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Donald Trump sat for a hostile interview at the Chicago Economic Club, an interview Kamala Harris declined to attend. Kamala is clueless and could never answer the questions. The post Donald Trump Sat for a Hostile Interview Harris Declined appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait declared on Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris is “so far” dodging an interview about her economic policies three weeks before Election Day. The top journalist made the comment at the beginning of an interview with Harris’ rival in the 2024 presidential race, former President Donald Trump, at the Economic Club of Chicago. “Just for the record and those people watching on television, the Economic Club of Chicago and Bloomberg both invited Vice President Harris to a similar interview about her economic plans — she has declined so far,” Micklethwait said. Unlike President Trump, Kamala Harris has DECLINED to speak about her economic plans at the Economic Club of Chicago: “The Economic Club of Chicago and Bloomberg both invited Vice President Harris to a similar interview about her economic plans — she has declined so far.” pic.twitter.com/N1Uzml0xg1 — Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) October 15, 2024 Harris was similarly called out over the weekend by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff for refusing to do an interview with his magazine, TIME, as Trump and President Joe Biden — before he dropped out of the 2024 election — had done. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 “Despite multiple requests, TIME has not been granted an interview with Kamala Harris — unlike every other Presidential candidate,” he said on X. “We believe in transparency and publish each interview in full. Why isn’t the Vice President engaging with the public on the same level?” Still, Harris has begun to ramp up her interview schedule in the final weeks before Election Day after largely ducking the press early in her campaign and facing claims that she struggles without a teleprompter. The shift comes as polling shows Harris and Trump in a close race. However, Trump has the “edge” on top issues in swing states, The Wall Street Journal reported last week, and he is surging ahead in betting markets. Harris recently participated in a slew of relatively friendly interviews, including ABC’s “The View,” Sirius XM radio host Howard Stern, late-night host Stephen Colbert on CBS, and Alex Cooper’s podcast “Call Her Daddy.” Another interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes” drew controversy because the network deceptively edited remarks from Harris, leading to calls for more transparency and an investigation. Harris has interviews with radio host Charlamagne Tha God and Fox News scheduled this week. During his interview at the Economic Club of Chicago, Trump defended his sweeping plan to implement tariffs on imports after Micklethwait noted it would have a “massive” effect on the economy. Interviewer: You're talking about 10-20% tariffs on the rest of the world. That is going to have a serious effect on the rest of the economy. President Trump: "I agree it's going to have a massive effect — positive effect… it must be hard for you to spend 25 years talking… pic.twitter.com/zyb1GfXCTi — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 15, 2024 “I agree it’s going to have a massive effect — positive effect … it must be hard for you to spend 25 years talking about tariffs as being negative and then have somebody explain to you that you’re totally wrong,” Trump said.

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) picked a fight with Senator JD Vance (R-OH) on Monday, and somehow, it was Vice President Kamala Harris who came out the loser. The confrontation began with a story in the Star Tribune that was promoted on X by the reporter who wrote it, Ryan Faircloth. “VP nominee JD Vance visited Minneapolis on Monday and portrayed it as a city in decline, echoing Trump’s comments about Detroit,” Faircloth wrote. “‘The story of Minneapolis is coming to every community across the [U.S.] if we promote Kamala Harris to president,’ Vance said.” VP nominee JD Vance visited Minneapolis on Monday and portrayed it as a city in decline, echoing Trump’s comments about Detroit. “The story of Minneapolis is coming to every community across the [U.S.] if we promote Kamala Harris to president,” Vance said. https://t.co/YoZ5olnTt9 — Ryan Faircloth (@RyanFaircloth) October 14, 2024 Phillips responded to Faircloth’s post, attacking Vance directly. “Shame on you @JDVance for coming to our community and calling us a city in decline. George Floyd’s murder and COVID’s destruction occurred under your emperor’s reign, and you’ve done NOTHING to help. Take your fear-mongering freak show back to lovely Cleveland,” he scolded. Shame on you @JDVance for coming to our community and calling us a city in decline. George Floyd’s murder and COVID’s destruction occurred under your emperor’s reign, and you’ve done NOTHING to help. Take your fear-mongering freak show back to lovely Cleveland. https://t.co/AZswoADoOv — Dean Phillips (@deanbphillips) October 14, 2024 Vance replied to Phillips’ attack, noting first that the Minnesota Congressman was attributing a statement to Vance that was actually said by the journalist. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 “I never used the phrase ‘city in decline.’ It was editorializing from a journalist. What I did say: Minneapolis has suffered greatly,” Vance clarified, pivoting to turn the attack back on the Minnesota Democrats — up to and including Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) — who had allowed rioters to destroy the city of Minneapolis over the summer of 2020. “And not because of ‘George Floyd’s murder,’ but because politicians like you allowed rioters to loot and burn, causing $500 million in damage.” If you want to let people burn down cities, harass police officers, and allow violent crime to nearly double, vote for Dean's buddy Kamala Harris. If you want to support our law enforcement and the people who depend on them for safety, vote for Donald J. Trump. — JD Vance (@JDVance) October 15, 2024 Vance went on to tie that to Harris, who is currently campaigning to be the next president and chose Walz to be her vice presidential running mate, saying that things would be no different with her in charge. “If you want to let people burn down cities, harass police officers, and allow violent crime to nearly double, vote for Dean’s buddy Kamala Harris. If you want to support our law enforcement and the people who depend on them for safety, vote for Donald J. Trump,” he said.

In another business casualty from the Biden-Harris administration, Walgreens announced Tuesday that it would close roughly 1,200 locations over the next three years. 500 of the 8,500 Walgreens stores will close in the current fiscal year, the Associated Press reported, adding, “The company began the year by cutting the dividend it pays shareholders to raise cash. Six months later, it slashed its forecast for 2024.” According to  Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth, roughly 70% of the company’s stores are profitable. “This solid base supports our conviction in a retail pharmacy-led model that is relevant to our consumers, and we intend to invest in these stores over the next several years,” he said. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 Neil Saunders, managing director of consulting and data analysis firm GlobalData, argued that the profitable stores are not immune to financial concerns such as varying consumer behavior and buying patterns, arguing, “All these things have the potential to undercut store performance and Walgreens needs to ensure that this does not happen. If it doesn’t, the latest slate of store closures will not be the last and Walgreens will enter the dangerous spiral of being an ever-shrinking business.” In June, Wentworth acknowledged the increase in theft from its stores, saying that Walgreens wanted cities to help by “investing in public safety so that our customers and employees feel safe.” “The retail industry is going through a tough time as it copes with inflation-weary consumers and a rash of bankruptcies, prompting chains to announce the closures of almost 3,200 brick-and-mortar stores so far in 2024, according to a new analysis,” CBS News reported in May. “Nearly 20,000 businesses have warned they’re at risk of closing if President Joe Biden is elected to a second term,” Newsweek stated in mid-May. “In a new report from RedBalloon and PublicSquare, nearly half of the 80,000 small businesses surveyed said they ‘definitely’ or ‘probably’ will not survive another four years with Biden.” “It’s been a difficult three years for America’s small businesses,” Michael Seifert, PublicSquare CEO, said. “While many inside the Beltway may feel like things are good, that isn’t translating to Main Street America—the frontlines of our small business economy.” In March, Dollar Tree announced it would close roughly 1,000 stores and 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of 2024, and 370 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree stores over the next few years. In May 2023, Joshua Kobza, CEO of Restaurant Brands International Inc., which owns Burger King, said 300 to 400 U.S. Burger Kings would be closed by the end of 2023.