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Harris Pressed in Tense Australian ABC Interview Over Biden’s Fitness and 2024 Defeat

The 7.30 interview focused on Biden’s fitness during her London tour for a memoir on her 107‑day campaign.

Overview

  • Host Sarah Ferguson interrupted to label Harris’s answer a “world-class pivot,” saying it was not the question she asked about Joe Biden’s frailties and the effect on Harris’s bid.
  • Pressed repeatedly, Harris said Biden was not frail as president and that she never doubted his capacity, while acknowledging concerns about his ability to endure a campaign.
  • Harris referenced her book 107 Days to say she addressed those concerns and the context of Biden’s debate performance and travel schedule.
  • In the interview, Harris said it was “reckless” that she did not try to talk Biden out of seeking a second term, and she declined to rule out another presidential run, saying, “We will see, if I choose to run.”
  • Ferguson later described the U.S. as appearing to undergo an “authoritarian revolution” under President Donald Trump, prompting online accusations of bias against the public broadcaster.