When you've lost The New York Times...

 

The reviews are in for Kamala's softball interview on MSNBC last night — and they're brutal.

 

 

The New York Times's Reid Epstein — among the first to correctly observe Liz Cheney's ultimate demise — led with a blistering review, saying the interview "elicited few details" as Kamala "avoided direct questions about how she would govern and why some voters remain fond of former President Donald J. Trump's stewardship of the economy."

 

Epstein went on to blast Kamala for responding to "basic and predictable questions with roundabout responses that did not provide a substantive answer," while noting the lack of questions around "positions Ms. Harris supported during her 2020 presidential campaign or what, if anything, she knew about Mr. Biden's physical condition or mental acuity."

 

Ouch.

 

The interview was widely panned as a disaster for Kamala:

• Scott Jennings, CNN: "Going on with this particular interviewer was like effectively interviewing with her campaign's press secretary. She had nothing — nothing — new to say on the economy beyond this ridiculous pablum."
  
  
• Victor Nava, The New York Post: "[She] refused to explain how she intends to pay for her pricey economic plan ... one of several questions she dodged."
  
  
• Alex Thompson, Axios: "[The interview] was with somebody who went on TV last Friday and said, 'I'm basically voting for Kamala Harris.'"
  
  
• Joe Concha, Fox News: "We saw EXACTLY why Stephanie Ruhle was chosen to conduct this interview — if you could even call it that."
  
  
• Matt Vespa, Townhall: "It was everything you'd expect it to be, which is a total trainwreck."
  
  
• Myah Ward, Politico: "The campaign’s decision to select Ruhle — a friendly interviewer for Harris — for the first national, solo sit down has drawn criticism."
  
  
• Daniel Dale, CNN: "Harris made a false claim about the jobs record of her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump."
  
  
• Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post: "Harris flubs manufacturing jobs claim."
  
  
• Geoff Earle, The Daily Mail: "Harris is stumped by question about crucial part of her economic policy."
  
  
• Rebecca Robinson, The Express: "Kamala Harris left stumped and speechless by difficult question during grilling on MSNBC."
  
  
• Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner: "Harris did not get grilled..."
  
  
• Politifact: "Harris sticks to talking points on MSNBC."
  
  
• Reagan Reese, The Daily Caller: "[She] still has yet to explain why she has continued to flip-flop on various policy issues or why her campaign refuses to define her stance on several topics."
  
  
• Charlie Spiering, The Daily Mail: "Kamala Harris' latest word salad on MSNBC leaves people wondering if she discovered a new buzzword."
  
  
• Joel B. Pollak, Breitbart: "[She] failed to answer questions even in a friendly interview..."
  
  
• Duane Patterson, Hot Air: "She had no understanding what she was saying about tariffs or anything else."
  
  
• Andrew Stiles, The Washington Free Beacon: "Harris recited familiar talking points and dished out indecipherable word salads..."
  
  
• Jorge Bonilla, Media Research Center: "As awful as expected."

The New York Times said it best: "A hard-hitting Harris interview is still yet to come."

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