Kamala Harris, in an interview with Brian Taff of Philadelphia’s 6abc Action News, reiterated many of the points she made in Tuesday’s debate and throughout her short campaign, including her stance on guns.
In an 11-minute interview aired by the ABC affiliate on Friday, the Democratic presidential candidate talked about gun control, American unity and his goal of creating an “economy of opportunity.”
“Most Americans want a leader who brings us together as Americans and doesn’t somehow identify as a leader who tries to make us point fingers at each other,” Harris said when asked how he would reach out to Trump voters. . “I think people are tired of this approach.”
The interview aired as Donald Trump visited Harris’ home state of California, where he held a news conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, a coastal town about 30 kilometers southwest of Los Angeles. Later in the day, Trump traveled north to a fundraiser hosted by Tom Siebel, the billionaire cousin of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wife Jennifer Siebel-Newsom.
He also reiterated that he and Walz are gun owners and believe they can respect the Second Amendment while pushing for and implementing long-requested policies such as banning so-called assault weapons and universal background checks for gun purchases. “We’re not taking away anybody’s guns,” he said.
“I feel very strongly that it’s consistent with the Second Amendment, which says we need a ban on assault weapons. They’re literally tools of war, and they’re literally designed to kill a lot of people quickly.
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Harris also promoted his financial plan, which he says is based heavily on his middle-class upbringing. “We have goals and aspirations, but not everyone may have access to the resources to help them further those aspirations and goals,” he said. Harris says if elected, he will expand the child tax credit, offering parents $6,000 in the first year of a child’s life, increase small business tax credits from $5,000 to $50,000 and give first-time home buyers $25,000 in assistance.
In Pennsylvania, a state that has received a lot of attention from both candidates, Harris held a rally in Wilkes-Barre, 20 miles from Scranton, Joe Biden’s hometown. Pennsylvania is a tight race for Harris and Trump, with the 538 presidential average showing less than a percentage point between the two as of Friday afternoon.
Harris also visited Classic Elements, a coffee shop and bookstore, where he told reporters, “I feel very good about Pennsylvania because there are a lot of people in Pennsylvania who deserve to be seen and heard.”
