Key Point: “What we know is that Donald Trump wants an enabler. He doesn’t want a governing partner. He doesn’t want another Mike Pence, and I think that is clear. The litmus test is, are they going to be absolutely loyal to Trump over country or their oath of office, or, frankly, the American people? Everyone on that list has supported a Trump abortion ban in their state or has called for a national ban. In fact, many voted this week in the Senate against the right to contraception. That’s how far down the road they are.”

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Politico Playbook: “‘What we know is that Donald Trump wants an enabler. He doesn’t want a governing partner. He doesn’t want another MIKE PENCE, and I think that is clear,’ Harris said.

‘The litmus test is, are they going to be absolutely loyal to Trump over country or their oath of office, or, frankly, the American people?’” […]

“‘Everyone on that list has supported a Trump abortion ban in their state or has called for a national ban,’ Harris said. ‘In fact, many voted this week in the Senate against the right to contraception. That’s how far down the road they are.’” […]

“But only Harris will potentially be sharing a debate stage with Trump’s VP nominee, and she made clear she is ready and willing to spar. She reiterated in the interview that she is committed to a CBS-hosted debate set for either July 23 or Aug. 13. (While Trump has not rejected that invitation, he instead accepted a competing Fox News invite on behalf of his future running mate.)

“‘I’m planning on being at the CBS studios … in either July or August,’ Harris said. ‘And let’s see if the other side shows up. I’m ready to make the case — whoever he picks, no matter who it is.’”

theGrio: “Vice President Kamala Harris came out swinging against her yet-to-be-named Republican vice presidential opponent, making it clear she’s ready to duke it out on the debate stage with whoever and whenever Donald Trump chooses his 2024 running mate. 

“‘I’m planning on being at the CBS studios … in either July or August,’ the vice president said over the weekend of the upcoming debate planned for this summer during an interview with Politico’s Playbook. ‘And let’s see if the other side shows up. I’m ready to make the case — whoever he picks, no matter who it is.’

“Democratic strategists who spoke with theGrio praised America’s first Black and first female vice president for getting ahead of the televised vice presidential debate – which will be held on July 23 or Aug. 13 – showing her ability to play the offensive in what analysts predict will be a close and most certainly consequential race.” […] 

“‘What we know is that Donald Trump wants an enabler. He doesn’t want a governing partner. He doesn’t want another Mike Pence, and I think that is clear,’ said the VP. ‘The litmus test is, are they going to be absolutely loyal to Trump over country or their oath of office, or, frankly, the American people?’

“Political commentator Reecie Colbert said the VP’s proactive onslaught of Republicans displayed a ‘boss energy.’” […] 

“Colbert told theGrio that while ‘people have spent the last four years underestimating her capabilities,’ Harris proved during her 2020 vice presidential debates with former Vice President Mike Pence that she can go ‘toe-to-toe’ with whoever is ultimately on the stage with her.

“‘One of her greatest moments in the campaign last cycle was the ‘I’m speaking’ interaction with Mike Pence…[it] did her a lot of favors,’ she recalled. 

“Democratic strategist Joel Payne similarly noted that Harris ‘wiped up the floor’ with Pence. He noted that the vice president has been battle-tested throughout her political career and has shown herself as an effective debater and communicator. 

“‘Anytime she’s been asked to do a public back and forth with a Republican, even if you kind of go back to her Senate days when she was a part of those Supreme Court hearings, those are moments where she’s tended to shine,’ Payne explained.” […]

“Colbert pointed out that the VP was ‘superb’ when she, on a whim, traveled to Florida to deliver a fiery speech condemning Florida’s Black history curriculum. On matters of race, she said it’s a ‘losing issue’ for Republicans. Even if the Republican Party were to choose a Black vice presidential candidate, Colbert maintained, ‘The contrast isn’t just being a Black man versus a Black woman. The contrast is being competent and actually being conscientious of our racist history.’

