Harris defends immigration shift, could name Republican to cabinet
SAVANNAH, Georgia -Kamala Harris defended some personal shifts in policy toward the center on Thursday and said she might name a Republican to her cabinet if elected, in her first interview with a mainstream news organization since Democrats nominated her for president.
She has toughened her position on migration along the southern U.S. border with Mexico. She also no longer wants a ban on fracking, an energy production method that employs many people in Pennsylvania, one of a handful of swing states that could decide the election. Harris, joined by her vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, also discussed the possibility of adding a Republican to her potential cabinet, saying she wanted a diversity of opinion.
Bash, who co-moderated the June 27 debate between Donald Trump and Biden that hastened the president's departure from the race, conducted the interview in Savannah, Georgia, as Harris and Walz continued their bus tour of the battleground state. Before Harris picked him as her running mate for the Nov. 5 election, Walz did a string of interviews with major television networks.
During the speech, Harris reiterated support for a deal to get a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza when her remarks were interrupted by pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
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