Kamala Harris Campaign Panics, Drops Meltdown Message as Trump-Musk Interview Could Turn Tables on Her

You might assume that Vice President Kamala Harris wouldn’t be lacking attention at the moment.

Surprisingly, she’s become a favorite of the media since stepping into the role of the Democratic Party’s leading figure, taking over from President Joe Biden, despite not running in a single primary or answering any media questions.

If you expected the media to criticize her for this, you clearly don’t understand how the media operates. Relieved from addressing the uncomfortable topic of Biden’s age, they now shower Harris with praise without having to ask her any tough questions, even as she takes over from Biden.

However, on Monday, the spotlight wasn’t on her or her campaign. Instead, it was on Elon Musk and Donald Trump, the GOP nominee. Over 1.3 million listeners tuned in to their conversation, according to Reuters—who, in typical fashion, described the event as “rambling.” (In case you’re unfamiliar, conversations lasting three hours can indeed cover a wide range of topics, but I digress.)

It was just one day, though. Surely Harris could handle one day out of the spotlight without reacting poorly, right?

Well, if that were true, we wouldn’t be discussing it. In an agitated campaign email sent before the event, Harris’s team criticized Musk for hosting the conversation and labeled Trump as “unhinged.” A bit of projection, perhaps?

“Right now, Elon Musk is interviewing Donald Trump live on Twitter (we’re not calling it ‘X’),” the email began.

“It’s not enough that Musk has pledged to donate millions of dollars to help reelect Trump,” it continued.

“He’s using his purchased platform—one of the largest social media sites in the world—to spread Trump’s unhinged and hateful agenda to millions of users.”

“If that’s all you need to hear, chip in $25 now to help Kamala and Tim have the resources to respond to their lies.”

But, wait: Weren’t tech giants supposed to be allowed to moderate their platforms as they saw fit? That was the rationale when Facebook was restricting free speech. That was the argument when Twitter—now X, and yes, we’re calling it that—was under different leadership and adopting a more censorious approach to content. And don’t Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, have plenty of tech moguls in their corner to ensure they have the resources to “respond to their lies” with their own narratives?

Well, yes. But those actions were considered positive because liberal tech giants were the ones doing them. Elon Musk allows freedom of speech on X, and apparently, that’s unacceptable.

“Musk has already ruined Twitter by allowing hate speech and disinformation to flood the platform,” the email added. “Now, Musk is using his vast fortune and broad reach to try and control our democracy.”

Of course, they don’t offer any data to support this claim. Is this disinformation, misinformation, or malinformation? Curious minds want to know.

We’d hate to amplify the “broad reach” of this “unhinged and hateful agenda” here. So, whatever you do, don’t click on this post, because it’s a recording of the conversation. Don’t give them any more attention, people! Whatever you do!

Naturally, there’s one issue with this: If Harris wants her own time with Musk, she’s welcome to it. But don’t just take my word for it.

And while Musk may have his own interests, it’s not as though Harris would be giving an interview to Tucker Carlson.

Musk is open-minded and, above all, a master showman on social media. It would be as fair an interview as Harris could hope for from a somewhat adversarial figure. But she’s not interested. She doesn’t want an interview, period. She just wants adulation and an easy ride. And if she doesn’t get it, she’s going to throw a fit until everyone else plays along, because she seems to fear the alternative: actually having to win this election on the issues, not just through positive media coverage.

Is this really the skill set we want in our next president? Because that’s what she brings to the table, in case the email didn’t make it clear.