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Kamala Harris dragged for 'embarrassing' puff piece about her office decorations

The article by her hometown paper had seven paragraphs about Harris's choice of artworks and family photographs but nothing about policy positions

Kamala Harris was slammed on Monday, December 13, after her interview was published by the San Francisco Chronicle. Most readers considered it a pointless puff piece in which she explained the meaning behind the decorations in her office.

The outlet, which is based in her hometown of San Francisco, shared the article on Twitter on Sunday, December 12, with the caption, "Kamala Harris has redecorated the VP’s office. Here’s the meaning behind her choices." The interview was published in several portions through the weekend and contained no mention of any of her policy positions or responses to reports including multiple staffers announcing their departure from her office. However, there were seven paragraphs detailing Harris's choice of artworks and some family photographs. 

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Critics of Harris, including lawmakers and right-wing pundits, mocked Harris for spending time revamping her West Wing office instead of visiting the southwest border. "Now that she is done with that, can she go to the border?" Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois tweeted. 

"No time for the border...?" Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona added. "Good to see she's finally focused in on the important things," Abigail Marone, GOP Senator Josh Hawley's press secretary, sarcastically commented. Former interim Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell slammed the Chronicle for promoting "state-owned media coverage." He tweeted, "This is embarrassing. The home state media for California Democrats is no different than state-owned media coverage. No excuses. The Chronicle is not journalism." 

Former New York Rep Nan Hayworth, who was a member of former President Donald J Trump's 2020 campaign advisory board, mocked Harris over a photo of her smiling that was carried with the piece. "So reassuring to see that at least she's kept the cackle," Hayworth quipped.

Politico journalist Alex Thompson noted how Harris had chosen a local paper for a wide-ranging interview. "Notable for Harris to choose her old hometown newspaper for an interview rather than a national one," he tweeted. "It’s self-serving to say talk to Politico but she could have done NYT, WSJ, Wapo, or even wires like the AP, Reuters, or a place like Bloomberg. Just an interesting strategic choice either way," he added.

This comes just days after a bombshell report that the White House had been secretly urging news outlets to give "favorable" coverage to the Biden administration rather than focusing on its shortcomings. CNN's Reliable Sources reported how the administration was "not happy" with the headlines surrounding issues such as the supply chain debacle and President Joe Biden's handling of the economy.

A source reportedly told CNN reporter Oliver Darcy that senior White House and administration officials “have been briefing major newsrooms over the past week." Darcy wrote in his newsletter that the meetings were led by three administration officials, including National Economic Council deputy directors David Kamin and Bharat Ramamurti, as well as ports envoy John Porcari. “I’m told the conversations have been productive, with anchors and reporters and producers getting to talk with the officials,” Darcy added.