Democratic Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear compared Vice President Kamala Harris’s much-maligned Friday economic rollout to President Teddy Roosevelt’s 20th Century campaign against corporate monopolies.
Beshear joined Face the Nation on CBS Sunday morning to defend a speech that was panned by CNN, The Washington Post, and The New York Times – among others.
Harris was speaking to voters in North Carolina on Friday when she attributed record food prices on corporate greed and “price gouging.”
“I will work to pass the first-ever federal ban on price gouging on food,” Harris said. “My plan will include new penalties for opportunistic companies that exploit crises and break the rules, and we will support smaller food businesses that are trying to play by the rules and get ahead.”
The Post‘s editorial board branded Harris’s pitch to voters a “disappointment” and added, “’Price gouging’ is not causing inflation.”
The board added, “Vice President Kamala Harris’s speech Friday was an opportunity to get specific with voters about how a Harris presidency would manage an economy that many feel is not working well for them. Unfortunately, instead of delivering a substantial plan, she squandered the moment on populist gimmicks.