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NBC's Hallie Jackson accuses Kamala Harris of dodging question on taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries Sign up for the Daily Mail US Politics Newsletter By Charlie Spiering, Senior Political Reporter, Washington, Dc Published: 00:23, 23 October 2024 | Updated: 00:40, 23 October 2024 e-mail View comments Vice President Kamala Harris tried to dodge her position on transgender surgeries on Tuesday evening, but said the decision ultimately rested with doctors, not the government. 'I believe we should follow the law,' Harris began during an interview with NBC's Hallie Jackson who asked her to define her position on the issue. Jackson interrupted Harris to note that Trump was 'trying to define' her with the issue, spending millions of dollars of ads against her on the issue.
'I'm asking you to define yourself,' Jackson continued. 'I believe that people, as the law states, even on this issue, about federal law that that is a decision that doctors will make in terms of what is medically necessary,' Harris said. 'I'm not going to put myself in the position of a doctor.
' Kamala Harris participates in an interview with NBC News Harris dismissed the question as a 'distraction' and went on to highlight Trump's more dramatic proposals for the country. The Trump campaign has spent millions of dollars advertising against Harris for supporting taxpayer funded surgeries for prisoners and even for illegal immigrants. 'Kamala is for they/them; President Trump is for you,' the ads conclude.
The vice president also dodged a similar question from Fox News anchor Bret Baier when asked if she still supports taxpayer funded surgeries for illegal immigrants. “KAMALA’S AGENDA IS THEY/THEM—NOT YOU!” pic.twitter.
com/ciIOk5IFSx — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 20, 2024 Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Johnny Mercer Theatre Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia, Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a moderated conversation 'I will follow the law, a law that Donald Trump actually followed,' Harris replied, calling it a 'distraction' from the issues that mattered in the election . 'I think he spent $20 million on those ads trying to create a sense of fear in the voters because he actually has no plan in this election that is about focusing on the needs of the American people,' Harris said in the interview with Fox.
'Twenty million on an issue that -- as it relates to the biggest issues that affect the American people -- is really quite remote and again, his policy was no different.' Politics Kamala Harris Share or comment on this article: NBC's Hallie Jackson accuses Kamala Harris of dodging question on taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries e-mail Add comment.
