Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) faced questions on Sunday about Vice President Kamala Harris flip-flopping on policy issues, particularly now that Harris has replaced President Joe Biden in leading the Democratic Party’s 2024 ticket for the White House.
CNN anchor Dana Bash pressed Butler, who succeeded the late Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) last year, during a “State of the Union” interview. Harris is a former U.S. Senator and attorney general from California who ran for the presidency in 2020 before dropping out and becoming Biden’s running mate.
“In the 2020 primary, the vice president praised the Defund The Police movement, and now she says she doesn’t support defunding the police. She called for decriminalizing crossing the border illegally. Now she supports President Biden’s policies for clamping down at the border,” Bash said.
“She supported Medicare For All at one point, eliminating private insurance, and her campaign says she doesn’t support that now. She’s reversed herself on a fracking ban. What do you think that voters should think when she’s reversed herself on several issues just in the last four years?” Bash asked.
“I think that voters should think that she’s a human being who learns new things every single day and is — has the ability to take the time and effort to hear the concerns of all people,” Butler replied.
“I think that they should be certain that she is a fighter and a leader who’s going to do the work on their behalf to ensure that there is an economy that ensures that no one is left behind, that there is a climate — that we’re going to continue to address the climate crisis in a way that ensures that there is an Earth here for young people and for next generations of leaders,” the senator continued. “I think that they should absolutely believe that she is a leader who cares about people and who’s going to put them first, as she has done her entire career.”
Bash pressed again. “So no concern about flip-flopping?” she asked.
“No, no concern about flip-flopping,” Butler said. “This is a part — our country changes every single day. The conditions of our country changes every single day. The vice president has been consistent in her values, and there are lots of different ways to solve the challenges that are in front of us. We have got to make sure that we have a candidate who is listening, who — and a leader who, frankly, again, puts the people first.”
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