Vice President Kamala Harris stated on Friday that she cannot be “critical” of any policies proposed by President Joe Biden when asked what she would do differently if elected. NBC News chief White House correspondent Peter Alexander asked Harris to identify a single policy she would have approached differently than Biden. In response, Harris emphasized that she cannot maintain a “productive and important relationship” with Biden if she criticizes any of his policies.
“President Biden said this week that every president has to cut their own path. What is one policy that you would have done differently over these last three and a half years from President Biden?” Alexander asked. ‘I need to be very candid with you, even including Mike Pence, vice presidents are not critical of their presidents,” Harris replied. “I think that really actually, in terms of the tradition of it and also just going forward, it does not make for a productive and important relationship … Going forward, there is no question that I’d bring my own experiences and my own life experiences.”
Harris said she intends to expand Medicare, grant first-time home buyers $25,000 in down payment assistance and emphasize the importance of small business. She said these policies stem from her “own personal experiences” throughout her life and assured she will be part of the “new generation of leadership.” The vice president announced her plan in August to implement a federal ban on what she termed “price gouging” on groceries, a move that has faced criticism due to accusations that it resembles price fixing.
Harris told the co-hosts of “The View” that “nothing comes to mind” regarding what she would have done differently from Biden, despite her efforts to rebrand herself as a change candidate, especially concerning the economy. An average of 28% of Americans believe the U.S. is on the right track, which poses challenges for Democrats heading into the November election, according to CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten during an October 4 segment.
