This Kamala Harris interview was so 'confusing and weird' that they didn't air it

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00:00What happened with Kamala?

00:01Her take was really confusing and weird and not good.

00:05And so, mutually agreed that we shouldn't publish it.

00:09Kamala Harris gave an interview before the presidential election that was so confusing and weird

00:14that she and the host agreed not to air it, a social media personality recently revealed.

00:20Kareem Rama is the host of Subway Takes, a popular online series

00:25where guests are asked to admit their favorite hot take.

00:28So what's your take?

00:28I think couples should have separate beds.

00:31In fact, I think they should have separate bedrooms.

00:33Leaf blowers need to be eradicated from the face of the earth.

00:36100% agree.

00:37But after he filmed an episode with the vice president and Democratic presidential hopeful

00:41in the summer of 2024, things went so badly that they decided to bury it.

00:47The presenter opened up to Forbes reporter Stephen Bertoni

00:50about why the clip would never see the light of day.

00:54Her take was that bad?

00:54It was really, really bad and it didn't make any sense.

00:58While Harris' team had told producers in advance that her hot take would be taking a stand

01:03against removing one's shoes on airplanes, Rama said when the interview started, Harris surprised

01:08him with a different hot take, one that he seemingly painfully cringed at while lamenting

01:13that it made no sense.

01:15I can tell you.

01:16Yeah, tell me.

01:16It was bacon, bacon as a spice, bacon as a spice, bacon as a spice.

01:21Rama admitted that the Veep's take was so bizarre that he didn't want to be blamed for her losing

01:26the election as the segment went live, so they killed it.

01:30The interview came as Harris was facing pressure to show her human side and reach new audiences

01:35through appearances with non-traditional media.

01:38While soon-to-be President Trump would go on to sit down with Joe Rogan for an hours-long

01:43discussion in October, Harris infamously refused to meet with the podcast king, perhaps in fear

01:49of unleashing more of the awkward word salads she'd become known for throughout the campaign.

01:55You know, every election cycle we talk about this is the most election of our lifetime.

02:00Lawrence, this one is.

02:02This one is.

02:03And certainly, strengthening our space cooperation would be a part of that agenda, including,

02:10of course, using our space cooperation to think about how we strengthen the economic

02:14prosperity and development of our nations.

02:17Instead of talking with Rogan, Harris opted for what seemed like a safer bet, a traditional

02:22interview with 60 Minutes.

02:24It was a move that would come back to haunt her and CBS, and only added to the scrutiny over

02:30her media appearances during the campaign.

02:32In the now-infamous interview with correspondent Bill Whitaker, Harris was asked why Israeli Prime

02:38Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasn't listening to the Biden administration and was criticized

02:43for a word-salad answer that aired in a preview clip of the interview on Face the Nation.

02:49On this subject, the aid that we have given Israel allowed Israel to defend itself against 200

02:58ballistic missiles that were just meant to attack the Israelis and the people of Israel.

03:08However, when the same question aired during a primetime special on the network, she was shown

03:12giving a different, more concise response.

03:14Critics at the time accused CBS News of editing her answer to shield the Democratic nominee

03:20from further backlash, leading up to election day, and even sparked President Donald Trump to

03:26file a $20 billion election interference lawsuit against its parent company, Paramount Global.

03:33Earlier this year, the FCC released the full transcript of the interview, revealing that Harris' full,

03:38meandering, 179-word answer was cut down to just 20 words.

03:44The suit was eventually settled in June for what Paramount said was $16 million.

03:50However, the Post reported a side deal between Skydance CEO David Ellison and Trump to run between

03:56$15 million and $20 million in PSAs promoting causes supported by the president.

04:02We did a deal for about $16 million plus $16 million, or maybe more than that in advertising,

04:08Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews, according to a White House Poole report.

04:14Paramount has firmly denied this characterization.

04:17Maybe bacon as a spice wasn't so bad after all.

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