Kamala Harris won't say whether Biden admin has any 'sway' over Israeli PM Netanyahu

Vice President Kamala Harris wouldn't say whether she thought the Biden medication had power implicit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arsenic the warfare successful the Middle East continues. 

CBS' Bill Whitaker asked Harris astir wherefore Netanyahu seemed to beryllium "charting his ain course," contempt the billions of dollars of subject assistance the U.S. has provided to Israel. "Does the U.S. person nary sway implicit Prime Minister Netanyahu?" helium asked.

"The assistance that we person fixed Israel allowed Israel to support itself against 200 ballistic missiles that were conscionable meant to onslaught the Israelis and the radical of Israel. And erstwhile we deliberation astir the menace that Hamas, Hezbollah presents, Iran, I deliberation that it is without immoderate question, our imperative to bash what we tin to let Israel to support itself against those kinds of attacks. Now the enactment we bash diplomatically with the enactment of Israel is an ongoing pursuit astir making wide our principles, which see the request for humanitarian aid, the request for this warfare to end, the request for a woody to beryllium done which would merchandise the hostages and make a ceasefire. And we’re not going to halt successful presumption of putting that unit connected Israel and successful the region, including Arab leaders," Harris responded.

Whitaker responded and said it seemed similar Netanyahu was not listening. 

Vice President Kamala Harris joined "60 Minutes" for an interrogation that is acceptable to aerial successful afloat connected Sunday. (Screenshot/CBS)

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"Well Bill, the enactment that we person done has resulted successful a fig of movements successful that portion by Israel that were precise overmuch prompted by, oregon a effect of galore things, including our advocacy for what needs to hap successful region," Harris responded. 

Whitaker asked again, "Do we person a existent adjacent state successful Prime Minister Netanyahu?" 

"I deliberation with each owed respect, the amended question is bash we person an important confederation betwixt the American radical and the Israeli people, and the reply to that question is yes," Harris responded. 

The afloat interrogation is acceptable to aerial connected Sunday evening. 

US Vice President Kamala Harris during a run lawsuit astatine the Philip Chosky Theatre successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, connected Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Harris, who has done fewer large web interviews, has besides sat down with CNN's Dana Bash and MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle. Ruhle made it wide anterior to her interrogation that she would beryllium supporting the vice president. 

She besides sat for an interrogation with the National Association of Black Journalists and was criticized pursuing the interrogation for lacking argumentation specifics. She was asked by journalists astatine the lawsuit whether she would alteration immoderate of President Biden's argumentation connected Israel. 

"We request to get this woody done, and we request to get it done immediately," she responded. "And that is my presumption and that is my policy."

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The vice president is scheduled to look connected "The Howard Stern Show," ABC's "The View" and "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert," connected Tuesday.