Katie Couric slams Kamala Harris’ word salad responses in interviews but Internet feels it’s too late now

WASHINGTON, DC: Veteran broadcast journalist Katie Couric called out 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris for using word salads during campaign interviews, reported Fox News.

She was joined by MSNBC host Jen Psaki on the Thursday, November 14, episode of her podcast 'Next Question with Katie Couric', who claimed that one of the vice president's "better interviews" was the one with Fox News host Bret Baier.

Couric built on the premise saying, "I always find that people do better when they're asked really challenging, pointed questions... If you are giving them these almost weird, like, amorphous softballs, it's really hard to kind of hone your message and be succinct and say what you really need to say."

Katie Couric's criticism of Kamala Harris' responses during interviews

Katie Couric claimed Kamala Harris failed to provide brief and meaningful answers to questions she faced during her interviews, which may have frustrated the voters.

"I also felt that, and again, I think (Harris) really did well in so many areas, but I was frustrated by her inability to really succinctly answer questions at times, Jen," Couric said on her podcast.

"Like, if she was asked about changing the Supreme Court at that CNN town hall, she had an opportunity to talk about ethics and what, you know, (Supreme Court Justices Samuel) Alito and Clarence Thomas were doing, and she answered, like, in one sentence, and then went on to something that had nothing to do with the question," she continued.

"You know, people notice that, and it's like, ‘Answer the godd**n question, please!’"

Katie Couric claims Kamala Harris campaign was 'afraid' of hurting Joe Biden

Katie Couric asked Jen Psaki, who had served as the White House press secretary for incumbent Joe Biden before joining MSNBC, why the Kamala Harris campaign struggled to project themselves in a completely different light than Biden.

"Ok, Jen, you're an insider. Why didn't Joe Biden say, 'Listen, I know you're going to have to separate yourself from this administration. Let's talk about areas where you can, where they're legitimate, and Godspeed'?"

"Because it- I think somebody wrote that it was almost as if they were more afraid of hurting Joe Biden's feelings than winning the election," noted Couric.

Psaki replied that Biden had faced a "unique and painful summer", and had an air of "fragility" around him after he was sidelined by the Democratic leadership. The POTUS was also "beloved" by party members when he dropped out of the race, which left Harris in a tricky position, she explained.

"It seems to me, if I were running for president, Jen, I would sit down with my brain trust, and I'd be like, 'Okay, let's play out these questions. What am I gonna say?'" countered Couric.

"And I would have had a template that I would have carried around with me in every interview, and I would have reviewed them and said, you know, 'This is what I believe, and this is how I'm going to handle a question like that.' Now, why didn't they- it just didn't seem like that was done. Am I crazy?"

Internet says it's too late for criticism

Social media users reacting to Katie Couric's comments claimed that the criticism came a little too late, as Vice President Kamala Harris decisively lost the general election to GOP nominee Donald Trump.

"Let’s stop talking about this. It doesn’t matter anymore," wrote a user.

"This proves how stupid these media folks are. They can not see how stupid Kamala was. Pot meeting kettle," shared another.

"HAHA! Now the outrage?" mocked a third.

"They had a chance to talk truth to power...they failed," said one user.

"A little late, but go ahead and start eating each other," mocked another.

"Who cares she lost, time to move on," echoed one user.

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