From what I am hearing, the interview did not go well. Total tape time with takes and edits will be less than 18 minutes. CNN will not provide a transcript of the raw interview. CNN Host Dana Bash shared this picture during the taping.
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What is underneath the chair of Kamala Harris?
President Trump was asked his opinion about Kamala Harris refusing to answer media questions, appear for press conferences, or sit down for media interviews.
President Trump immediately pointed out the negotiated terms for Kamala Harris interview with CNN (broadcasts tonight), includes the interview being pre-taped with edits and campaign approvals.
“Why isn’t it live? It’s an interview that’s going to be taped, edited, and then put out. That’s not even an interview. And then she’s doing it with her Vice President sitting there. So she’s not very smart. When they ask her a question she can’t answer, she’s just going to look at him.”
President Trump on Kamala’s CNN “interview” tonight: “Why isn’t it live? It’s an interview that’s going to be taped, edited, and then put out. That’s not even an interview. And then she’s doing it with her Vice President sitting there. So she’s not very smart. When they ask her a… pic.twitter.com/7KuEZG3eHS
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 29, 2024
RFK Jr did a solid interview with Dr. Phil that deserves some attention for a few reasons. The interview is about a week old and took place immediately following RFK’s announcement to exit.
First, BIG SMILE. Considering the timing, logistical coordination and location analysis of both Trump and RFK Jr’s interview with Dr Phil, CTH can now assert with assurance the rollout of the Kennedy dropout, transition, MAGA endorsement and subsequent public information therein, was in the works for a long time before it became public.
The Trump campaign had this RFK Jr MAGA entry in the works as part of the post DNC-Chicago strategy. Dr Phil was/is a planned and agreed participant in the rollout. The construct and the timeline also align with Corey Lewandowski rejoining the Trump campaign as a senior advisor shortly before the MAGA “unity” merge.
The fact that we can now see this as a long-planned and intentionally organized rollout operation is a good thing, a very good thing. That reality mitigates, but doesn’t eliminate, the IC influence concern.
Additionally, many within our community of CTH Treepers travel the deep weeds of political research, and our collective commentary is read by a wide swath of well-known political analysts and media pundits. The answers given by RFK Jr during the Dr Phil interview provide solid affirmation for positions we eventually took in prior discussions.
Second, within this specific segment, RFK Jr is talking about his decision to exit the race. Kennedy admits from the inception of his campaign he has always pulled more votes from Donald Trump (57%) than he did from the Democrat nominee (Biden or Harris). This is a point that was debated on these pages for quite some time; we can now put the argument away.
In the 2024 election, RFK Jr’s presence hurt President Trump more than Biden/Harris. This is just a datapoint: From the outset Kennedy always knew he was hurting Trump and assisting Biden/Harris through his candidacy. This is not to present anything controversial about his recent decision to exit and endorse Trump, nor is the highlight intended to diminish RFK Jr., this reality is simply just a datapoint to consider. RFK Jr always knew he was hurting President Trump more than helping Joe Biden (or Kamala).
In the final minutes, Kennedy opened up to Dr. Phil about why he not only endorsed President Trump but also decided to actively campaign for him.
His first reason was clear: he’s terrified of a potential Walz-Harris administration, which he believes is on “the wrong side” of… pic.twitter.com/gVewErneYy
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) August 28, 2024
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Third, if you have followed the Trump campaign and family closely, you will note the MAGA issue of chronic childhood disease; as it relates to the issue “Make America Healthy Again” being at the forefront of President Donald Trump’s thinking as a policy initiative; comes from one place, Melania Trump. President Donald Trump did not have an epiphany on an issue close to the heart of RFK Jr., Melania Trump has been quietly focused on the issues around childhood illnesses and environmental impacts for a long time. With the First Lady as the strong counsellor of record that truly matters, it makes sense for a positive, personal influence.
I do not know much about Mark Halprin other than what I have discerned from watching him sporadically discuss politics for years. However, I have noticed in the last few years he is evolving toward a more sensible, pragmatic and non-pretending type of political analysis.
In this video below, Halprin speaks to something that everyone on the left is avoiding, the known problems with Kamala Harris as a candidate.
Brian Fallon is managing and hiding Kamala Harris, because Fallon and the rest of her handlers know there is very solid reasoning for why Kamala Harris was never considered a viable alternative to Biden before. A few short weeks ago, the professional left were riddled with anxiety over Joe Biden’s mental and cognitive status, while simultaneously those same people did not want Harris as a candidate because they knew she had no skills.
You don’t have to argue with them, just ask any Democrat/Leftists to name the greatest accomplishment of Kamala Harris and you will see them melt in front of you. Nothing about that has changed, and that’s why the DNC/Brian Fallon must hide Harris in order to maintain her ¹polling position. If they let Kamala campaign and talk to the media, she will tank just like Ron DeSantis did (for the same reason).
Listen to Halprin first. He’s right about this, and beyond his accuracy, what he says “might happen” – I would say is a virtual certainty.
