Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris once championed aggressive leftist policies. She supported the Green New Deal while senator and has called for the prosecution of fossil fuel companies.
The pièce de résistance, however, was when she unequivocally threw her support behind a ban on fracking in 2019. But now that her radical climate agenda isn’t politically convenient, Harris invented a 2020 position on fracking to try and cover up her actual views.
During the 2019 Democrat primary, Harris was asked whether she would commit to a federal ban on fracking.
“There’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking,” Harris said. “So yes.”
The then-senator even highlighted her long-standing “history” of attacking fracking.
But in recent weeks anonymous campaign staffers have leaked claims to the media that Harris has developed a newfound respect for the fracking industry — an obvious attempt to salvage her credibility after her radical anti-fracking stance was highlighted.
“No, and I made that clear on the debate stage in 2020, that I would not ban fracking. As vice president, I did not ban fracking. As president, I will not ban fracking,” Harris told Bash when asked if she’d ban fracking during CNN’s pre-recorded softball interview on Thursday night.
Dana Bash asked whether Harris’ stance “changed.”
“In 2020 I made very clear where I stand. We are in 2024, and I have not changed that position, nor will I going forward. I kept my word, and I will keep my word,” Harris said. “My values have
