Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has finally spoken out since becoming the presumptive nominee nearly three weeks ago. She addressed criticism about not doing a formal press conference or a wide-ranging interview, discussed her agreement with former President Trump to conduct three presidential debates, and commented on Republicans' questioning of her running mate's military record.
Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has finally broken her silence, addressing criticism about not doing a formal press conference or a wide-ranging interview since becoming the presumptive nominee. She also discussed her agreement with former President Trump to conduct three presidential debates and commented on Republicans' questioning of her running mate's military record.
Harris spoke with reporters on the tarmac at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport after a campaign event in Michigan on Thursday, following a lengthy news conference held by former President Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Kamala Harris Breaks Silence, Addresses Debate Plans and Criticism
Harris responded to criticism that she has not held a formal press conference or done a wide-ranging interview since becoming the presumptive nominee.
"I've talked to my team. I want us to get an interview scheduled before the end of the month," Harris said.
Kamala Harris Breaks Silence, Addresses Debate Plans and Criticism
Harris also addressed her agreement with Trump to conduct three presidential debates prior to Election Day on November 5.
"Well, I'm glad that he's finally agreed to a debate on September 10," she said, adding that she would be willing to schedule additional debates with the former president.
Kamala Harris Breaks Silence, Addresses Debate Plans and Criticism
The pair agreed to three debates next month hosted by Fox News, NBC, and ABC.
Trump previously indicated he may back out of the ABC debate, which was scheduled before Harris replaced President Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate nearly three weeks ago.
Kamala Harris Breaks Silence, Addresses Debate Plans and Criticism
"I am beyond trying to speculate about how he thinks," Harris said when asked about Trump backing out of the debate.
Harris also addressed Republicans who questioned Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's military record after she named him her running mate on Tuesday.
Kamala Harris Breaks Silence, Addresses Debate Plans and Criticism
"Listen, I praise anyone who has presented themselves to serve our country," she said. "And I think that we all should."
The controversy came after Republicans accused Walz of engaging in "stolen valor garbage" with respect to his military credentials.
Harris's stop at the tarmac came after Trump attacked the vice president for not taking on-the-record questions from reporters on the campaign trail since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee.
"Kamala refuses to do interviews because her team realizes she is unable to answer questions, much like Biden was not able to answer questions, but for different reasons," Trump posted on Truth Social.
She also failed to appear at the National Association of Black Journalists' convention in Chicago, where former President Trump made headlines last week for a question-and-answer session.
Harris has gone 18 days without holding a formal press conference since emerging as the presumptive nominee last month. President Biden endorsed her on July 21 when he suspended his re-election campaign.
Since then, Harris has been traveling across the U.S. on the campaign trail and giving informal remarks.
The Harris campaign did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for comment.
