Kamala Harris grants first interview to CNN after weeks of avoiding press, to be joined by Tim Walz

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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to sit down with CNN

‘The Five’ co-hosts discuss Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Gov. Tim Walz sitting down for an upcoming joint interview with CNN.

Vice President Kamala Harris' first sit-down interview as the Democratic nominee will be a joint interview with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on CNN after weeks of avoiding the press. 

The Democratic ticket will join CNN's Dana Bash for what's being called an "extensive interview" as they campaign in the battleground state of Georgia.

The interview will be taped Thursday afternoon and will air on Thursday night at 9 p.m. ET in a primetime special. 

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Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz granted their first joint interview to CNN after weeks of avoiding the press. (RONDA CHURCHILL/AFP via Getty Images)

It has been over a month since Harris emerged as the Democratic nominee following President Biden's dramatic exit from the 2024 race. The VP had been facing growing scrutiny for avoiding interviews and press conferences, which only intensified after last week's Democratic convention. 

Harris will have a lot to answer for, including several policy shifts she has apparently undergone, according to anonymous campaign statements to the press. She will likely be asked to explain her sudden evolution on issues like fracking, border security and private health insurance, all of which she took progressive stances on as a presidential candidate in 2019. 

She will also likely face questions about what she knew about Biden's mental decline behind the scenes despite defending him publicly after his disastrous debate performance.

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Harris has gone nearly 40 days without having done an interview or a press conference since replacing President Biden at the top of the ticket. (REUTERS/Kevin Wurm)

Walz, too, will likely face questions over the growing controversy surrounding his military service record as well as his left-wing policies he enacted as Minnesota's governor.

Bash was one of the moderators in the CNN presidential debate in June, which marked the beginning of the end for Biden's candidacy after his faltering performance shocked the nation. 

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CNN anchor Dana Bash landed the first interview with Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz weeks after they emerged at the top of the Democratic ticket. (Screenshot/CNN)

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Former President Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, have repeatedly attacked Harris and Walz for avoiding the press as the Republican ticket has regularly done interviews and press conferences in recent weeks.

The Trump campaign responded to the news on X:

"BREAKING: On Thursday — 39 days since being installed as the Democrat nominee — Kamala will sit for her first formal interview.* ** * Joint, since she’s not competent enough to do it on her own. ** Taped, so her handlers have time to play damage control."

Trump senior adviser Jason Miller went even further, calling Harris a "chickens---" to "hide behind Tim Walz knowing he’ll get the tough questions on his doctored bio."

"Harris can’t even do 1-on-1 interview! & not even live, it’s taped, so they can edit Harris. Unbelievable," Miller added.