Kamala Harris joins Oprah Winfrey for star-studded election event
Al JazeeraUnited States Vice President Kamala Harris has appeared in a talk show-style event hosted by television legend Oprah Winfrey, the Democratic candidate’s latest bid to reach undecided voters in an election campaign that has shunned traditional media. Praising the Democratic candidate for “stepping into her power”, Winfrey asked Harris about the newfound confidence she appeared to gain after replacing President Joe Biden on the ticket. “I’m a gun owner, Tim Walz is a gun owner,” Harris said, referring to her running mate. “I probably shouldn’t have said that, but my staff will deal with that later.” During the event, Winfrey also introduced several people in audience to discuss gun control and reproductive rights, including Hadley Duvall, a 22-year-old Kentucky woman who became an abortion rights activist after she was impregnated at age 12 as a result of sexual abuse by her stepfather.