The following post was first published on Sharyl Attkisson’s Substack
Kamala Harris has declined my interview requests, as Joe Biden did for years. Both of them would have received a thorough interview with plenty of opportunities to fully address questions and express their ideas, as I gave to Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Junior, and other Democrats and Republicans who did agree to interviews.
Since Harris will not be doing an interview with me before the election, below are some of the questions I would like to have asked, in addition to news-of-the-day questions. One of my goals is to ask a mix of questions reflecting on current events, as well as some questions the candidate hasn’t been asked by other reporters.
Realistically, when interviewing a candidate for the limited time they allow, a reporter only has the opportunity to ask a handful of questions, so there is no way I would have been able to ask more than a couple of these, but I thought it might be interesting to publish them.
Read on for details.
Questions for Kamala Harris
- You have implied Biden is and was always up to the job, mentally. If that’s the case, why did you support him being removed as a candidate?
- If, in four years, you win the Democratic primary, but Democrat party leaders later decide there is a stronger or better candidate, and replaces you with someone who didn’t go through the process or get any votes, will you support your removal? If not, why did you support Biden’s removal?
- You have publicly changed your positions on a number of issues. How can voters know whether you aren’t just doing that to get elected and wouldn’t change back to your former positions, if elected?
- You said you were the last person in the room regarding the disastrous and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan. What did you specifically do and say?
- You say you wouldn’t ban fracking. Does that mean you support fracking? If not, why wouldn’t you ban it? Would you support any restrictions on fracking?
- How would you define or explain what fracking is, in simple terms?
- Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and other candidates spoke to specific questions about their mental health, and drug and alcohol use. For you:
Have you ever had a mental health evaluation? If so, what is the context and what were the results?
What illegal drugs have you used, if any, and how often, from the time you became a US senator through today? When was the last time you used an illegal drug, including marijuana, and what were the circumstances?
What prescription drugs have you taken in the past four years and how often?
Many have circulated videos of your interviews and speeches where observers note you sound slurry and possibly inebriated. As vice president, how often have you drank alcohol, how much, and what kind (if any)?
Have you ever used or taken drugs prior to a speech or interview? If so, details?
- What are some of the names of people currently inside the Biden administration on whom you would rely for advice and appoint to key positions?
- What are some of the names of people not currently inside the Biden administration on whom you would rely for advice and appoint to key positions?
- You said nothing comes to mind that you would change from your Biden administration experience. This seems to imply that you do not conduct crucial lessons learned analyses, which could be worriesome. Or else, you have analyzed lessons learned but felt there were no lessons to be learned. Is that the case?
Specifically:
- The Biden administration lifted Trump-placed sanctions on an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin who was leading the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. Many experts say this ultimately put Putin on a path to invading Ukraine. Since you say you wouldn’t do anything differently, why would you still lift the sanctions, if you could do it all over again?
- Under our constitution, speech is protected whether it’s true, false, or an opinion, so that the government isn’t able to weaponize its authority to control dissenting voices. The Twitter files revealed that the Biden administration conspired with Big Tech to censor true information regarding Covid, Covid vaccines, and more. Since you say you wouldn’t do anything differently, why would you support censorship of true information, again? Will you continue or expand this behavior in the future?
- President Biden and other officials wrongly stated that Covid is a pandemic of the vaccinated, and that vaccines prevent illness; and they forwarded a great deal of other false information. Additionally, experts have widely concluded the shutdowns were extremely harmful to our economy, society, and educational system. Since you say you wouldn’t do anything differently, why would you repeat the same mistakes? Or do you consider those successes?
- With the benefit of hindsight, what other paths did you consider (and apparently reject) to try to avoid over 100 murders during the US withdrawal of Afghanistan? Many experts concluded the US military shouldn’t have been removed before US citizens were evacuated. But apparently you would handle it the same way again. Can you walk us through that thought process?
- Many analysts predicted that, after the US returned money to the Iran—the top state sponsor of terrorism in the world—Iran would increasingly use the money to fund terrorist attacks. Indeed, since we have returned billions, Iran has stepped up its funding of terrorism and created war and instability in the Mideast. What is your consideration as to why you wouldn’t change that?
- Air, rail, and supply chain disasters grew while Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg took an unannounced paternity leave shortly after his appointment. Why would you have handled that the same way, from a managerial perspective?
- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other Biden administration officials wrongly stated that the post-pandemic inflation was temporary. In hindsight, why wouldn’t you want to correct that misconception, and address inflation that we now know wasn’t transitory?
- Looking back at the border disaster, with the benefit of hindsight, what paths did you consider (and apparently reject) to keep terrorists and criminals from entering and murdering, attacking, and raping?
- Same question for the thousands of children who crossed illegally and then were “lost” in the system. Why would you have not changed anything in order to be able to track and protect them?
- Five days before the Islamic extremist attack on Israel in 2023, National Security adviser Jake Sullivan claimed the Mideast “is quieter than it has been for decades” and that “we have de-escalated crises in Gaza.” Even the left leaning NYT said the US “misread an explosive situation in the Middle East.” How can it be that you would not, in hindsight, try to fix this and avoid many thousands of deaths?
- Since there is nothing different you would do to try to head off Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that happened on your watch, can you take us through all the paths you considered and rejected
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I would absolutely like these questions answered from her but doubt serious;y that they will be. Thank you for your investigative reports as you are one of few I trust.
All great questions. I believe from observation that not only would she not answer your questions she truly wouldn’t know how to answer them. The revelation would be this, either she lies or she truly is ignorant. I’m inclined to believe the latter.
On point! Super important questions she will never answer!
Sharyl Atkinson you are the ultimate journalist! Thank you !
Communist don’t engage or reveal anything about their sinister plot to overthrow a Government. I heard that the Outcome of a Democracy is Dictatorship! I believe Barack Obama has been the Puppet Master since the day he left the Gates of Hell.
Excellent questions Sharyl ! Relevant, clear, and to the point. This is what journalism should be.
I would ask whether Harris understands that increasing consumer demand for goods by increasing the number of illegal immigrants present in the United States would be inflationary and how could we reduce the inflationary effects.
Question 2 would be the role of nuclear power in making our country energy independent and why hasn’t it been considered earlier.
Question 3 is the role of the Garland DOJ in the level of fraud in the Covid monies, NIH involvement in gain of function research with China as a partner, lack of timely & effective investigation into the Biden family’s role in the Humter Biden investigation regarding the multitude of shell companies, monies paid by Ukraine, Russia, China that entered those shell companies and the trail to the various family members, how much did each member earn, how much taxes were paid.
Question 4 – who is in charge of the government, how long has O’Biden been non compos mentis? If he can’t be charged due to lack of mental capacity in his possession of illegal documents then how can he function as president. I realize that if the president is declared incompetent, then we will have to attempt to make a determination as the date of incompetency which will impact on any bills, executive orders, communications that he is involved in and make those null & void.
All legitimate questions that should have been asked and required for her to answer prior to her ever being an eligible candidate for President of the U.S.A..
Perhaps I misread, but should the following question you listed:
“President Biden and other officials wrongly stated that Covid is a pandemic of the vaccinated,”
be changed to:
“President Biden and other officials wrongly stated that Covid is a pandemic of the unvaccinated,”
These are all very legitimate and important questions that should have been asked and required for her to answer prior to her ever being an eligible candidate for President of the U.S.A..
Perhaps I misread, but should the following question you listed:
“President Biden and other officials wrongly stated that Covid is a pandemic of the vaccinated,”
be changed to:
“President Biden and other officials wrongly stated that Covid is a pandemic of the unvaccinated,”
I would also ask the Obama family – why do you think you are qualified to promote a candidate when
you ignore the same advice Michele was touting as learned from her mother. Listen to her speech at the
DNC starting at about the 4 minute mark. Barack & Michele are perfect elitists. I would also ask Barack what he has done for his “brothers” that gives him the right to scold them.
“President Biden and other officials wrongly stated that Covid is a pandemic of the vaccinated, and that vaccines prevent illness; and they forwarded a great deal of other false information. [….]”
I think this is supposed to say, ….UNvaccinated…..
Dream on, Sharyl. :)
How about: Would you be in favor of adding 4 more justices to the Supreme Court? Are you in favor of making Washington DC the 51st state (with 2 new Senators)? Are you in favor of confiscating, for money, the semiautomatic guns of American citizens? The National Debt increases by 1 trillion dollars every 3 months. Would a balanced budget be a priority for your administration?
Excellent questions. I wish you could have had the interview!