Ruhle Defends Her Harris Interview: You Know Why Kamala Is Not Answering Questions? Because She’s a Politician

BRZEZINSKI And the host ░░░░░░░░ The 11th Hour Stephanie ░░░░░░░░ joins us Retired CIA ░░░░░░░░ Mark Polymeropoulos he s ░░░░░░░░ NBC News security and ░░░░░░░░ analyst and staff writer ░░░░░░░░ The Atlantic Franklin Bore ░░░░░░░░ I mean this is ░░░░░░░░ always say BRZEZINSKI This ░░░░░░░░ night of the thousand ░░░░░░░░ in the morning Frank ░░░░░░░░ gonna be doing the ░░░░░░░░ in a couple of ░░░░░░░░ wrestling bears Mark you ░░░░░░░░ wrestle bears BORE I ░░░░░░░░ wrestle bears too BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ yeah SCARBOROUGH Stephanie Mika ░░░░░░░░ watching Fox News BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ I don t like ░░░░░░░░ But I do watch ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH She keeps it ░░░░░░░░ all day just to ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI No SCARBOROUGH And ░░░░░░░░ I noticed that Howie ░░░░░░░░ was saying that you ░░░░░░░░ a softball interview with ░░░░░░░░ Harris and you seem ░░░░░░░░ be the running banner ░░░░░░░░ about 30 minutes BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ all 30 minutes All ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH how what a ░░░░░░░░ interview this interview was ░░░░░░░░ course nothing nothing like ░░░░░░░░ Trump and Sean Hannity ░░░░░░░░ m sure But I ░░░░░░░░ just curious what your ░░░░░░░░ were about Fox News ░░░░░░░░ suggesting that she bombed ░░░░░░░░ softball interview RUHLE Well ░░░░░░░░ Fox News I would ░░░░░░░░ thank you because as ░░░░░░░░ learned from Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ press is good press ░░░░░░░░ I am thrilled to ░░░░░░░░ all over their airwaves ░░░░░░░░ day long SCARBOROUGH Could ░░░░░░░░ buy one of your ░░░░░░░░ Would you do a ░░░░░░░░ of watched I could ░░░░░░░░ Laughter RUHLE Yeah it ░░░░░░░░ great because I was ░░░░░░░░ Fox News and I ░░░░░░░░ now excited about Melania ░░░░░░░░ memoir I m going ░░░░░░░░ have to pick that ░░░░░░░░ this weekend And I ░░░░░░░░ get a silver coin ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump launched on ░░░░░░░░ obviously one of the ░░░░░░░░ grand watches I haven ░░░░░░░░ gotten my sneakers yet ░░░░░░░░ I m sure they ░░░░░░░░ tell me where to ░░░░░░░░ them No that s ░░░░░░░░ Obviously for anybody who ░░░░░░░░ the interview I did ░░░░░░░░ Vice President Harris we ░░░░░░░░ down for 25 minutes ░░░░░░░░ we talked about one ░░░░░░░░ topic the economy It ░░░░░░░░ the number one issue ░░░░░░░░ voters If Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ like to sit down ░░░░░░░░ have that same conversation ░░░░░░░░ m ready for you ░░░░░░░░ think it s hugely ░░░░░░░░ It s a vulnerability ░░░░░░░░ both candidates But it ░░░░░░░░ really tricky Joe because ░░░░░░░░ obviously want to cover ░░░░░░░░ of these topics but ░░░░░░░░ just do it with ░░░░░░░░ candidate it s hard ░░░░░░░░ many people feel like ░░░░░░░░ s speaking in platitudes ░░░░░░░░ s speaking about an ░░░░░░░░ vision and she s ░░░░░░░░ giving details She s ░░░░░░░░ an 80 page detailed ░░░░░░░░ proposal Do I think ░░░░░░░░ she answers every single ░░░░░░░░ and gives people exactly ░░░░░░░░ they want She doesn ░░░░░░░░ You know why Because ░░░░░░░░ s a politician and ░░░░░░░░ of them do They ░░░░░░░░ speak in platitudes But ░░░░░░░░ Trump has given absolutely ░░░░░░░░ except mass deportations which ░░░░░░░░ be a huge issue ░░░░░░░░ our economy And he ░░░░░░░░ says I delivered you ░░░░░░░░ best economy ever and ░░░░░░░░ m going to put ░░░░░░░░ blanket tariffs But the ░░░░░░░░ that I think she ░░░░░░░░ to answer for more ░░░░░░░░ despite all of the ░░░░░░░░ wins over the last ░░░░░░░░ years despite the fact ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump emotionally connected ░░░░░░░░ that blue collar worker ░░░░░░░░ he didn t deliver ░░░░░░░░ that blue collar worker ░░░░░░░░ needs to solve for ░░░░░░░░ he still polls better ░░░░░░░░ economic issues with voters ░░░░░░░░ that to me is ░░░░░░░░ boggling You know when ░░░░░░░░ talk to voters across ░░░░░░░░ board they say I ░░░░░░░░ t know what any ░░░░░░░░ do for me but ░░░░░░░░ did get my taxes ░░░░░░░░ And she made it ░░░░░░░░ when the individual tax ░░░░░░░░ expire next year the ░░░░░░░░ group of people who ░░░░░░░░ get their taxes raised ░░░░░░░░ people who make over ░░░░░░░░ 000 a year Now ░░░░░░░░ lot of people in ░░░░░░░░ cities and blue states ░░░░░░░░ wondering what happens to ░░░░░░░░ state and local tax ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump has now ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ that cap He s ░░░░░░░░ one who put it ░░░░░░░░ We don t yet ░░░░░░░░ what she s going ░░░░░░░░ do.”