At last night’s Democrat debate, Sen. Kamala Harris said she supports eliminating private insurance:
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) confirmed at Thursday's Democratic debate that she supports abolishing private health insurance in favor of a government-run health care plan. #DemDebate2 https://t.co/gzYdmTtFYP
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) June 28, 2019
Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders only candidates to call for eliminating private insurance #DemDebate2 https://t.co/TP73utSTGg pic.twitter.com/rgEkW324pJ
— The Hill (@thehill) June 28, 2019
Right on cue, 12 hours later, comes what the media’s reporting as a “clarification”:
JUST IN: Kamala Harris clarifies her stance on private insurance https://t.co/KWreEWj41M pic.twitter.com/DxxFGLAjGa
— The Hill (@thehill) June 28, 2019
Harris is claiming she heard the question at the debate a different way than everybody else watching:
Sen. Kamala Harris clarifies her position on eliminating private insurance in the US, following her response at #DemDebate. pic.twitter.com/TQImTGKnWe
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 28, 2019
Nice try.
Didn't take long https://t.co/t3nnzaSUvm
— Mike (@BigPoppa_Love) June 28, 2019
Not at all, but she’s used to it:
This is the second time she pulled this trick. It's not a clarification, it's just dishonesty. https://t.co/Sl3VrrKB5U
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) June 28, 2019
again https://t.co/zna4zxUw8n
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 28, 2019
Just like after the CNN Town Hall. https://t.co/7T3HdyTryd
— jj Schmidt (@jsquaredftl) June 28, 2019
Harris seems to have made a habit out of it.
By clarifies, she means changed her position after seeing post debate polls. https://t.co/QnqTL3de02
— Rob O'Donnell (@odonnell_r) June 28, 2019
Good. Leave my insurance alone – Harris clarifies private insurance stance: 'No, no' I don't think it should be eliminated https://t.co/sdUknFFu8k
— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) June 28, 2019
JUST IN: Politician changes position to what people want to hear.
— Drain Bamage (@IsDrainBamaged) June 28, 2019
To the media, Democrats "clarify" and Republicans "flip flop". https://t.co/qI0Wt01qhu
— Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) June 28, 2019
And then the Republicans “pounce” on the clarification.