Kamala Harris gives first solo interview as Democratic nominee

Harris went on to take a swing at Trump, saying the American people needed someone who would bring the country together, unlike her rival, who she said was “trying to have us point our fingers at each other”.

She was also asked how she differed from the current US president, who suspended his campaign on 21 July and endorsed her. Harris repeated a line from the debate, saying she is “obviously not Joe Biden”.

She also said she would “offer a new generation of leadership”.

Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social on Saturday morning that the interview was “a world salad, a real mess!”

Harris’ campaign was boosted this week when opinion polls suggested she won her first debate on Tuesday with Trump. The Republican has since said he will not debate her again, claiming he was the winner.

Amid calls for her to grant more media access, Harris last month sat down on CNN for her first interview since becoming the nominee, alongside her running mate Tim Walz.

Also in August, the White House News Photographers Association accused her campaign in a letter of an “unprecedented reduction in access” to its journalists.