CNN anchor Dana Bash, who has a history of making anti-Trump and pro-Democrat statements, has landed Vice President Kamala Harris's first interview since she emerged as the Democratic nominee for president.
CNN anchor Dana Bash has a history of making anti-Trump and pro-Democrat statements, which has raised concerns about her impartiality ahead of her highly anticipated interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.
In March, Bash argued that the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in favor of Trump in his challenge to Colorado's attempt to kick him off the 2024 primary ballot was a "dark outcome" for America. She also declared that the world was "upside down" because Trump was leading President Biden in Michigan on the Israel-Gaza war earlier this year.
CNN Anchor Dana Bash's History of Anti-Trump, Pro-Democrat Rhetoric Emerges Ahead of Vice President Harris Interview
Bash recently suggested that Democrats are working to win the support of men who prefer speakers such as Governor Tim Walz and second gentleman Doug Emhoff to wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, who famously endorsed Trump at the Republican National Convention. She appeared to suggest that wrestling or gun fans were unlikely to be respectable male role models.
Earlier this year, Bash torched Trump over what she called "antisemitic and incredibly dangerous" rhetoric towards Jewish people who vote for Democrats, suggesting similar rhetoric was "used in Nazi Germany."
CNN Anchor Dana Bash's History of Anti-Trump, Pro-Democrat Rhetoric Emerges Ahead of Vice President Harris Interview
Trump had said that any Jewish person that votes for Democrats "should be ashamed of themselves because Israel will be destroyed," which bothered the CNN anchor.
"Let's recognize this comment for what it is: a longstanding antisemitic trope that the true allegiance for Jews is to their religion rather than their country. It was used in Nazi Germany to justify the arrests, persecutions, and mass killings that attempted extermination of the Jewish people. And Trump has been pushing this trope for years," Bash later told viewers before playing a clip of Trump's comments.
CNN Anchor Dana Bash's History of Anti-Trump, Pro-Democrat Rhetoric Emerges Ahead of Vice President Harris Interview
Last year, Bash appeared to get emotional on air as she called for "humanity" from the Justice Department in its treatment of Hunter Biden.
"And you know, God forbid we bring humanity into this but to be, you know, sort of stringing along and to be having a person's life in limbo - and we're talking about Hunter Biden, and we're talking about his family and, you know, frankly, the president's family," Bash told CNN viewers.
CNN Anchor Dana Bash's History of Anti-Trump, Pro-Democrat Rhetoric Emerges Ahead of Vice President Harris Interview
"Taking politics aside, if you change the name from Hunter Biden to Joe Smith, you would say, 'You know what, that's not really fair,'" she continued.
In 2022, Bash also went to bat for President Biden as he was being criticized over his "semi-fascism" jab against Republicans, insisting he was "specifically talking about Trump supporters," which represents tens of millions of Americans.
Bash interviewed Republican New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, who denounced Biden's comments as "horribly insulting." The following day, Bash appeared on CNN to recap the interview, explaining that she pressed Sununu over whether he sees "any element" of the GOP that can be described as "semi-fascist," and he conceded there are elements of "fascism and White supremacy in America."
Bash's ex-husband, Obama administration official Jeremy Bash, was also among more than 50 former intelligence officials that wrongly suggested Hunter Biden's scandalous laptop was Russian disinformation ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
CNN dismissed any concerns about Bash's history of anti-Trump and pro-Democrat rhetoric, saying she is "a well-respected veteran journalist" who is "highly qualified" to interview both Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz.
However, Bash's past statements have raised questions about whether she will be able to conduct a fair and impartial interview with Vice President Harris, who has been criticized for her own lack of transparency and accountability.
