CNN’s Bash Clashes with J.D. Vance on Reporters Not Asking Kamala Harris Any Policy Questions: ‘I’m Interviewing You’

Vance: “Okay, you’ve now asked me three questions about comments that I made three years ago.”
BASH: “Uh-huh.”
Vance: “I wonder what Kamala Harris thinks about the fact that she supported policies that opened the American southern border. I wonder what Kamala Harris thinks about the fact that she lied to the American people — “
BASH: “But I’m interviewing you, not Kamala Harris.”
Vance: “ — about Joe Biden’s mental — mental facility for the office. You are interviewing me, Dana, because I respect the American people enough to sit down for an interview.”
BASH: “I appreciate that.”
Vance: “Kamala Harris has been the nominee for three weeks. She hasn’t sat down for a real interview.”
BASH: “Believe me, we are asking. You’re not going to get a disagreement there with me.”
Vance: “But the point is, Dana, you’ve got me for 15 minutes or however long you have me. We should be talking about public policies that matter. How are we going to lower inflation? How are we going to reduce the cost of food and housing? How are we going to close down that southern border? We’ve talked so little about that. We’ve talked a lot more about a sarcastic remark I made three years ago. I think we should talk about the issues that most Americans care about.”
BASH: “Well, I — I only asked you one question about that. I asked you about policies. And I was asking about the military record that you brought up — nobody else did — of Tim Walz.”