US vice president kamla Harris defended her shifts on policy President Joe Biden and her time in the White House in her first interview since becoming the Democratic nominee M Harris argued that the Biden Administration was able to reduce illegal border crossings in recent months and recover the economy after the pandemic she called the White House's policies a success specifically pointing to a decline in prescription drug costs and the unemployment rate that's good work there's more to do M Harris appeared in the pre-recorded CNN interview with her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walls it was her first as a presidential candidate the vice president was forced to defend the White House's economic track record as inflation and High Cost of Living prices continue to sting American pocketbooks polls have regularly suggested that voters would prefer Republican candidate Donald Trump's handling of the economy Trump had already dismissed the vice president's first interview which lasted 27 minutes before its release because it was pre-taped and included Mr walls