Harris and Walz take part in first joint TV interview: Key takeaways

CNN, SHE TRIED TO STRIKE A BALANCE WHILE STARTING HER OWN PRESIDENT. OVERNIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS DEPENDING SOME OF HER SHIFTING POLICY POSITIONS SINCE SHE LAST RAN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE IN 2019. >> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT AND MOST SIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF MY POLICY PERSPECTIVE AND DECISIONS IS MY VALUES TO NOT CHANGE. >> SHE RAISED HER HAND WHEN ASKED WHETHER THE FOUR SHOULD BE DECRIMINALIZED. >> DO YOU STILL BELIEVE THAT? >> WE HAVE LAWS THAT HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED AND ENFORCED THAT ADDRESS AND DEAL WITH PEOPLE WHO CROSS OUR BORDER ILLEGALLY. >> SHE WAS ALSO ASKED ABOUT HER PAST POSITIONS ON BANNING FRACKING. >> THERE IS NO QUESTION I'M IN FAVOR OF BANNING FRACKING. JOE BIDEN WOULD NOT BAN FRACKING. AS VICE PRESIDENT I DID NOT BAN FRACKING. AS PRESIDENT, I WILL NOT BAN FRACKING. >> WHY DIDN'T SHE TAKE THOSE STEPS DURING HER FIRST YEARS IN OFFICE? >> FIRST OF ALL, WE HAD TO RECOVER AS AN ECONOMY. I'M PROUD OF THE WORK WE HAVE DONE THAT HAS BROUGHT INFLATION DOWN 3%. >> SHE BRUSHED OFF DONALD TRUMP QUESTIONING HER RACIAL IDENTITY. >> I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS BLACK UNTIL SHE HAPPENED TO TURN BLACK. >> SAME OLD TIRED PLAY BOOK. NEXT QUESTION PLEASE. >> GOVERNOR TIM WALZ SAYING HE MISSPOKE WHEN HE CARRIED WEAPONS IN WAR DURING HIS TIME IN THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, DESPITE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED IN COMBAT. >> I SAID WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IN THIS CASE THE IDEAS OF CARRYING THESE WEAPONS OF WAR. AND MY WIFE TOLD ME MY GRAMMAR IS NOT ALWAYS CORRECT. >> DESCRIBING FOR THE FIRST TIME PUBLICLY HOW SHE FOUND OUT PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS DROPPING OUT OF THE RACE. >> THE PHONE RANG, AND IT WAS JOE BIDEN AND HE TOLD ME WHAT HE HAD DECIDED TO DO. AND I ASKED HIM, ARE YOU SURE? AND HE SAID YES. >> HARRIS SAYS THAT IF SHE'S ELECTED, SHE WOULD APPOINT A REPUBLICAN TO HER CABINET BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS AT THE TABLE. OVERNIGHT FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP RESPONDED TO THE INTERVIEW ON SOCIAL MEDIA WRITING THAT

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