAVIS ADMITS FACT-CHECKING OF TRUMP WAS BECAUSE CNN LET HIS STATEMENTS ‘HANG’ AT FIRST DEBATE
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with Philadelphia’s 6 ABC anchor Brian Taff on September 13, 2024. (Screenshot/6 ABC Philadelphia)
The former president additionally sat down with podcaster Lex Fridman in an interview that was posted on Tuesday and a New Hampshire radio present on Wednesday, adopted by a city corridor with Fox News host Sean Hannity.
Vance, who has been important of Harris dodging the press, has spoken to “FOX & Friends,” CNN’s John Berman, WBAY2, News 5 Cleveland, NBC News, “Meet the Press,” “No Spin News,” WALB 10, “CBS Evening News,” “The Brett Winterble Show,” “Jesse Watters Primetime,” “Fox News Sunday,” “The Dan O’Donnell Show,” ABC’s “This Week,” CBS’ “Face the Nation” and CNN’s “State of the Union” over that very same time interval.
He was interviewed by CNBC on Thursday and likewise sat for interviews this week with The Shawn Ryan Show and the All-In podcast.
Vance additionally appeared on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” final week and did an interview with supporter Charlie Kirk.
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump shakes fingers with Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris on the day of a ceremony marking the twenty third anniversary of the September 11, 2001 assaults on the World Trade Center on the 9/11 Memorial and Museum within the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., September 11, 2024. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)
Harris nonetheless has not held a proper press convention since changing President Biden because the Democratic nominee, choosing fast “gaggles” lasting a couple of minutes and off-the-record periods with reporters on her marketing campaign airplane.
Trump took questions at a information convention on Friday in California, his third prolonged information convention in latest weeks.
USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page believes Americans deserve to listen to each candidates reply robust questions.
“I feel a part of the job description of being president is answering questions, not as a result of reporters have a proper to ask them, however as a result of Americans have a proper to listen to them,” Page advised Fox News Digital.
“One of the foremost methods we do that’s via interviews and thru information conferences. And anyone who’s working for president, I feel ought to have the expectation that they are gonna do interviews and information conferences, though they will additionally do public city halls and different issues the place they’ve an opportunity to speak to Americans,” she continued. “You want to speak, join with and reply questions of voters for those who count on them to vote for you and for those who count on them to observe you whenever you’re governing.”
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This report has been up to date with further interviews from each tickets.
Fox News Digital’s Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
