Marc Benioff, the CEO of the software company Salesforce and owner of TIME magazine, criticized Kamala Harris for refusing to sit down for an interview with the publication. “Despite multiple requests, TIME has not been granted an interview with Kamala Harris—unlike every other Presidential candidate. We believe in transparency and publish each interview in full. Why isn’t the Vice President engaging with the public on the same level?” Benioff wrote. Despite multiple requests, TIME has not been granted an interview with Kamala Harris—unlike every other Presidential candidate. We believe in transparency and publish each interview in full. Why isn’t the Vice President engaging with the public on the same level? #TrustMatters… — Marc Benioff (@Benioff) October 13, 2024 “Harris declined repeated requests for an interview for this story. In contrast, Trump talked about his policy vision with a TIME reporter for 90 minutes across two interviews. Biden spoke to TIME at similar length before dropping out of the race,” he added, citing an article from the publication. “Harris declined repeated requests for an interview for this story. In contrast, Trump talked about his policy vision with a TIME reporter for 90 minutes across two interviews. Biden spoke to TIME at similar length before dropping out of the race.” https://t.co/5wUbsStjep https://t.co/LpWExppPwb pic.twitter.com/1bvwzSSvbd — Marc Benioff (@Benioff) October 14, 2024 Per TIME: When asked on 60 Minutes about her shifts since 2020, she said her time as Vice President has included a lot of “listening” and “consensus building.” Forging compromise is “not a bad thing,” she said, “as long as you don’t compromise your values.” What she means, according to her aides, is that her goals remain the same—affordable health care, a strong middle class—but she is flexible about how to achieve them. Yet she has skirted the thorough accounting of her policy evolution that Lopez is seeking, in part by speaking infrequently to reporters. When she does do interviews, she mostly favors local media, culture podcasts, or friendly talk shows. Harris declined repeated requests for an interview for this story. In contrast, Trump talked about his policy vision with a TIME reporter for 90 minutes across two interviews. Biden spoke to TIME at similar length before dropping out of the race. Harris is running on what she won’t do as much as what she would. She won’t curb abortion rights, as Republicans want to do. She won’t impose Trump’s blanket tariffs, which most economists believe would raise prices and could throw the country into a recession (hers are more narrowly targeted). She won’t initiate the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, as Trump promises, or fire legions of civil servants and replace them with MAGA loyalists. Time magazine owner calls out Kamala Harris for turning down multiple interview requests https://t.co/ZQDtNr90oK pic.twitter.com/A0y8gbH95C — New York Post (@nypost) October 14, 2024 WATCH: Kamala Harris REFUSED TO BE INTERVIEWED by Time Magazine — and yet they still gave her this fawning cover. pic.twitter.com/YUt6b20OPj — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 12, 2024 Fox Business reports: Benioff’s criticism of Harris comes as she has stepped up her media appearances in recent weeks. Harris sat for an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired on Oct. 7, and has also done friendly interviews with ABC’s “The View,” Stephen Colbert and Howard Stern on Oct. 8. A day later, as Hurricane Milton closed in on Florida, Harris did separate interviews with CNN and The Weather Channel. A Fox News Digital analysis found that in the time since Harris named Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in August, she and Walz have held at least 41 non-scripted interviews as of Oct. 14. By contrast, former President Trump and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, have done at least 76 interviews in that timeframe. Harris’ campaign agreed on Monday to an interview with Fox News political anchor Bret Baier in Pennsylvania. Fox News said it will be her first formal interview with the network. Kamala Harris Agrees To Fox News Interview, Here’s When “It will air on the October 16 edition of Baier’s ‘Special Report’ at 6 p.m. ET. Baier will anchor ‘Special Report’ from the battleground state of Pennsylvania that evening,” Fox News wrote.