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Kamala Harris has embarked on a week-long media blitz, hurtling from TV studios late-night shows to podcast interviews as she seeks to gain an edge over Donald Trump in  US election’s key battleground states remain nail-bitingly close. The vice-president’s decision to face a raft of largely friendly media outlets came as the campaigns entered the final 30 days. More than 1.4 million Americans have already cast their ballots in early voting across 30 states.

Democratic nominee’s whirlwind media tour has been carefully crafted for maximum reach and minimum risk. Harris has talked to CBS News show 60 Minutes, along with popular podcast Call Her Daddy. On Tuesday she hits media capital, New York, for appearances on ABC News’s daytime behemoth. View & Howard Stern Show, followed by a recording with late-night host Stephen Colbert. The first of a flurry of comments from Harris was put out by 60 Minutes on Sunday before a full broadcast on Monday. Harris will appear alone, after Trump declined to be interviewed by the election special which has been a staple of US election coverage for more than half a century.

In a short clip released by 60 Minutes, Harris was asked whether the Biden-Harris administration had any sway over the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu, the hardline prime minister of Israel who appears not to listen to Washington. Asked whether US had a “real close ally” in Netanyahu, she replied: “With all due respect, the better question is: do we have an important alliance between American people & the Israeli people? & the answer to that question is yes.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...und-states