So Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris will FINALLY sit down for a televised interview with a mainstream media journalist Thursday night time. It’s about darn time.

Harris has led the Democratic ticket for greater than a month, and I’m outraged ‒ OUTRAGED, I say ‒ that it has taken her this lengthy to take a seat down with a information group I don’t belief and supply solutions I’ll take out of context and use towards her.

Who does she suppose she is, the sitting vp of the USA and a longtime political determine with a report that may be simply accessed on the web?!?

CNN’s Dana Bash must ask Kamala Harris some severe questions

Now, I’ve questions for this Harris individual. Burning questions.

And when she sits down with CNN’s Dana Bash, I hope the primary query is: “Why did you carry your vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, with you to this interview? Are you afraid to face me alone? No presidential candidate has ever accomplished a joint interview with their VP choose, apart from Donald Trump and Mike Pence, Donald Trump and JD Vance, Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, Invoice Clinton and Al Gore and … I suppose the query right here is, why are you so cowardly?”

Then I hope Bash goes on and asks Harris: “You’ve been the Democratic presidential nominee for 39 days and, in contrast to your Republican opponent, you continue to haven’t been indicted or convicted of any felonies. Do you suppose America is able to belief a presidential candidate who goes this lengthy with out being charged with a criminal offense? What’s it you’re not hiding?”

That may be a superbly honest query and by no means an try by a information group to create a false sense of stability in a race between a traditional candidate and a convicted felon who tried to overturn a free and honest election and fomented an assault on our nation’s Capitol. 

Presidential debate nonetheless on Sept. 10?Trump’s 10 very particular calls for for a debate with Harris, in all probability.

Why is Harris too afraid to deeply offend army veterans?

Bash ought to proceed: “Vice President Harris, many have taken observe of the truth that you may have but to belittle Medal of Honor winners, and to this point, you haven’t stood in a restricted space of Arlington Nationwide Cemetery the place federal regulation prohibits ‘partisan political actions’ and filmed a marketing campaign video. How do you clarify this egregious respect for our nation’s veterans and your manifestly honorable appreciation for the sanctity of hallowed floor?”

Certainly these questions could have Harris off stability. That’s when Bash must kick into rapid-fire assault mode.

“When did you first determine you had been going to do a violent coup towards President Joe Biden and develop into a mysterious presidential candidate no person is aware of something about?”

“Why have you ever not bought a single Bible along with your title on it?”

Harris should reply the powerful questions so I can disagree along with her

“Your opponent has referred to as you a communist, a Marxist and a socialist. Why have you ever not responded in sort by calling him phrases which you could’t outline? Is {that a} signal of weak point?”

“The Republican presidential nominee has stated America is a third-world nation, a banana republic and a joke. What do you say to voters who concern you could not have the judgment to correctly hate America?”

Donald Trump, JD Vance and RFK Jr.?‘Bizarre’ does not do justice to this loony trifecta.

“Madam Vice President, if that’s your actual title, Donald Trump did a press convention this month throughout which, based on NPR, he made ‘a minimum of 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes.’ Why have you ever not but accomplished a press convention during which you make a minimum of 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes? Do you not really feel you’re as much as the duty of mendacity that a lot?”

Can a presidential candidate be taken significantly if she’s not dealing with prices?

“Melania Trump isn’t seen in public or on the marketing campaign path with former President Trump. You, then again, communicate affectionally of your husband, Doug Emhoff, and are usually seen collectively. Does that recommend there’s an issue along with your marriage that voters who consider in sturdy households ought to be involved about?”

“We’ve been speaking for practically an hour now and I can’t assist however discover you stay utterly un-indicted and proceed to not owe thousands and thousands of {dollars} in fines for felony tax fraud. Don’t you suppose that’s going to be a legal responsibility for you heading into this election?”

I stay up for watching this vitally essential interview. We’ve already needed to wait too lengthy for somebody to carry Harris’ toes to the fireplace.

This darn false equivalence isn’t going to construct itself, individuals.

Observe USA TODAY columnist Rex Huppke on X, previously Twitter, @RexHuppke and Fb fb.com/RexIsAJerk