Harris answers tough questions; Trump floats IVF proposal

Published: Aug 29, 2024 Duration: 00:02:31 Category: News & Politics

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>> That is the story that did go viral. Tnks a lot there Andrew. And now to the race for the whiteouse. Vice President Kamala Harris answering tough questions about her shifting policy stances for when she ran for president. The very first time. >> This is former President Trump tries to appeal to more voters with a new IVF proposal, saying he would make the procedure free for women if he's elected. Genesis here now with much more. Jenise. >> Yeah, that interview much anticipated, right? A first sit down with Harris and her running mate Tim Walz. And as far as that procedure that we're talking about, IVF, it can cost tens of thousands of dollars. And it's still not exactly clear how Trump would pay for that proposal if elected. Meanwhile, Vice President Harris saying she's trying to start a new, more united era in politics. Vice President Kamala Harris back in Washington, fresh off of her first sit down interview since becoming a presidential candidate. Confronted on CNN about her policy shifts from 2019. >> My values have not changed. >> Harris, also emphasizing the importance of unity, saying she's open to naming a Republican in her cabinet. This as she brushed off recent attacks by her opponent, Donald Trump, on her race and identity after he claimed she turned black. >> Same old, tired playbook. Next question please. >> And growing skepticism for former president Trump's latest proposal to make in vitro fertilization free for women. The government will pay for or your insurance company will be mandated to pay for all costs associated with IVF treatment. Trump has not said how he would pay for the costly procedure that some women undergo multiple times. The Harris campaign, accusing Trump of posturing, slamming his promise, saying it's at odds with his record. >> It's pretty striking to have a Republican saye's going to add a mandate for insurance companies or add this big new expense that the federal government would shoulder. I think there's a lot of reasons to be skeptical of it, and in part because the Democrats actually had a proposal to mandate this, almost all Republicans, including JD Vance, Trump's running mate, voted against it. >> And now the former president also saying he opposes Florida's ban on abortion at six weeks, seemingly contradicting himself. The limitations should be left to the states. >> This has to be more time. >> And so that's and I've told them that I want more weeks. >> It is yet another sign that women's reproductive rights remain the Republican Party's biggest vulnerability. In Novembo election deniability, a new ABC News Ipsos poll shows just 29% of Americans think Trump would accept the results. Most of Harris supporters, 92, would personally accept the outcome that drops

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