Kamala Harris ripped as 'pathetic' for choosing first one-on-one interview with MSNBC host who defended her dodging the press

Vice President Kamala Harris has granted an interview to MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle, after the journalist defended her for dodging the press since taking over for President Joe Biden's presidential campaign. 

This will be Harris' first solo interview with the establishment media since she accepted the Democratic nomination for president. 

The news sparked an immediate reaction from former President Trump's running mate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio.

'This is legitimately pathetic for a person who wants to be president,' he wrote. Ruhle has explicitly endorsed Harris. She won't ask hard questions.'

During an appearance on HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday, Rule defended Harris for dodging interviews and avoiding specific questions.

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens said that before he voted for Harris, she should sit down and answer serious questions from journalists.

'I don’t think it’s a lot to ask her to sit down for a real interview as opposed to a puff piece, which she describes, like her, her feelings of growing up in Oakland with nice lawns,' he grumbled, sparking outrage from Ruhle.

'I would just say to that, when you move to Nirvana, give me your real estate broker’s number and I’ll be your next door neighbor,' she said mockingly. 'We don’t live there.'

Ruhle said that voters knew enough about Trump to vote for Harris, despite her lack of interviews, and that it was an easy choice without hearing more about her

'Kamala Harris isn’t running for perfect. She’s running against Trump,' she said. 'We have two choices. And so there are some things you might not know her answer to. And in 2024, unlike 2016, for a lot of the American people, we know exactly what Trump will do, who he is and the kind of threat he is to democracy.'

Ruhle's appearance on Bill Maher's show sparked a reaction from former President Donald Trump, who described her as a 'dumb as a rock bimbo.'

 The interview airs Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. EST.