Alyssa Farah Griffin calls Kamala Harris’ 'Late Show' interview ‘microcosm of everything wrong' with Dems
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: 'The View' co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin sharply criticized Kamala Harris’ interview with Stephen Colbert, calling it a "microcosm" of the Democratic Party’s struggles following the 2024 election.
During a recent appearance on CNN’s 'Table for Five,' Griffin also took aim at Harris for choosing to appear on Colbert’s soon-to-be-canceled show, calling the move a clear sign that Democrats are increasingly out of touch with voters and the shifting media landscape.
In the interview, Harris confronted questions about her political future, most notably, her decision to forgo a run for California governor, signaling potential plans to seek a different path forward.
Alyssa Farah Griffin talks about Kamala Harris' interview with Stephen Colbert
Alyssa Farah Griffin called former Vice President Kamala Harris’ interview with Stephen Colbert a “microcosm” of all the challenges facing the Democratic Party after its 2024 election loss.
Speaking on CNN’s 'Table for Five' on August 2, Griffin said, “I was struck by, I'm going to try not to be too harsh on this. This interview felt like a microcosm of everything that’s wrong with Democrats post-election.” She pointed out, “I’m going to CBS and this sort of trying to make a point that they fired Stephen Colbert, which many on the left called an attack on democracy, a man who was making $20 million a year, someone I hold in high esteem, but the economics of his show were not working."
CBS revealed in July that it would be ending 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' citing economic reasons. However, some of Colbert’s liberal supporters believe the cancellation was politically motivated, especially since it followed his criticism of CBS’ parent company, Paramount, for settling with President Donald Trump.
Griffin explained, “He was losing $40 million a year. He was in the Ed Sullivan Theater, which is expensive, to talk about the plight of democracy at CBS, a network that’s having its own struggles right now, rather than talking about the economics of the situation and playing to something, a shrinking audience that is network television, not realizing it’s not where the American voters are. Announcing your exploratory committee on the sinking deck of the Titanic.”
CNN analyst Harry Enten dismisses Kamala Harris' claim in the interview
CNN data analyst Harry Enten dismissed Kamala Harris’ claim during her interview that the political system is broken.
When asked by Stephen Colbert about her decision not to run for California governor, Harris said, “Recently, I made the decision that I just – for now, I don’t want to go back in the system. I think it’s broken.”
Enten was skeptical of this explanation, pointing out that Harris has spent years inside the system as attorney general, US senator, vice president, and presidential candidate.
“I just can’t possibly believe that someone who was attorney general for a good period of time, a United States senator for a good period of time, and then vice president for four years and then ran for president, all of a sudden believes that the best way to solve it is from being outside the system. Oh, please. Not a chance on God‘s green earth that that’s necessarily the case,” he said.
Enten suggested, “What’s probably going on is she saw what the polling numbers were, perhaps for her running for governor of California. Yes, she has left open the idea that maybe she could run in 2028 for the Democratic nomination.”
He added, “But I’ll tell you, Abby, I’ve looked at those numbers. She would be the weakest front-runner since 1992. So the bottom line is this: she is looking at the numbers.”
“She knows what’s cooking. And then all of a sudden, you know what? Actually, this lifelong politician, I want to be outside the system. Give me a break,” he added.
