Kamala Harris Says GOP ‘Scared’ Of ‘Merit Of The Work’ She’s Done
During a CBS News interview over the weekend, Vice President Kamala Harris responded to criticism from various Republican presidential candidates — claiming that the GOP is “scared” of her and the “merit of the work” that she has done as vice president.
Harris, who has been deemed the worst vice president in modern American history according to numerous polls, made the claims during an interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” with host Margaret Brennan.
The conversation began with Brennan citing criticism of the vice president from several prominent Republicans, who were all expressing their concern about Harris taking over the presidency if something happened to 80-year-old President Joe Biden.
“A vote for Joe Biden is a vote for a President Kamala Harris,” Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was quoted as saying.
“I want to be clear that I pray every night for Joe Biden’s good health, not only because he’s our president, but because of who our vice president is,” former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who is also running for president, was quoted as saying.
“Harris is his impeachment insurance … people know if she were president – Katy bar the door. As bad as Biden did, it would get worse,” Republican presidential candidate and current Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) was quoted as saying.
After reciting these quotes, Brennan asked Harris how she responded to the criticism.
The vice president replied that the Republicans making these comments do not “actually have a plan for America.”
“Listen, this is not new. There’s nothing new about that,” Harris continued. “They feel the need to attack because they’re scared that we will win based on the merit of the work that Joe Biden and I, and our administration, has done.”
Brennan lightly pushed back on Harris, noting that even Democrats have appeared to be concerned about Biden’s advanced age.
“Joe Biden is going to be fine,” Harris responded.
Meanwhile, Americans have expressed in numerous polls that they are not happy with the work that the Biden administration has done, especially when it comes to the economy.
According to CNN, “Biden’s overall approval rating stands at 41% in the new poll, about on par with where it’s been since the spring. His approval drops to 37% when Americans assess his handling of the economy and further still to 30% for his handling of inflation. Among political independents, a scant 26% approve of his handling of inflation.”
An NBC poll from June showed that Harris’ approval rating was 32%, while 49% disapproved of her job performance. The poll also revealed that 39% had a “very negative” view of Harris.
