In her book « 107 Days, » Kamala Harris reveals her frustration with Tim Walz’s vice presidential debate, including his fumbled answer about Tiananmen Square protests.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris detailed her running mate Tim Walz’s debate performance in her new book and recounted a showdown with then-Sen. JD Vance, which ultimately left her disappointed.
Harris writes in her new book, « 107 Days », that she needed the Minnesota governor to be the « closer » at the Oct. 1, 2024, debate given that she was not going to have another opportunity to debate Trump. But during the debate, she turned to her husband in frustration.
« When Tim fell for it and started nodding and smiling at J.D.’s fake bipartisanship, I moaned to Doug, ‘What is happening?' » Harris wrote, explaining how she believed Walz was duped by Vance’s « mild-mannered aw-shucks » attitude.
« I told the television screen: ‘You’re not there to make friends with the guy who is attacking your running mate.’ »
Harris, who lamented that there was « more riding on Tim’s debate than there should have been », said that being the « closer » and debating on such a large scale was « not a comfortable role » for Walz.
« He had fretted from the outset that he wasn’t a good debater », Harris wrote. « I’d discounted his concerns. He was so quick and pithy in front of the crowds at our rallies, I thought he’d bring those qualities to the podium.
