An awkward moment happened when a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre what Vice President Kamala Harris’s biggest accomplishment was.
At the press briefing, Jean-Pierre was asked to talk about a “specific policy” that Harris had achieved.
The newly nominated Democratic presidential candidate hasn’t given a press conference since she got the nomination and was told by President Joe Biden to deal with the “root cause” of illegal immigration. The way Harris has handled the border issue has also been criticized.
A reporter questioned the top White House spokeswoman: “what does Biden see as Harris’ biggest achievement during their time in office together?”
Jean-Pierre stated: “So look, because they’ve been partners … certainly those historic, unprecedented achievements have been done together.”
It was all downhill from there for KJP.
“And he has said this himself, one of the proudest decisions he made in 2020 was selecting her as vice president because he believed she could go on day one. I’m not going to parse out anything from here,” Jean-Pierre remarked.
The reporter, who seemed unsatisfied with her answers, further questioned, “Is there is no specific policy or is it a comprehensive whole?”
She replied, “I would say it’s a comprehensive whole.”
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NEW: Karine Jean Pierre can't give an answer after a reporter asked her to name Kamala Harris' biggest achievement as vice president.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 12, 2024
No achievements, no policy and she won't even sit down for an interview.
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Former President Donald Trump has retaken a lead over Harris in a broad new national survey, a potential indicator that her “honeymoon” period with voters saw her close the gap with her GOP opponent after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July could be waning.
According to a newly released Fox News poll, Trump bested Harris by a slim 1-point margin, 50-49 percent, which is well within the poll’s margin of error. Last month, the results were identical in terms of margins: Harris was behind Trump by one point, 48-49%—as was President Joe Biden, with the same 48-49% result.
Since the last poll, several high-profile events have occurred. Trump has survived an assassination attempt, chosen Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, and formally received the Republican nomination at the party’s convention. Meanwhile, the Democrats have seen significant changes, removing Biden from the ticket and nominating Harris, who did not receive any primary votes.
By a slim margin, more Democrats support Harris (94%) compared to the percentage of Republicans backing Trump (93%), with Independents favoring Trump by 8 points. Trump maintains 95% of his 2020 supporters, while Harris retains 93% of Biden’s 2020 voters. New voters, who haven’t participated in the last four general elections, are evenly split at 49% for each candidate, a shift from last month when they preferred Trump over Biden by 7 points, Fox noted.
There is a 22-point gender gap, as men favor Trump by 12 points and women favor Harris by 10, the outlet reported.
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In the expanded presidential ballot, both Harris and Trump each receive 45% of the vote, while support for Kennedy is at 6%. The remaining candidates garner 1% each.
Kennedy’s support has decreased from 10% in July and a high of 15% in November 2023. Among those backing Harris in the head-to-head matchup, 7% shift their support to third-party candidates, compared to 9% of Trump supporters who do the same, the poll found.
Harris has a slight edge in personal likability, with a 3-point negative net rating—48% of voters view her favorably, while 51% have an unfavorable opinion. In comparison, Trump is 6 points underwater, with 47% viewing him favorably and 53% unfavorably, although these are his best ratings in over four years.
Both candidates had seen improvements since last month when Harris had a 10-point negative net rating, and Trump was at negative 12.
