Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off her latest media blitz on Sunday by sitting for an episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, a women’s advice and comedy podcast best known for its sexually explicit content. The pre-recorded 40-minute conversation, which was filmed early last week and released over the weekend, saw Harris and host Alex Cooper discuss a variety of women’s issues, including abortion access and domestic violence prevention, while notably avoiding more politically fraught subjects like immigration and the government response to Hurricane Helene.
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— Call Her Daddy (@callherdaddy) October 6, 2024
During the interview, Harris steered well clear of the show’s usual sexually-charged subjects, instead discussing her experiences as a woman in politics.
“I don’t hear no. I urge all the ‘Daddy Gang,’ don’t hear no, just don’t hear it,” she said. “I think it’s really important not to let other people define you.”
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The vice president also addressed past comments from opponents about her family structure, dismissing JD Vance’s “childless cat ladies” comment as “mean, and mean-spirited” and rebuking Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders for suggesting that women might want families to “keep them humble.”
Abortion was also a key topic of discussion, and Harris denied Donald Trump’s allegations that she supports it “right up until birth, and even after birth.”
“That is so outrageously inaccurate, and it’s so insulting to suggest that would be happening and that women would be doing that. It’s not happening anywhere,” she said. “This guy is full of lies.”
When the Harris campaign first announced the vice president’s appearance on “Call Her Daddy,” Republicans criticized the decision as tone-deaf given the devastation across the Southeast in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The interview was also filmed on the same day that Iran launched an unprecedented missile strike against Israel—a subject that was not addressed on the podcast.
“Americans are dying and this is how the sitting Vice President is spending her time!” Donald Trump Jr. wrote on X.
Longtime fans of the show (known collectively as the “Daddy Gang”) also expressed displeasure with the sit-down, accusing Cooper of making her popular show political.
Following the release of the episode, Cooper posted a video to her Instagram explaining her decision to avoid policy discussions and focus on women’s issues.
“I totally understand everyone has different political opinions, but I feel really good that the entire episode is about women,” she said.
Connor Walcott is a staff writer for Valuetainment.com. Follow Connor on X and look for him on VT’s “The Unusual Suspects.”
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