Washington — Sen. Tom Cotton said Sunday that Americans won’t want Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the nation after they learn more about her, urging more press scrutiny of the presumptive Democratic nominee who rose to the top of the ticket in recent weeks.
“When the American people get a better look at her and her radical positions, I think you’ll see that they don’t want her to continue the legacy of Biden-Harris,” Cotton said on “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
The Arkansas Republican criticized Harris for being the presumptive nominee for two weeks without giving any opportunity for unscripted moments or questions from the press. He said that when she faces the media, she must answer for her positions on issues such as energy and gun policy.
“Kamala Harris has only been nominated for two weeks and hasn’t answered a single question,” he said, adding that it is the “media’s obligation” to hold Harris on the same level as the nominees who win the nomination through the traditional primary. process.
“Donald Trump in 16, Barack Obama in 2008 — they all had to go through more than a year of testing in town halls and VFWs and debates because they earned the nomination,” Cotton told moderator Ed O’Keefe. “Kamala Harris got it for her.”
Cotton claimed that Harris has “avoided the press” in the two weeks since she received President Biden’s endorsement.
“She can’t avoid the pressure for another 13 weeks,” he said.
His comments came amid renewed voter enthusiasm for the Democratic ticket following Biden’s decision to step aside and restore the presidential primary. According to new CBS News poll, Harris has a 1-point lead over former President Donald Trump nationally, which Mr. Biden never saw. The poll found Harris and Trump tied across the nation’s battleground states.