Remarks by Vice President Harris Before Air Force Two Departure

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Detroit, Michigan

5:25 P.M. EDT
 
     Q    Madam Vice President!
 
     Q    Madam Vice President!
 
     THE VICE PRESIDENT:  I’m coming over there.  Calm down.  (Laughs.) 
 
     Q    She’s like, “I’m coming.”  (Laughter.)
 
     THE VICE PRESIDENT:  What you got?  
 
     Q    President Trump had a press conference today.  He talked about a lot of things.  Wondering if you have a reaction to what he talked about.
 
     THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Well, I’m glad that he’s finally agreed to a debate on September 10th.  I’m looking forward to it and hope he shows up.
 
     Q    Are you open to more debates?
 
     THE VICE PRESIDENT:  I am happy to have that conversation about an additional debate for after September 10th, for sure.
 
     Q    He proposed two more — two more debates.
 
     THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Like I said, happy to have that conversation.
 
     Q    Why do you think he pulled out of the debate with you?  Why do you think he’s —
 
     THE VICE PRESIDENT:  I am beyond trying to speculate about how he thinks. 
 
     What else?
 
     Q    Can you comment on some of his other criticisms?  He made a whole litany of them today. 
 
     THE VICE PRESIDENT:  I was —
 
     Q    Some of them are about your —
 
     THE VICE PRESIDENT:  I was too busy talking to voters.  I didn’t hear them.
 
     Q    Some of the criticism has been about your vice presidential pick and his leaving the National Guard at 24 years.  Vance said that he deserted his own troops or his own colleagues.  What’s your take on that?
 
     THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Listen, I praise anyone who has presented themselves to serve our country, and I think that we all should.
 
     Q    Madam Vice President, there’s been a lot of questions about when you’re going to sit down for your first interview since being the nominee.
 
     THE VICE PRESIDENT:  I’ve —
 
     Q    Do you have any update on that?
 
     THE VICE PRESIDENT:  I’ve talked to my team.  I want us to get an interview scheduled before the end of the month. 
 
     AIDE:  Thank you.
 
     THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Yeah. 
 
     Okay.  Thank you.
 
                        END                     5:26 P.M. EDT