The owner of Time magazine called out Vice President Kamala Harris for turning down multiple interview requests with the prominent publication as the campaign for the White House enters the homestretch.
Marc Benioff, who has owned Time since 2018, criticized the Democratic nominee on Sunday while pointing out that ex-President Donald Trump and President Biden — before he dropped out — both sat down for interviews during their campaigns.
“Despite multiple requests, TIME has not been granted an interview with Kamala Harris — unlike every other Presidential candidate,” tweeted Benioff, who is best known as the founder of Salesforce.com.
“We believe in transparency and publish each interview in full. Why isn’t the Vice President engaging with the public on the same level? #TrustMatters #TransparencyMatters #Leadership.”
In a profile of Harris that was published online Friday, a Time reporter noted Trump spoke with Time for 90 minutes during two interviews, and Biden also spoke with the mag for a similar amount of time.
“When she does do interviews, she mostly favors local media, culture podcasts, or friendly talk shows,” writer Charlotte Alter wrote in the piece that also made clear Harris had no interest in speaking with her.
Over the last week, Harris opted to appear on “The View,” the raunchy podcast “Call Her Daddy,” “The Howard Stern Show” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Amid the numerous talk shows and comedian-hosted podcasts, the VP appeared on just one serious news program, “60 Minutes,” last Monday.
Time was needled in August for writing a glowing profile of the presidential candidate even after she refused to speak with the publication at the time.
New polling suggests Harris is losing steam against Trump with Election Day about three weeks away.
