Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris reacts while addressing Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump, during a campaign event at a fire station, in Redford Charter Township, Michigan US, October 4 , 2024.
Elizabeth Frantz Reuters
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to hit the media circuit in full this week with a mix of interviews aired on mainstream networks and other platforms to target a wide range of voters.
The Harris campaign’s media campaign is an attempt to drown out former President Donald Trump in the final leg of the presidential race when undecided voters are choosing a game-changing election.
To kick off the week, Harris’ interview with Alex Cooper on the popular “Call Her Daddy” podcast is set to air on Sunday.
Then Monday evening, CBS’ “60 Minutes” revealed its sit-down with Harris, his running mate, Gov. Minnesota Tim Walz and reporter Bill Whitaker. The Trump campaign declined to do an interview with “60 Minutes” after initially accepting the invitation, according to the network.
On Tuesday, the Harris campaign will fly the vice president to New York for appearances on ABC’s “The View,” CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Howard Stern Show.”
On Thursday, Harris will participate in a town hall with Univision, the largest Spanish-language television broadcaster. Trump is also recording a separate townhall for Univision.
The vice president has faced criticism, particularly from his Republican opponents, for focusing his public appearances on meetings and written speeches, rather than media interviews and improvised situations.
But with 30 days until the Nov. 5 election and early voting underway, the Harris and Trump campaigns are now locked in a heated battle for airtime.
In July, when Harris entered the presidential race after President Joe Biden ended his re-election bid, the early stages of his fledgling campaign dominated the news cycle.
Since then, Trump has worked to get back into the media spotlight.
Along with various appearances on Fox News, an environment more friendly to the Republican nominee, Trump has been interviewed on popular podcasts such as “This Weekend w/Theo Von” and “The Lex Fridman Podcast.” He also interviewed Dr. Phil and Shawn Ryan, a former Navy Seal. Additionally, Trump sat in on a heated conversation with his close associate Elon Musk on social media platform X in August.
During Harris’ fast-paced campaign, the vice president sat down for interviews with CNN, the National Association of Black Journalists, MSNBC and some local outlets.