CNBC’s Joe Kernen floated a scenario to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) where Vice President Kamala Harris wins in November without ever sitting for another interview.

Johnson joined CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown and Kernen at one point turned to the presidential election, wondering aloud whether Harris’s lack of press since moving to the top of the Democratic Party ticket matters all that much to voters who may just be looking for “anything” to avoid former President Donald Trump.

Kernen asked:

There’s nothing unprecedented anymore, nothing surprising anymore. But watching the presidential election, Mr. Speaker, do you think it’s possible to take this right to Election Day and really not see Vice President Harris face questioning, just random questioning, for interviews? Is it possible that you can do that, and it can be successful and everybody just goes, “Oh, yeah, well, we’re not really sure what’s gonna happen, but anything’s better than Donald Trump.” That could happen. There may not be any other interviews between now and Election Day. And it might just be she’s not Joe Biden, she’s not Donald Trump. But she does become president.

Harris’s critics have often pointed out her unusual lack of media hits. Since becoming nominee, she gave a CNN joint interview with her running mate Tim Walz, as well as a local ABC interview that amounted to five questions. She also participated in a Q&A hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in Philadelphia this week.

The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Harris has answered less questions since becoming nominee than President Joe Biden did during his brief reelection run.

Johnson called it a “frightening thought” that Harris could make it to election day without another interview and actually win. The House Speaker emphasized that he believes this election comes down to “policies” and not “personality.”

“It’s a frightening thought, and we have 48 days now to expose what her true record is,” Johnson said. “Kamala Harris is engaging in a campaign of fantasy over facts. She wants people to believe that she’s some sort of moderate policy wonk and everyone who’s watched her career knows that is not true.”

Johnson called Harris an “actor on a stage in a play,” accusing her of simply memorizing talking points for her media hits.

“This is not about personality, it’s about policy,” Johnson said. “Whoever is elected brings a whole policy set with them.”

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