Fox News “Special Report” host Bret Baier claimed Wednesday that Kamala Harris’ campaign team pared down the allotted time he had with her just before a highly anticipated interview — and then had the vice president show up late.
The NY Post reports Baier, a veteran political journalist, compared the Harris campaign’s tactics to a football team “icing the kicker” before an important field goal attempt.
“So, we were supposed to start at 5 p.m. — this was the time they gave us, originally. We’re going to do 25 or 30 minutes,” the host explained.
“They came in and said, ‘Well, maybe 20 [minutes]. So, it was already getting whittled down,” Baier added.
“And then the vice president showed up at about 5:15 [p.m.].”
🚨Kamala Harris is the same radical she’s always been:@BretBaier: “In 2019, you supported allowing illegals to apply for drivers' licenses, qualify for free tuition at universities, and get free healthcare. Do you still support those things?”
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) October 16, 2024
Kamala: “That was five years ago.” pic.twitter.com/fzeooR07GB
The “Special Report” host noted that Harris’ tardiness made it a challenge for his production team to get the interview out at the start of his 6 p.m. show.
“We were pushing the envelope,” Baier said.
“So, that’s how it started. And I could tell when we started talking that she was going to be tough, to, you know, redirect without me trying to interrupt,” he continued, referring to the Democratic nominee’s efforts to “filibuster” during the interview and not allow him to get a word in edgewise.
🚨Wow. @BretBaier was forced by Kamala Harris’s campaign staffers to end the interview. If that train wreck went on another few minutes, Kamala’s staffers might’ve tackled Bret:
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) October 16, 2024
“They’re wrapping me pretty hard here.” pic.twitter.com/AU1y3wyoGL
In his post-interview analysis, Baier also revealed that he had hoped to ask more questions but several Harris campaign staffers were frantically signaling to him off-camera to end the interview because his time was up.
“I’m talking, like, four people waving their hands like it’s got to stop,” he said. “I had to dismount there at the end.”
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