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    22 days ago

    There’s a difference between asking the same question again after a non-answer (which is what all interviewers should do) and interrupting someone to prevent them from answering the question.

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      22 days ago

      Exactly. She was avoiding direct questions and Baier was trying to keep her on track. I wish more interviewers would do this.

      Q: How many illegal immigrants would you say your administration has released into the country.
      A: I agree that this is an important topic.
      Q: Do you have a rough estimate?
      A: The point is we have a broken immigration system that needs to be repaired.
      Q: (since she’s not answering…) Your Homeland Security Secretary says about 6 million people.
      This was just the preamble to his first question and she’s already speaking from her script.
      Q: When you came in to office you undid a number of Trump border policies. Do you regret this decision?
      A: We tried to pass some legislation. - Baier points out the six Ds who voted against the bill and that this has nothing to do with their decision to undo what Trump had in place.

      Harris is the one avoiding the questions and interrupting him.

      I think this is a legit question. Had she given a legit answer and been honest with the audience, Fox News viewers, maybe she would have gained some respect. I am definitely in support of Harris but you have to look at this from the vantage point of Fox News viewers. From their perspective, she failed. I would hope that from her campaign’s perspective, they see that she failed to reach the audience she was there to speak with.