'Would wipe the floor!' MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace loses cool with guest over Kamala Harris
MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace thinks that J.D. Vance will end up getting his clock cleaned in a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Wallace got animated Monday at the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin when political analyst Basil Smikle said that, while many people are calling for Joe Biden to step down, they're not advocating for Harris.
"And I wonder why? Because in many ways —" Smikle said as Wallace interrupted him.
"Who did that?" she asked.
"I think most of the people who came out to say Joe Biden should step down did not come right out and say Kamala Harris should be next," he said.
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"Kamala Harris should be next!" Wallace exclaimed. "If anyone thinks Joe Biden — as someone who's covered her, if anyone has watched — I've watched all of her speeches for the last two weeks. I thought she was fantastic four years ago. Anyone that hasn't — I hope that J.D. Vance today challenges Kamala Harris to some debates because she would wipe the floor with him!"
Smikle said he didn't mean to bring up anything that might be upsetting.
"The reality is, and I said this, that I don't know if my party knows even how to defend her when the attacks come," he continued. "And they will come."
Wallace was undeterred.
"Have them call me," she exclaimed. "Because — let me just say this. I have only covered her — and this is where — you watched her dismantle Bill Barr. How many people can say — you put your list of accomplishments together and if you can put on it 'destroyed Bill Barr,' 'made fun of Mike Pence and the fly on his head without saying a word,' and have 'hit the campaign trail with enough vigor to carry the whole ticket for the last 16 weeks.' She's ready."
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| . have them call me because -- let me just say this. i have only covered her -- and this is where -- you watched her dismantle bill barr. how many people can say -- you put your list of application v accomplishments together and if you can put on it destroyed bill barr, made fun of mike pence and the fly on his head without saying a word, and have hit the campaign trail with enough vigor to carry the whole ticket for the last 16 tickets. she's ready. >> absolutely right. i've written about it, i've talked about it. and what concerns me and goes back to your point about signs of strength, the party can do this. the party can do this. they can fight this fight. they can push back. project 2025 -- i've been saying since the beginning i'm with joe biden. as long as he's in, i'm in. there's no question in my mind. >> should he be in? >> if he wants to stay in he should stay in. he's got 3,896 delegates and he said come take them. i'm not going to be one to suggest he should go do that. and if we go back just for a quick second to project 2025, because this is where if donald trump wants to distance himself from it the person that we're talking about, j.d. vance, is the person to implement it if not him. and get everybody in line on the ground to make sure that's all implemented. and so in my conversations and in talking to voters about what's coming next it's important not to just focus on donald trump but an every implementer that he appoints because these are the folks that are going to be day-to-day transforming our institution cycle. back to the point i always mike, it's 180 days from day one. >> exactly. and they have it on paper this time. there were stories at the beginning they didn't know where the lights were in the roosevelt room. it's the only time i had the impulse to help them. they have plans this time. we have breaking news. president joe biden just sat down with our colleague lester holt for an exclusive interview. it airs in its entirety tonight. ... |