Vice President Kamala Harris came across as âperfectly reasonableâ in her interview with MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle, the veteran newswoman said immediately following the rare sit-down.
Speaking to All In anchor Chris Hayes following the interview, which touched on a range of topics like the economy, immigration, and reproductive rights, Ruhle contrasted the quality of Harrisâ ânormalâ responses with comments made by her Republican opponent.
âWhatâs crazy is that Donald Trump gets so much creditâand has for the last nine yearsâof the fact that, you know, people have access to him and he says what he thinks and he just lets it rip. But much of what he says either doesnât make sense or itâs not true,â Ruhle noted. Harris, on the other hand, âactually was perfectly reasonable."
Ruhle continued: âThere are some things sheâs not giving you a direct answer onâbecause sheâs a politician.â
In the interview, Harris said that taxes would not be raised on Americans making less than $400,000 annually. She also reiterated her plan to provide a $6,000 tax credit for parents of newborns, $25,000 in down-payment aid for first-time homebuyers, and a $50,000 tax credit for small businesses.
Ruhle agreed with Hayes that in the interviews Harris has done since becoming the Democratic nominee, she has been âdeftâ and âadept,â and saw an upside for more of them.
âWhat do you do if youâre her campaign and hear people go over and over, âI donât know what her policies are.â You could say, âWe have this book that is 82 pages.â I guarantee there are people who watched tonight and said, âOh, taxes only increase if you make over 400 grand,ââ Ruhle said.
âTheyâre not really reading the 82-page plan. And so I think the moreâand she doesnât necessarily have to do it with usâthe more she sits down, sheâs a great interviewer,â Ruhe continued. âI sat down with her for 25 minutes. You might not have liked all her answers, but she had one for every single question.â