Walz on Voters Blaming Harris for High Prices: ‘Let’s Just Be Candid ... There’s Price Gouging’

STRAHAN: “Let’s talk about the economy. That is the top issue for voters out there. 74% of voters say, in the past year, they’ve had to cut back on groceries because of the rising cost, of course. And a lot of those voters are concerned that if they cast a vote for Kamala Harris, that she’s responsible for that. So how do you reach those voters? What do you say to those voters who may blame her for the economy right now?”
WALZ: “Yeah, folks in the middle. When we talk to them about what are the policies that are going to make a difference, and we see some of the data, but data doesn’t impact people in their daily lives going to the grocery stores. You see false information, whether it’s bird flu impacting eggs, but the reality for most people is, if those costs are up, they want to know what she’s going to do about it. I think that’s why she’s focusing on making sure, whether it’s homeownership more affordable, tax cuts for the middle class — and let’s just be candid about this, there’s a price gouging piece of this.”
STRAHAN: “It’s something that former President Trump said, something that was in your debate, was — they were saying that, hey, these are policies that Kamala Harris could have done three years ago when she was in the White House with President Biden. And she never did. What do you say to people who bring that up?”
WALZ: “Well, Donald Trump had four years to do it, if you’re going to talk about that. The point is, you need a partner in Congress. We’ve seen different bills that are ready to pass, and Donald Trump makes sure he steps in. We saw it around immigration. A bipartisan bill, widely respected, wanting to make a difference in this, holding true to our values, securing the border, Donald Trump steps in and says, ‘Look, that’s gonna hurt my political future. Let’s not make it happen.’”