Vice President Kamala Harris and Hallie Jackson of NBC met in Washington, D.C. Tuesday for a little girl talk. Both wore power pantsuits. It’s what professional gals in D.C. are wearing this season. Shoulder pads are back, by the way.
Actually, it was an interview about how Harris would handle the presidency if elected, but Jackson got mired down in a long discussion about girl power. A good 10 minutes was spent on gender, and the undertone hinted that maybe Americans are not sophisticated enough to handle a female president.
It has been pretty rare to see Harris pressed on questions during interviews, especially at NBC, a certified member of the Harris Fan Club. To her credit, Jackson did press Harris, but not on a revelatory issue; on the girl thing. She asked four questions about her sex, and each time Harris politely deflected the question, downplaying the topic.
“Back in 2019 … you said that the elephant in the room was whether the country was ready for a woman and a woman of color to be president,” Hallie said. “So, let me ask you, as you sit here today, do you think the country is ready now for a woman and a woman of color to be president?”
“Absolutely,” Harris said, adding that it is important to be “not only turning the page, but closing the chapter on an era that suggests that Americans are divided.” She said that regardless of their race, gender, or age, the American people