“I’m warning those of you who want Trump to lose that by the middle of next month, there’s a real possibility, based on what I’ve seen in terms of public and private data … that Kamala Harris could be where Joe Biden was,” says Mark Halperin. “Only one electoral college path and not a particularly strong hold on it.”
“I’m warning those of you who want Trump to lose that by the middle of next month, there’s a real possibility, based on what I’ve seen in terms of public and private data … that Kamala Harris could be where Joe Biden was,” says @MarkHalperin. “Only one electoral college path… pic.twitter.com/yFZTN8gijS
— 2WAY (@2waytvapp) August 28, 2024
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Kamala Harris has yet to give a press conference or sit down with any journalist to discuss the construct of a campaign around her. The media has largely tried to cover for this lack of openness, but even hardcore narrative engineers are starting to become twitchy at the extreme handling of Hawk Tuah Harris.
To deflect attention from the absence of questioning, HT Harris primary handler Brian Fallon, has arranged a scripted interview with CNN. Together with her sketchy running mate, Tim Walz, Mrs Harris will be questioned by Dana Bash in a taped interview which will be edited, smoothed and broadcast on CNN fake news tomorrow at 9pm ET.
WASHINGTON DC – Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will face questions from CNN anchor Dana Bash in an interview expected to air 9 p.m. Thursday, the network announced Tuesday. The interview will take place in Georgia as the vice president is on a bus tour through the battleground state. (read more)
President Trump confidant Dan Scavino promotes this interview between Dr. Phil McGraw and President Donald Trump. [Twitter Link]
The interview begins with a discussion of the assassination attempt against the life of President Trump and how Trump feels about the hand of God protecting him. Dr. Phil directly asks President Trump about his Christian faith and belief in God’s intervention. Within the answer, President Trump says he feels a much greater purpose ahead.
In the second half of the interview (beyond 33 min mark), President Trump is asked about the coverup of Joe Biden’s cognitive decline and the RFK endorsement. WATCH:
A MUST WATCH INTERVIEW, @realDonaldTrump and @DrPhil from Las Vegas, Nevada…pic.twitter.com/OGRVbaeq9S
— Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸🦅 (@DanScavino) August 28, 2024
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President Trump announced via Truth Social that both political campaigns had agreed to terms of a presidential debate on September 10th. However, according to Politico – the Harris campaign is saying they did not agree to all the outlined terms.
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(Via Politico) – […] the Harris campaign rejects the claim that the Sept. 10 debate will have the same rules from June. The issue regarding whether mics will be turned on during the entire debate is still being discussed, a Harris campaign official said.
“Both candidates have publicly made clear their willingness to debate with unmuted mics for the duration of the debate to fully allow for substantive exchanges between the candidates — but it appears Donald Trump is letting his handlers overrule him. Sad,” a Harris campaign official said in a statement to POLITICO.
President Trump continues talking to all the new era podcasters who have significant following. Earlier today he appeared with Shawn Ryan. WATCH:
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During a Tucker Carlson podcast, full video below, Robert F Kennedy Jr told Tucker that he has been offered a position with the President Trump transition team and will likely play a role selecting and staffing the Trump administration. Segment, WATCH:
BREAKING: RFK Jr. tells Tucker that he’s been assigned to Trump’s transition team, where he will have hand in selecting personnel to serve in a second Trump admin
“I’ve been asked to go onto the transition team, to help pick the people who will be running the government” pic.twitter.com/SxRO2nAXQh
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) August 26, 2024
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The full Tucker Carlson interview is below.
Chapters:
00:42 RFK Jr. Endorsing Donald Trump
11:26 Pavel Durov’s Arrest and Censorship
13:30 President Trump is “reprehensible”
34:56 America’s Health Crisis
42:20 Kennedy Meeting with Trump
46:48 Kamala Harris Refusing to Meet with Kennedy
53:36 Why Did They Withdraw Secret Service?
1:01:48 Would Kennedy Accept a Position as CIA Director?
1:05:39 Why Is the Democratic Party Suing Kennedy?
1:16:00 Why Nature Matters
1:26:10 Kennedy’s Plan to Get Trump Elected
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr has suspended his campaign for president and endorsed President Donald Trump.
RFK Jr filed Friday to officially have his name withdrawn from the Pennsylvania ballot “as a result of today’s endorsement of Donald Trump for the office of President of the United States,” according to a brief filed by Kennedy’s campaign attorney. The candidate also filed to withdraw from Arizona Thursday evening.
RFK Jr. made the announcement from Phoenix, Arizona. WATCH:
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(Via Politico) – […] Kennedy said that he’s suspending his campaign but remaining on the ballot in several states. He also said he was offered a role in a potential second Trump administration.
[…] “If you live in a blue state, you can vote for me without harming or helping President Trump or Vice President Harris, and red states the same will apply,” Kennedy said at the press conference. “But in about 10 battleground states where my presence would be a spoiler, I’m going to remove my name.” (read more)