Former President Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance, Republican of Ohio, have granted at least 98 interviews since the formation of the Harris-Walz group in early August, compared to at least 58 unscheduled interviews for the Democratic presidential race. ticket so far.
After granting just one joint interview in the first three weeks of her campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, have ramped up their media appearances in recent weeks to more closely match those of their Republican counterparts. Harris spoke with Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier earlier this month in Pennsylvania, marking her first interview on the network, and she also spoke briefly with NBC’s Peter Alexander last week. An interview with CBS’ Norah O’Donnell aired on Sunday, Oct. 27, and she also spoke with NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe for her “Club Shay Shay” podcast released Monday.
She spoke with supporter Al Sharpton on MSNBC on Sunday and was interviewed Monday by supporter Sarah Longwell of The Bulwark alongside Liz Cheney. On Tuesday, she was interviewed separately by NBC News and Telemundo.
In addition to a Tuesday appearance on Charlamagne Tha God’s radio show, Harris has also done recent interviews with outlets including CBS on “60 Minutes,” liberal magazine Vogue, progressive journalist Roland Martin and podcasts popular ones like “Call Her Daddy”, “All the Smoke” and “The Shade Room”. She also appeared Oct. 8 on “The View,” where she made headlines for not saying what she would have done differently than President Biden, as well as shows by her staunch supporters Stephen Colbert and Howard Stern .
Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier asks Vice President Kamala Harris about how she will be different from President Biden during an exclusive “Special Report” interview. (Fox News Channel)
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Harris has largely stuck to friendly environments, also speaking to MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle last month, in addition to interviews with local media in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. However, she received public criticism from Time Magazine owner Marc Benioff for refusing the outlet’s interview requests for an article about her potential presidency.
As Hurricane Milton approached Florida earlier this month, she also gave phone interviews to The Weather Channel and CNN. Since early September, she has spoken with Wired, the National Association of Black Journalists, Uforia, TelevisaUnivision’s audio network and radio hosts Rickey Smiley and “Ms. Jessica.”
Meanwhile, Walz did interviews with “The Daily Show” and “The View” on Monday, Oct. 21, as part of an increased media presence. He did “Fox News Sunday” for the second week in a row on Sunday, Oct. 13, and he also did interviews this month with Jimmy Kimmel and the “Smartless” podcast. He added several interviews to local Pennsylvania newspapers this week, in addition to a lengthy interview on ABC News earlier this month. He has also done interviews with Rich Eisen and the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast.
Walz has spoken to television stations in Georgia, Wisconsin and North Carolina in recent weeks. He spoke to MSNBC and ABC after last month’s presidential debate, and he was interviewed by Michigan station Fox 17.
Podcast host Joe Rogan told former President Trump that he became so popular with Americans because of the “wild shit” he says. (Screenshots/The Joe Rogan Experience)
Harris Town Hall only accepted “predetermined” questions, admits moderator Maria Shriver.
Walz also spoke with radio stations in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Trump was interviewed Friday by podcast giant Joe Rogan, and he has continued to make numerous media appearances, many with supporters. He did interviews last week with Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait at the Chicago Economic Club, as well as one with the Barstool Sports podcast “Bussin with the Boys” and Patrick Bet-David’s podcast. Last Sunday he was interviewed by Fox News “MediaBuzz” host Howard Kurtz, and this week he was interviewed by Saudi public broadcaster Al-Arabiya and radio host Hugh Hewitt.
He spoke with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Oct. 13 and also recently recorded an interview with the “Full Send” podcast. He also appeared on Friday’s episode of “Fox & Friends” and a Friday edition of OutKick’s “Maintaining with Tyrus,” as well as in interviews last week with The Wall Street Journal, Dan Bongino and Tom Klingenstein, and this week with Fox’s Brian Kilmeade. .
Trump was also interviewed by OutKick’s Clay Travis while attending the Georgia-Alabama football game last month, and he has been interviewed by Fox News personalities and shows such as “Fox & Friends,” Bill Melugin, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Greg Gutfeld, as well as Marc Thiessen, Glenn Beck, Ben Shapiro, Sharyl Attkisson of the Washington Post, the “Ruthless” podcast, the “Flagrant” podcast, the Daily Mail, NBC News, the New York Post, Lex Fridman and the owner of X and Trump supporter. Elon Musk.
Former President Trump answers questions during a meeting of the Detroit Economic Club, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
To mark the anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attack, he was interviewed by Hugh Hewitt and Sid Rosenberg.
Vance made the rounds on Sunday shows on October 27, doing interviews with CNN, CBS and NBC, in addition to another appearance on comedian Tim Dillon’s show. On CNN, he clashed aggressively with host Jake Tapper over media coverage of Russiagate.
Vance, who appeared Oct. 17 on “Fox & Friends” and Oct. 21 on “America’s Newsroom,” has conducted dozens of interviews since the Harris-Walz ticket was created Aug. 6, including several appearances on talk shows Sunday shows, podcasts and interviews. with CNN, Fox News and ABC following the ABC News presidential debate between Trump and Harris last month. A previous interview with The New York Times was published on October 11, and he appeared on ABC’s “This Week” and “Fox News Sunday” on October 13.
Vance also spoke with Time magazine for a lengthy cover profile, and he also recorded an interview with podcaster Theo Von that aired on October 22.
Trump has held six extended press conferences since August, while Harris has yet to hold a formal press conference since replacing President Biden as the Democratic nominee.
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This report has been updated with additional interviews from both tickets.
Joseph A. Wulfsohn of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
