Trump camp mocks Harris for bringing Walz to first interview

Former President Trump’s campaign is mocking Vice President Harris for bringing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) to her first interview since launching her bid for the White House.

“Last night, CNN announced that Kamala has mustered up the courage to sit for a *joint* interview — after 39 days of hiding out from reporters,” the Trump War Room account wrote on the social platform X.

The campaign account’s post echoed frequent criticism from Trump and his allies about how Harris has not sat for a full interview with a media outlet since President Biden withdrew from the race and endorsed her.

It also bashed Harris and Walz for doing a joint interview with CNN, which the network announced will air Thursday at 9 p.m.

“It's no coincidence that Kamala's first interview is scheduled for the Thursday night before Labor Day weekend. They already hope it gets lost — and it hasn't even aired yet. Kamala is clearly scared to do an interview on her own and it's pre-taped so they can clean it up,” the Trump War Room wrote on X.

Trump’s first interview after the Republican National Convention was a joint interview alongside his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), with Fox News’s Jesse Watters.

Harris vowed earlier this month to sit down for a full interview by the end of August. The interview with CNN’s Dana Bash comes about a week after Harris formally accepted the Democratic nomination for president, and a little more than a week before Harris is slated to debate with Trump on Sept. 10. The former president confirmed Tuesday he will appear at the debate after previously casting doubt on the prospect.

The Hill has reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.