Harris Talks Family, Abortion on 'Call Her Daddy'

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Facts

  • US Vice Pres. Kamala Harris in an interview on the podcast 'Call Her Daddy' addressed recent comments made by Republican politicians, including Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, regarding the Democratic presidential nominee not having biological children.[1]
  • Harris told host Alex Cooper she feels 'sorry for' Sanders, who said that Harris doesn't have anyone to keep her 'humble' because she doesn't have biological children. Harris said that many women 'have a lot of love in their life, family in their life, and children in their life' without biological children.[2]
  • The vice president also emphasized the importance of women supporting each other and highlighted her role as a stepmother to two children, Cole and Ella Emhoff, who reportedly affectionately call her 'Momala.'[2]
  • During the 40-minute interview recorded last week, Harris also addressed reproductive rights issues, criticizing former Pres. Donald Trump on abortion and other issues. Trump has often expressed the opinion that abortion should be regulated by the states.[3]
  • Harris also debunked statements Trump and other Republicans have made about late-term abortions and emphasized that no state allows the execution of babies after birth, calling such claims a 'boldface lie' and 'insulting.'[4]
  • This week, Harris will be making several high-profile media appearances, including 'The View,' 'The Howard Stern Show,' and '60 Minutes.'[5]

Sources: [1]New York Times, [2]Independent, [3]Associated Press, [4]CNN and [5]Newsmax.

Narratives

  • Democratic narrative, as provided by Washington Post. Young women are going to be a crucial constituency in the upcoming election, so it was wise of Harris to appear on a podcast that has millions of listeners, many of whom are female. It's important to get out the word that Trump and Republicans are against protecting women or their rights to bodily autonomy, and this was the perfect venue to do so.
  • Republican narrative, as provided by New York Post. Once again Harris has proven she rallies around one issue, reproductive rights, but isn't equipped for the multi-faceted job of president. While she was recording an interview on a woke podcast in an attempt to woo young women, people in the US South were dealing with the consequences of an inadequate response by the Biden-Harris administration to hurricane destruction.

Predictions