Why Kamala Harris’s Fox Interview Was a Failure

In remarks following Kamala Harris’s sit-down interview with Fox News Channel host Bret Baier, campaign spokesman Brian Fallon outlined what the campaign hoped to achieve. “I think there is a good number of Independents and Haley-style Republicans who are very open to voting for VP Harris,” he said, “and that is why we are open to doing events with Republicans on Fox News.” On those terms, the interview was a failure.

It was perhaps the most substantive interview to which the vice president has submitted herself since her party tapped her in to replace Joe Biden at the top of the presidential ticket, but Harris provided no substance. Her answers on everything from the border crisis, to her shift from radical progressive to born-again moderate, to what she knew about Joe Biden’s infirmities and when she knew them have not evolved at all over this campaign. They are as deficient today as they were in the rote press release that first announced them.

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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In remarks following Kamala Harris’s sit-down interview with Fox News Channel host Bret Baier, campaign spokesman Brian Fallon outlined what the campaign hoped to achieve. “I think there is a good number of Independents and Haley-style Republicans who are very open to voting for VP Harris,” he said, “and that is why we are open to doing events with Republicans on Fox News.” On those terms, the interview was a failure.

It was perhaps the most substantive interview to which the vice president has submitted herself since her party tapped her in to replace Joe Biden at the top of the presidential ticket, but Harris provided no substance. Her answers on everything from the border crisis, to her shift from radical progressive to born-again moderate, to what she knew about Joe Biden’s infirmities and when she knew them have not evolved at all over this campaign. They are as deficient today as they were in the rote press release that first announced them.

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.