CNN’s Keilar Pushes Back on Sen. Coons After He Dodges the Question on Kamala Harris’ Book: ‘Respectfully, I Have to Stop You’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Far struck ░░░░░░░░ of those figures Former ░░░░░░░░ president Kamala Harris and ░░░░░░░░ obviously need to ask ░░░░░░░░ about this because huge ░░░░░░░░ with an excerpt out ░░░░░░░░ the Atlantic today of ░░░░░░░░ forthcoming book 107 days ░░░░░░░░ says about President Biden ░░░░░░░░ decision to run for ░░░░░░░░ Quote it s Joe ░░░░░░░░ jill s decision We ░░░░░░░░ said that like a ░░░░░░░░ as if we d ░░░░░░░░ been hypnotized Was it ░░░░░░░░ or was it recklessness ░░░░░░░░ retrospect I think it ░░░░░░░░ recklessness The stakes were ░░░░░░░░ too high This wasn ░░░░░░░░ a choice that should ░░░░░░░░ been left to an ░░░░░░░░ s ego and individual ░░░░░░░░ It should have been ░░░░░░░░ than a personal decision ░░░░░░░░ you agree with her ░░░░░░░░ that look it s ░░░░░░░░ to second guess President ░░░░░░░░ s decision but given ░░░░░░░░ we are today given ░░░░░░░░ harms that President Trump ░░░░░░░░ wreaking across our relations ░░░░░░░░ and working families here ░░░░░░░░ the United States I ░░░░░░░░ wish either one of ░░░░░░░░ were president today President ░░░░░░░░ or vice president Harris ░░░░░░░░ I can understand from ░░░░░░░░ perspective how she is ░░░░░░░░ guessing the decision of ░░░░░░░░ President Biden to go ░░░░░░░░ with his reelection I ░░░░░░░░ t had a chance ░░░░░░░░ read the excerpt or ░░░░░░░░ book but my impression ░░░░░░░░ that vice president Harris ░░░░░░░░ the line of many ░░░░░░░░ us who admired and ░░░░░░░░ closely with President Biden ░░░░░░░░ before the debate he ░░░░░░░░ we saw no evidence ░░░░░░░░ he was diminished in ░░░░░░░░ capacity He was a ░░░░░░░░ and capable president who ░░░░░░░░ a remarkable record of ░░░░░░░░ legislative accomplishments and investments ░░░░░░░░ helping reduce costs for ░░░░░░░░ American people and make ░░░░░░░░ stronger at home and ░░░░░░░░ abroad So I think ░░░░░░░░ she s looking back ░░░░░░░░ questioning that one decision ░░░░░░░░ s understandable from her ░░░░░░░░ So I wonder if ░░░░░░░░ think this hurts the ░░░░░░░░ Party right now And ░░░░░░░░ respect that you have ░░░░░░░░ read the excerpt but ░░░░░░░░ m confident that you ░░░░░░░░ some of the contours ░░░░░░░░ of what she s ░░░░░░░░ about And I wonder ░░░░░░░░ you think it hurts ░░░░░░░░ party right now or ░░░░░░░░ it actually maybe helps ░░░░░░░░ have what is a ░░░░░░░░ candid exploration of Joe ░░░░░░░░ s decision to run ░░░░░░░░ from someone who s ░░░░░░░░ central to his administration ░░░░░░░░ there are still questions ░░░░░░░░ people do still want ░░░░░░░░ hear from Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ still have trust issues ░░░░░░░░ these decisions well Brianna ░░░░░░░░ what I think matters ░░░░░░░░ is that we are ░░░░░░░░ a fight We are ░░░░░░░░ a daily fight to ░░░░░░░░ at the center of ░░░░░░░░ we re doing in ░░░░░░░░ and in our home ░░░░░░░░ The working people of ░░░░░░░░ United States I ll ░░░░░░░░ you one of vice ░░░░░░░░ Harris s core proposals ░░░░░░░░ to reduce the cost ░░░░░░░░ housing for working families ░░░░░░░░ I Hear senator every ░░░░░░░░ Respectfully I have to ░░░░░░░░ you though because this ░░░░░░░░ the very thing I ░░░░░░░░ talking about when Democrats ░░░░░░░░ of just want to ░░░░░░░░ past this Right And ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ about it And I ░░░░░░░░ if you think it ░░░░░░░░ actually helpful maybe to ░░░░░░░░ about it and dispense ░░░░░░░░ the issue in the ░░░░░░░░ the aim of moving ░░░░░░░░ it I haven t ░░░░░░░░ the book I don ░░░░░░░░ know what s in ░░░░░░░░ I understand why it ░░░░░░░░ of interest to folks ░░░░░░░░ the press It may ░░░░░░░░ of interest to folks ░░░░░░░░ the country but what ░░░░░░░░ hear in Delaware every ░░░░░░░░ I m home is ░░░░░░░░ are you doing to ░░░░░░░░ us be have a ░░░░░░░░ affordable life reduce the ░░░░░░░░ of housing and groceries ░░░░░░░░ prescription drugs Trump isn ░░░░░░░░ helping his tariff War ░░░░░░░░ t helping What are ░░░░░░░░ doing to help And ░░░░░░░░ the interest in relitigating ░░░░░░░░ decision made by a ░░░░░░░░ president a year and ░░░░░░░░ half ago is pretty ░░░░░░░░ in the folks I ░░░░░░░░ talking to Maybe it ░░░░░░░░ of great interest nationally ░░░░░░░░ I frankly think American ░░░░░░░░ are struggling and they ░░░░░░░░ to know what Democrats ░░░░░░░░ are to help meet ░░░░░░░░ needs and address their ░░░░░░░░ going forward Senator Chris ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ with us.