Vindicated! Bret Baier Did His Job and He Did It Well

I wrote the other day about the three questions I wanted Bret Baier to ask Kamala Harris.

First, I wanted Harris to be asked why Biden dropped out of the race. Baier came close when he pressed the Vice President on Biden's mental faculties:

You told many interviewers that Joe Biden was on his game, that ran around circles on his staff. When did you first notice that President Biden's mental faculties appeared diminished?

"When did you first notice that Joe Biden’s mental faculties appeared diminished?"

HARRIS: *awkward pause* pic.twitter.com/I5TWVqZ42g
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 16, 2024

Harris made a weak attempt to, once again, say Biden is fine and then attempted to divert the line of questioning into 'Joe Biden is not on the ballot.'

No, but he is still in the Oval Office and his Vice President won't give a clear answer on his ability to serve or explain why he was ousted.

Next, I wanted Baier to ask about Harris's flip-flops on past policy positions, such as fracking. He didn't name fracking explicitly, but he did ask about her past positions on issues like driver's licenses, free tuition, free healthcare, and taxpayer-funded sex change operations for illegal immigrants.

.@BretBaier: "Are you still in support of using taxpayer dollars to help prison inmates or detained illegal aliens to transition to another gender?"

Harris: "I will follow the law," falsely suggests Trump supported her radical stance.

Baier: "The Trump aides say that he never… pic.twitter.com/tRxxSod8iH
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) October 16, 2024

'Do you still support those things?' Baier asked.

'I will follow the law.'

What a horrible answer. Clearly, she still supports those things. She simply says the things she believes she needs to say to win the election.

Finally, I hoped Baier would ask about the recent plagiarism accusations. He didn't touch that one.

He came close enough for me on the first two questions, and Harris's answers were as bad … maybe worse … than I expected. Still, I would have loved to see her try to dance around the plagiarism question.

Possibly, he simply ran out of time to ask more tough questions.

🚨KAMALA HARRIS STAFFERS URGE BRETT BAIER TO CUT INTERVIEW SHORT

Bret Baier mentioned that during an interview, four of Kamala Harris's staff members were frantically signaling for the interview to end.

He described them as waving their hands vigorously, indicating that the… pic.twitter.com/UxBcBPF8Nh
— Kacee Allen (@KaceeRAllen) October 16, 2024

I would have tried to get her out too. It was a disaster.

It was easy to guess that Baier would ask many policy questions, such as about border security. He led with that one, and it was devastating for Harris.

JUST IN: Kamala Harris appeared visibly frustrated after being called out by Bret Baier for not protecting the southern border during a recent interview. The tense moment occurred when Baier criticized Harris for dismantling Trump’s strong border policies. Harris responded by… pic.twitter.com/w1PCZrSIy7
— TheHotZone (@dayo4ye) October 16, 2024

I also predicted he would deliver a professional and fair interview and press Harris to answer when she dodged his questions. He did.

I did not expect him to fact-check Harris in real-time, but he did exactly that on multiple occasions.

I had reasonable confidence Baier would do a good job, but he gave a tougher interview than even I expected.

He definitely exceeded the expectations of many of his detractors.

I was wrong about Bret Baier.

I thought he'd go easy on her. He didn't.

And he didn't make it hostile, SHE did. All he did was ask tough but relevant questions...

She yelled at him, she tried to filibuster, she dodged questions, and came across as a nasty person.

That was…
— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) October 16, 2024

I did not think Bret Baier had this in him anymore.

And honestly, he wasn't even THAT tough...

He was, if anything, FAIR. And she completely and totally imploded.

This is what it looks like when someone who has been coddled and sheltered faces adversity for the first…
— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) October 16, 2024

While some on the Left are already claiming the interview was unfair, it's a hard case to make against Bret Baier, especially in light of the hostile media situations Trump and Vance find themselves in daily.

I apologize for ever being skeptical that @BretBaier might go soft on her. He did not.
— David Limbaugh (@DavidLimbaugh) October 16, 2024

He gave her more than she could handle, and we're left believing she really can't handle that much.

President Trump was one of Baier's biggest critics before the interview.

Great job by Bret Baier in his Interview with Lyin’ Kamala Harris. She has a massive and irredeemable case of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME - So bad, in fact, that she is barely able to talk about any subject other than the man who had the best economy ever, the strongest border in…
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) October 17, 2024

What more evidence do we need that Baier was up to the task of giving a 'fair and balanced' interview?

And when Kamala Harris is not being coddled - is allowed to answer tough questions with no script - she loses. Every time.