Stefanik: Harris' joint interview with Walz is disrespectful to all women.

Elise Stefanik, the House GOP Conference Chair and a representative from New York, has joined the chorus of critics criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris for conducting her first 2024 campaign interview with her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

"It is offensive to all women that Kamala has declined to participate in a solo interview while campaigning for commander-in-chief."

On Thursday at 9 p.m. ET, CNN host Dana Bash will interview Harris and Walz, who are the Democrats' presidential ticket, for a pre-taped interview. This will be their first interviews since being named the Democratic candidates.

Harris has not participated in an unscripted, on-the-record media event or press conference since becoming the nominee, except for a brief gaggle with reporters earlier this month.

Republicans have seized on her decision to have her first sit-down alongside Walz, arguing it reveals her inability to defend her platform independently.

The media has been accused of complicity by Stefanik, who stated, "The Democrats' stenographers in the mainstream media blindly regurgitate the talking points provided to them directly by the Kamala Harris campaign."

"Her entire campaign is an affront to the American people," she said of Kamala Harris.

Lauren Hitt, a spokesperson for the Harris campaign, responded to Stefanik's statement by stating that for at least 20 years, every ticket, Republican and Democrat, had sat for a joint interview. The only exception was when Donald Trump walked out of his joint interview with 60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl four years ago because he couldn't handle her holding him accountable on his extreme, unpopular record.

Planet Chronicle Digital reached out to the Trump campaign for a response.

Meanwhile, some journalists are also skeptical of the campaign's decision.

Mark Knoller, a former CBS News White House correspondent, wrote on X that CNN should have insisted on a one-on-one interview with Harris and turned down a joint interview with Harris and Walz. However, he believes it was too difficult to walk away from the opportunity. Knoller's first question to Harris would be why she couldn't appear solo.

Presidential candidates and their running mates often conduct joint interviews, a practice that Harris's supporters have frequently invoked in her defense.

A campaign official responded to the uproar by stating that the presidential ticket will conduct joint interviews, but the vice president will also do solo interviews.