Bret Baier slams Kamala Harris for being late to testy interview and accuses her of 'icing the kicker'

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By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter In Washington, D.C.

Published: 13:48 BST, 17 October 2024 | Updated: 14:26 BST, 17 October 2024

Fox News big Bret Baier revealed immoderate rocky specifications astir his question and reply pinch Kamala Harris, including that she showed up very precocious for their sit-down.

Baier suggested it was for illustration nan vice president's squad was trying to 'ice nan kicker,' comparing it to a shot squad calling a timeout earlier a large section extremity effort successful an NFL game. 

The vice president's squad besides tried to shorten nan clip allotted for nan interview, nan anchor said during an on-air speech astir their chat aft it aired. 

Baier said members of Harris' run waved their arms frantically arsenic they pushed to wrap nan pre-taped interview. 

'We were expected to commencement astatine 5 p.m., this was nan clip they gave,' Baier explained of his question and reply pinch nan Democratic statesmanlike candidate. 

'Originally, we were going to do 25 aliases 30 minutes, they came successful and said 'maybe 20.' So it was already getting whittled down.'

Fox News big Bret Baier revealed immoderate rocky specifications from his question and reply pinch Kamala Harris – including that she was precocious and trim their sit-down short

'And then, nan vice president showed up astir 5:15 – we were pushing nan letter cover to beryllium capable to move it astir for nan apical of nan 6 o'clock.'

'So that's really it started,' he continued. 'And I could show erstwhile we started talking that she was going to beryllium reliable to, you know, redirect without maine trying to interrupt.'

Baier grilled nan VP for a testy 20-minutes during her first-ever question and reply pinch nan blimpish news network, taped successful Pennsylvania connected Wednesday and aired 30 minutes later.

The big elaborate really Harris' squad frantically tried to get him to wrap their question and reply arsenic things sewage heated.

'I'm talking, for illustration 4 group waving their hands for illustration 'it's sewage to stop,' Baier described to his Special Report sheet erstwhile detailing really nan question and reply ended.

'I had to dismount location astatine nan end,' Baier shrugged.

He added: 'There are truthful galore things and possibly she should do much of these.'

VP Harris and Baier fought connected respective topics during their question and reply – including connected nan rumor of nan confederate border

Trump praised Baier for his 'tough but very fair' question and reply pinch Harris and claimed nan sit-down is further impervious nan her 'inferior cognitive expertise must beryllium tested'

Baier asked nan 59-year-old astir aggregate topics, including immigration, which was 1 of nan topics nan 2 sparred over. 

Harris told nan Fox anchor 'you person to fto maine finish' arsenic he pressed her connected nan hot-topic issue, trying to get her to reply very circumstantial questions alternatively than revert backmost to immoderate of her talking points.

Donald Trump congratulated Baier for his 'tough but very adjacent interview' aft MAGA societal media users speculated up of its airing that Fox would favorably edit nan Democratic statesmanlike nominee.

Trump wrote connected X and his societal media tract Truth Social: 'Great occupation by Bret Baier successful his Interview pinch Lyin' Kamala Harris. She has a monolithic and irredeemable lawsuit of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.'

He added that Baier's question and reply 'clearly showed really wholly incompetent Kamala is' and insisted that her 'inferior cognitive expertise must beryllium tested.'

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