Kamala Harris' Sit Down With Charlamagne tha God
Kamala Harris Talks Black Men, Her Economic Agenda And More During Town Hall With Charlamagne Tha God
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“Folks say you come off as very scripted,” he said to Harris at the outset. “They say you like to stick to your talking points. Some media says you have –”“That would be called discipline,” Harris interrupted.
He noted that Saturday Night Live has parodied her for it.
“What do you say to people who say you stay on the talking points?”“I would say, you’re welcome,” she said, adding that “there are certain things that must be repeated to ensure that I have everyone know what I stand for and the issues that I think are at stake in this election.”
CNN simulcast almost the entire iHeartRadio hour, while MSNBC carried a portion of it. Fox News referred to it during The Five.
Noting that the election is a “margin of error” race, Harris used the hour to talk a bit about her background and religious faith, while re-emphasizing her economic agenda and how that would help the Black community in particular. That includes proposals to boost assistance for down payments on homes and expanding the child tax credit. A more recent proposal provides $20,000 in forgiveness to small-business loans.Still, during the town hall, Harris was pressed about her commitment to Black people, which is fair since she’s out here campaigning for our votes.
Yeah — Harris is going to have an uphill battle positioning herself as a president who will stand up for Black liberation and reparations while still having to make sure everyone knows she’s “running to be president for all Americans.” That rhetoric starts to feel very “All lives matter”-like really quickly.One caller asked her what her stance was on reparations, adding: “Black Americans are heavily asked to vote Democrat in every election for half a century, with very little in return. What are your plans to address these very important issues and change that narrative?”
Harris answered: “Yes, I am running to be president for all Americans. That being said, I do have clear eyes about the disparities that exist and the context in which they exist, meaning history.” She said that reparations had to be “studied, there’s no question,” before going into an extended, five-minute answer on her background and agenda.
