Chris Cuomo says Kamala's 'hiding' from media because 'there's risk' to Dems, has to 'pick a path'

Chris Cuomo said Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris has been "hiding" from the press because she poses a "risk" to the Democratic Party, suggesting she is not as talented as previous nominees. He explained that because some polls have been trending in the VP's favor, the DNC doesn't want Harris to jeopardize her current status against GOP challenger former President Donald Trump.

Harris doesn't have the same "political acumen and political skill set" as previous Democratic nominees, such as former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, according to Cuomo, who explained that this may be why the Harris campaign has been keeping her out of the public eye when it comes to media interviews.

However, Cuomo said that Harris can't hide from the press much longer if she wants to defeat Trump in November saying, "She's got to show she can make that case."

"I do think there's something special about Barack Obama when it comes to political acumen and political skill set, and I think he showed that [on Tuesday]. Now, there's also a reason that he and Michelle were removed by two days from Harris. Why? Because you got to be careful about overshadowing your nominee," said Cuomo. "And when she gets this mantle, when this conversation ends, when Labor Day happens...It's time for her to make the case. With me, on the media, in the papers, on the sets, from the stump, in a debate, in more than one debate. She's got to show she can make the case."

"She shouldn't be hiding from making the case," he continued. "You'll buy some time; the trend is your friend in politics and the numbers are trending the right way. So, they don't want to put her in front of the media, but that teaches us something also. You don't want to put her in front of the media because there's a risk in that."

"Wouldn't have done that with Bill Clinton, they wouldn't have done that with Hillary Clinton, they wouldn't have done that with Barack Obama, because they felt there was no risk about putting those people in the chair. So here, they do see some risk," explained Cuomo. "What does that tell you? It's an open question."

The press and the public have criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for failing to appropriately address the media when President Biden abruptly dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed her in return. She has not given a press conference or conducted a single interview about her candidacy.

On Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for president. She will not face off against Donald Trump in November.