Director Quentin Tarantino has joined the growing chorus of Democrats urging Kamala Harris to continue avoiding the press despite mounting pressure to answer reporters' questions. Tarantino argues that Harris' focus should solely be on winning the election, regardless of how she appears in the media.
Legendary Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino has weighed in on the ongoing debate surrounding Kamala Harris' refusal to face the press, urging her to avoid any interviews before the election.
Tarantino made the comments in a profanity-laced rant on Bill Maher's "Club Random" podcast after being asked about criticism regarding Harris' lack of press engagements and formal interviews with reporters.
Hollywood Director Quentin Tarantino Urges Kamala Harris to Avoid Interviews
"This is about f---ing winning," Tarantino said. "It's a mad f---ing dash and she is running it. She's not stopping to stumble and… I'm going to vote for her f---ing anyway no matter what she says in the stupid f---ing interview so don't f--- s--- up."
Tarantino's stance aligns with a growing number of Democrats and left-leaning pundits who are advocating for Harris to continue avoiding the press despite mounting pressure to answer questions from reporters.
Hollywood Director Quentin Tarantino Urges Kamala Harris to Avoid Interviews
Bill Maher attributed Harris' refusal to face the press to the left's "inability or desire to engage with anyone that's not in the bubble."
"She would never go near me and when you won't go near the people that are going to vote for you…," he trailed off.
Hollywood Director Quentin Tarantino Urges Kamala Harris to Avoid Interviews
"There's no reason for her to go on your show before the election," Tarantino replied.
"Yes there is, because I speak to the exact voter she needs. The person who is in the middle, who is not ideologically captured by either side… that's exactly the audience she needs," Maher answered.
Hollywood Director Quentin Tarantino Urges Kamala Harris to Avoid Interviews
Tarantino acknowledged that Maher's argument is "irrefutably right in a normal election cycle," but argued that Democrats are singularly focused on winning in November.
"Look you can talk about maybe she should have had more guts about this that and the other but we're the f---ing president and Trump's not the president… but this is about f---ing winning. What most people don't give the Democrats enough credit for but we give the Republicans credit for, is sometimes it's just about f---ing winning and it doesn't matter how we look at this moment," he said.
The "Pulp Fiction" director joins the likes of former Clinton aide Paul Begala, who has also defended Harris' avoidance of the media, stating "who cares?"
Bill Maher has expressed a different perspective, arguing that Harris' cold shoulder to the media is "more insulting" than former President Trump's years-long verbal attacks against news organizations.
"Trump says you're ‘the enemy of the people,’ which is pretty bad. What she's kind of saying is, 'I don't need you. I'm not talking to you. You don't matter. You're not relevant anymore to me.' To me, that's even worse than ‘I hate you.’ It's like 'I don't think about you.'"
It has been over a month since Harris emerged as the Democratic nominee, and she has yet to do any interviews or hold news conferences. Trump, meanwhile, has regularly made himself available to the press, granting both interviews and news conferences.
On Thursday, when asked by Fox News' Peter Doocy whether she was ready to grant an interview with Fox News, Harris jokingly replied "I'm working toward it."
Her campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodríguez ducked questions from Fox News Digital last Thursday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
As the election draws closer, the pressure on Harris to engage with the press is likely to intensify. Whether she chooses to continue avoiding the media or ultimately face reporters' questions remains to be seen.
