Kamala Harris taunted former President Donald Trump for allegedly “hiding” from her, only to get immediately called out by TIME Magazine owner Marc Benioff for repeatedly avoiding requests for interviews.
On the surface, Harris’s remarks, made at a rally in Greenville, North Carolina, on Sunday, are bemusing. She has already been accused by her opposition of conducting a “basement” campaign similar to her mentor, President Joe Biden.
Yet, she accused Trump of ducking her.
“It makes you wonder — why does his staff want him to hide away?” Harris told supporters. “One must question — are they afraid that people will see that he is too weak and unstable to lead America? Is that what’s going on?”
Self-awareness is not her forte. Benioff later that evening posted to X that his outlet had tried reaching out to the Harris campaign on several occasions but to no avail.
“Despite multiple requests, TIME has not been granted an interview with Kamala Harris—unlike every other Presidential candidate. We believe in transparency and publish each interview in full,” he wrote. “Why isn’t the Vice President engaging with the public on the same level?”
Benioff included links to two interviews conducted by the outlet – an extensive discussion with Trump and a more concise effort with Biden back in June.