OPINION: Harris lies about Trump and flip-flops on policy. What does she really stand for?
Kamala Harris has no problem lying about Donald Trump’s platform, flip-flopping on her own policies and obfuscating on other important things. It makes her actual platform hard to pin down. One of the dumbest things Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign repeats often is that she is ready to “turn the page.” It’s a terrible slogan and an ironic one at that.
It has people scratching their heads: The next four years? What about the last four?
Still, if you want to know what the next four years with Harris as president might look like, it’s a guessing game. She’s firm on some awful policies that give us a glimpse into a socialist framework of government that runs on joy and taxpayer dollars. But the vice president also has no problem lying about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s platform, flip-flopping on her own policies and obfuscating on other important things. It makes her actual platform hard to pin down.
I understand that Trump lies a lot, too, but we already know that. What do we know about Harris?
Harris is dishonest. A lot.
As a prosecutor turned politician, Harris can communicate effectively. When she doesn’t, there are only a couple of possible reasons: She’s either deliberately being unclear or lying. Harris’ lies have become more prominent in the past month. During an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) on Tuesday, Harris said, “Four years ago, when we came in, we came in during the worst unemployment since the Great Depression.” She made a similar statement during her debate with Trump.
Her claim is grossly overstated.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, which started in early 2020, the unemployment rate spiked to 14.8%. But by December 2020, the unemployment rate had fallen back to 6.7%. That is high compared with other recent years, but nowhere near the worst since the 1930s.
For example, the unemployment rate in October 2009 − nine months into Barack Obama’s presidency − was at 10.2%.
