VP #KamalaHarris may not get another debate w/ #Trump, but on Wednesday,she got one w/ #BretBaier.

In an interview that turned contentious almost the instant it began, Baier, #FoxNews’s chief political anchor, repeatedly pressed the Democratic presidential nominee on illegal immigration, taxpayer support for gender-transition surgery & other areas that closely aligned w/Trump’s regular attacks against her.

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At one point, Baier wondered if VP #KamalaHarris considered #Trump’s supporters “stupid.” (“I would never say that about the American people,” she replied.) At another point, he asked if she would apologize to the mother of a murdered 12-year-old Texas girl whose death is frequently invoked by Trump because 2 recent Venezuelan migrants were charged w/the crime.

#Baier’s aggressive demeanor was consistent w/the kind of *tough* coverage of #Harris that blankets #FoxNews’s daily programming. Lots of viewers were surely eager to hear how she would respond when confronted head-on.

Frequently, however, Baier did not give viewers that chance. Instead, looking frustrated, he cut off several of Harris’s answers after a few seconds. His first interruption came within the first half-minute of their exchange.

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@Nonilex he didn't cut off answers, he cut off non sequiturs that avoided the question, as he tends to do in his interview.

Depressed Harris to actually answer the questions instead of wasting time with more more of the deflections that she's become pretty criticized for.

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