CNN political commentator Scott Jennings on Tuesday criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for trying to “erase all evidence” that she was a “border czar” and changing her stance on key issues.
During an appearance on “CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip,” former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin suggested that Democrats might be able to turn the immigration issue against Republicans.
She said it was “really true” when Harris claimed Democrats wanted more Customs and Border Patrol agents and were willing to fight the fentanyl epidemic before Republicans vetoed the “most conservative border bill in decades.”
Jennings, responding to Griffin, said there's no way Democrats believe they'll fight to “even a draw” on immigration against former President Trump.
HARRIS SAYS BIDEN IS FIT TO REMAIN IN OFFICE, DESPITE MORE THAN 80 DOCUMENTED MEETINGS LAST YEAR
CNN political commentator Scott Jennings questions why Kamala Harris is working to “erase” evidence that she was the border czar if Democrats are proud of their immigration record. (CNN/Screenshot)
“I hope all of his ads are about immigration because that will remind the American people every time they turn on their television what a complete and utter failure this has all been,” he said.
“I mean, if they were so proud of their record, why… [Harris] “Working so hard to erase all evidence from the Internet that she was the border czar?” he added.
Jennings later asked former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner if she was “disappointed” that Harris is now trying to “disown and run away” from all the key issues she ran on in 2019.
“To some extent,” Turner said. “He has a chance in the top chair. He has a chance. Scott, I see that as an opportunity; yes, hearing that he may stop supporting Medicare for All doesn't appeal to me. But he will have a chance as the top chair to make a decision.”
HARRIS SAYS BIDEN IS FIT TO REMAIN IN OFFICE, DESPITE MORE THAN 80 DOCUMENTED MEETINGS LAST YEAR
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at Westover High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, July 18, 2024. (ALLISON JOYCE/AFP via Getty Images)
Harris, in the week since launching a new bid for the presidency following President Biden's exit from the race, is now distancing herself from several far-left positions she once promoted.
On fracking, which is particularly important to the economy of Pennsylvania, a key state in the 2024 race, Harris’ campaign changed its stance on Friday. An official from Harris’ reelection campaign told The Hill that she will not seek to ban fracking if she is elected president.
Meanwhile, Harris campaign officials told the Times this week that she now supports the Biden administration’s budget requests to increase funding for border security, no longer opposes a single-payer health insurance program and supports Biden’s call to ban assault weapons — but is now against any requirement that private gun owners sell those weapons to the federal government.
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Fox News' Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
