Ah, another day, another puff-piece interview for Vice President Kamala Harris, this time on The View. And if you thought she’d get anything resembling a tough question, think again. Sure, CNN’s Brian Stelter hyped it up, claiming the co-hosts would deliver “sharp questions.” Spoiler alert: they didn’t. Instead, the interview turned into a cozy chat session, with Harris delivering more empty talking points than actual answers. But even with the gentle treatment, she still managed to gift-wrap a soundbite that’ll fit nicely into a future Trump campaign ad.
Let’s start with the big moment. Harris has spent months trying to brand herself as offering a “new way forward,” conveniently ignoring that she’s been second in command throughout the Biden administration’s stumbles. When asked to identify a single thing she’d do differently from Biden, she came up blank. “There is not a thing that comes to mind,” she said with a straight face. Not a single thing? Given all the criticism about inflation, the border, and international blunders, you’d think she could come up with something. But no, she doubled down: “And I’ve been a part of most of the decisions that have had impact.” That’s a real winner for her opponents—no daylight between her and Biden when it comes to the failures of this administration.
CNN just ROASTED Kamala for saying she wouldn’t have done anything different than Biden on The View:
“I’m surprised, frankly, that she doesn’t have more to say about this…one of the main things she’s been trying to establish as part of her candidacy is the idea that she would… pic.twitter.com/J5XoZu5jlm
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 8, 2024
And that was after her first attempt at an answer, a rambling ode to small businesses that made less sense the longer she spoke. She launched into a bizarre monologue about how she and Biden are “different people” with “a lot of shared life experiences.” She reminisced about her childhood and small businesses, pivoting to… well, honestly, it’s unclear what she was trying to say. It was the kind of word salad that leaves you wondering if she even understood the question.
Vance responded, and he was a savage:
JD VANCE: “The View asked Kamala Harris one thing you would do differently than Joe Biden. You know what she says? ‘I can’t think of anything off the top of my head.’ In her defense, I’m not sure she can think of anything off the top of her head.” pic.twitter.com/WDIifRCNCR
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 8, 2024
But wait, there’s more. When pressed a third time, Harris finally offered a half-baked distinction between her and Biden: “I’m going to have a Republican in my cabinet.” Sure, that’s a nice headline, but considering she can barely get through an unscripted question without stumbling, is anyone buying that? It’s a pretty weak attempt at showing she’d bring something fresh to the table when she’s been glued to Biden’s side for three years.
And speaking of softball questions, Joy Behar came in with her own home run of a setup: “I personally cannot understand why anyone would vote for [Trump].” She then invited Harris to explain just how terrible Trump is, a task the VP was all too eager to tackle. The audience ate it up, showering her with applause and cackles, as if she’d just delivered the punchline of a stand-up routine instead of a tired campaign talking point.
Joy Behar says she can’t understand why people support Trump and it’s probably because they’re “getting bad information from other channels.”
Kamala nods in agreement.
Make no mistake, if Kamala wins she will 100% target X and free speech. pic.twitter.com/JxGlobM4MK
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 8, 2024
To cap off the segment, Ana Navarro asked the kind of question every candidate dreams of: “If, no, when you become president, will you come back on The View?”—essentially handing Harris a free campaign ad. The exchange couldn’t have been more choreographed if it had been scripted by her own campaign team. And maybe it was—Hostin teed up Harris perfectly to discuss a new taxpayer-funded health care benefit aimed at the “sandwich generation,” a buzzword that Politico had just happened to preview ahead of the interview. Almost like they were reading from the same playbook.
The whole thing wrapped up with Whoopi Goldberg’s warm send-off: “We’re honored and proud to have you at this table.” It was less an interview and more a pep rally, with The View co-hosts playing the role of Harris’s campaign surrogates. But while the hosts might be proud, one has to wonder if voters will be just as impressed by a candidate who can’t name a single thing she’d do differently than the guy whose administration has been struggling for years.