“Colbert said, ultimately, she doesn’t believe any of the Republican VP hopefuls are ‘equipped to measure up’ in a debate with Harris. ‘All they have is propaganda, disinformation, and towing Trump’s line,’ she said.” […] 

“‘I don’t see anybody who is as poised and as substantively prepared for this level of scrutiny compared to Vice President Harris,’ she insisted.

“Antjuan Seawright, a longtime Democratic strategist, described Harris as ‘perhaps the most consequential vice president ever to serve’ and who demonstrated that she is ‘ready to lead on day one.’

“‘If engaging means fighting, she’s ready to do that. If engaging means defiling the opposition, she’s clearly prepared and ready to do that,’ Seawright told theGrio. He continued, ‘If it means laying out and leaning into a policy agenda that she can proudly say she helped shape the mold, she’s ready to do that. Or even if she’s stepping on the world stage, representing our country, our allies, and our community, she’s ready to do that as well.’

“Seawright said as a former prosecutor Harris ‘knows how to prosecute the case and close the case.’ As a history-making Black vice president, he said Harris can also uniquely ‘speak directly to the needs, concerns, fears and hopes and aspirations of our community with shared values and shared experiences.’

“Payne said Harris is ‘held in pretty high regard’ in Black communities not just because of her representation as a Black woman but also because of ‘what she’s advocated for as a senator and as vice president.’

“‘She’s really stitched together a pretty clear case of issues of real salience for African-American voters,’ he said. Ultimately, as a Democrat, Payne said, ‘I’m not concerned about Kamala Harris holding her own in a debate setting.’”

HuffPost: “Vice President Kamala Harris is sharing her opinion on former President Donald Trump’s potential running mates less than five months out of the U.S. presidential election.” […]

“​​In an interview with Politico Playbook over the weekend, Harris targeted Trump’s potential running mates over their position on abortion, which has proven to be a winning issue for Democrats, noting that some of the Republicans on his list went as far as voting against a Senate bill codifying Americans’ right to contraception last week.

“‘Everyone on that list has supported a Trump abortion ban in their state or has called for a national ban,’ she said.

“It’s clear ‘Trump wants an enabler,’ Harris added.

“‘He doesn’t want a governing partner. He doesn’t want another Mike Pence, and I think that is clear,’ Harris said. ‘The litmus test is, are they going to be absolutely loyal to Trump over country or their oath of office, or, frankly, the American people?’

“Trump repeatedly attacked his vice president, Pence, over his refusal to overturn the 2020 election results to reverse his defeat.” […] 

“‘I’m ready to make the case — whoever he picks, no matter who it is,’ Harris told Playbook.”

USA Today: “Vice President Kamala Harris alleged in a new interview that former President Donald Trump wants an ‘enabler’ for his vice president, commenting on the former president’s running mate selection process as she seeks a second term alongside President Joe Biden.

“‘(Trump) doesn’t want a governing partner. He doesn’t want another Mike Pence, and I think that is clear,’ Harris told Politico Playbook over the weekend. ‘The litmus test is, are they going to be absolutely loyal to Trump over country or their oath of office, or, frankly, the American people?’” […]

“‘Everyone on that list has supported a Trump abortion ban in their state or has called for a national ban,’ Harris said. ‘In fact, many voted… in the Senate against the right to contraception. That’s how far down the road they are.’”

The Hill: “Vice President Harris said former President Trump wants an enabler as vice president after his campaign sent vetting materials to potential running mates.

“‘What we know is that Donald Trump wants an enabler. He doesn’t want a governing partner. He doesn’t want another Mike Pence, and I think that is clear,’ Harris told Politico. ‘The litmus test is, are they going to be absolutely loyal to Trump over country or their oath of office, or, frankly, the American people?’

“Harris referenced former Vice President Mike Pence, who was a loyal second-in-command during the administration but broke with Trump when he refused to overturn the results of the 2020 election. He then ran for the GOP nomination against Trump and has criticized his ex-boss on various issues.”