Kamala Harris dodges Colbert’s query about who’s main Democratic Occasion

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris didn't wish to identify names relating to who's presently main the Democratic Occasion when she was pressed in regards to the political void on "The Late Present."

Harris, who was plugging her newly introduced e book "107 Days" in regards to the 2024 presidential marketing campaign, sat down for a prolonged sit-down with host Stephen Colbert , marking her eighth look on his soon-to-be-canceled program.

Earlier than wrapping up the interview, Colbert famous how Harris is now out of workplace and presently is not searching for one, prompting him to ask her, "Who's main the Democratic Occasion?"

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris was pressed by "Late Present" host Stephen Colbert on who was presently main the Democratic Occasion. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS by way of Getty Photos)

"There's a number of leaders," Harris responded.

"There's typically ‘a’ chief of the Democratic Occasion," Colbert retorted. "Who involves thoughts?"

"I believe there are rather a lot of- I am not going to undergo names as a result of then I'll go away anyone out after which I'll hear about it," Harris advised Colbert. "However let me say this. I believe it's a mistake for us who need us to determine how you can get out and thru this and get out of it to place it on the shoulders of anyone particular person. It is actually on all of our shoulders. It truly is."

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris introduced she is writing a e book about her failed presidential bid. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photos)

Harris teased that her "107 Days," due for launch in September, will give a "behind-the-scenes" take a look at her failed presidential bid.

She introduced this week that she wouldn't enter the 2026 California gubernatorial race, fueling suspicion she could take one other shot on the White Home in 2028.

Through the interview, Harris was requested in regards to the problem of differentiating herself from then-President Joe Biden within the marketing campaign, telling Colbert she didn't wish to take part within the "piling on" of her boss after he withdrew from the presidential race.

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She additionally expressed her shock on the quantity of "capitulation" that she mentioned had been going down since President Donald Trump took workplace.

"Maybe it is naive of me, somebody who has seen rather a lot that most individuals have not seen, however I believed that on some stage, , there are numerous, there must be many who contemplate themselves to be guardians of our system and our democracy, who simply capitulated and I did not see that coming," Harris mentioned.

The previous vp might need been partly alluding to Paramount's major settlement to Trump earlier this month ending his "election interference" lawsuit that was introduced over CBS' dealing with of her "60 Minutes" interview in October, which was adopted by the cancellation of "The Late Present" and the FCC approving Paramount's merger with Skydance Media.

Harris referred to as out the "capitulation" that has taken place since President Trump took workplace, possible alluding to Paramount's current multi-million-dollar settlement. (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)

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Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox Information Digital. Story ideas could be despatched to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.