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Harris’s Unreleased TikTok Interview Axed Over ‘Bacon as a Spice’ Remark

Host Kareem Rahma declined a re-recording following the campaign apology over concerns about cultural sensitivity

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Overview

  • Kamala Harris recorded an interview for Kareem Rahma’s Subway Takes series in summer 2024 that was never released.
  • In the unaired footage Harris described bacon as a spice, prompting Rahma to call the take “confusing and weird” and agree to scrap the video.
  • The campaign issued an apology for the quip and offered Harris a chance to re-film the episode, but Rahma refused to proceed.
  • Two senior Harris campaign managers say the bacon topic was proposed by her team, a claim Rahma and his manager dispute.
  • Both Harris and Rahma have declined to comment on new details published by Fox News and The Sun.