Kamala Harris bolsters momentum in first sit-down interview

Published: Aug 29, 2024 Duration: 00:02:16 Category: News & Politics

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white House vice president Kamala Harris, sitting down for her first extensive interview since becoming the Democratic nominee. She said one of her highest priorities is to strengthen the middle class. It comes as former President Trump is making news on abortion rights. ABC's Perry Russell has the latest now from Washington. >> Vice President Kamala Harris facing questions from CNN about flip flopping on several issues. Harris has changed her platform on the Green New Deal, Medicare for all and building the border wall. >> I think the most important and most significant aspect of my policy perspective and decisions is my values have not changed. Harris highlighting her plan for the economy, saying she wants to extend the child tax credit to $6,000 for families and their child's first year of life. >> Harris also asked about former President Trump's attacks on her race. And he's same old, tired playbook. >> Next question please. Yeah That's it. That's it. Okay >> Trump on the campaign trail in the Midwest, telling NBC news the six week abortion ban in Florida is too short, saying there has to be more time. Trump announcing a new plan for in vitro fertilization. >> We are a government. The government is going to pay for it, or we're going to get or mandate your insurance company to pay for it. >> The Harris campaign says Trump's own platform could effectively ban IVF and abortion nationwide, adding voters aren't stupid. It comes as the US Army is issuing a statement on Trump's incident at Arlington National Cemetery this week, saying a cemetery employee was abruptly pushed aside. So the Trump campaign could take photos and video, adding Department of Defense policy clearly prohibits political activities on cemetery grounds. The Trump campaign claims the cemetery staffer initiated the contact. >> I go there, they ask me to have a picture and they say I was campaigning. I don't need the one thing I get is plenty of publicity. I don't need that. The Trump campaign is walking back some of his comments on the six week abortion ban in Florida, saying Trump has not said how he will vote on the ballot question. >> They're adding he was only saying he believes six weeks is

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