Kamala Harris, the 49th Vice President of the United States and 2024 Democratic Presidential Nominee, joins WIRED to answer her most searched for questions on Google. Where is Kamala Harris from? What does Kamala Harris stand for? What was her childhood and early family life like? What policies would Kamala Harris pursue as President? Vice President Kamala Harris answers these questions and many more on the WIRED Autocomplete Interview.
Director: Justin Wolfson
Editor: Louis Lalire; Brady Jackson
Talent: Kamala Harris
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Talent Booker: Lauren Mendoza
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
Special Thanks: Democratic National Committee
Director: Justin Wolfson
Editor: Louis Lalire; Brady Jackson
Talent: Kamala Harris
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Talent Booker: Lauren Mendoza
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
Special Thanks: Democratic National Committee
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00:00Hi, I'm Kamala Harris and this is the Wired Autocomplete Interview.
00:05What do you want me to do with each one?
00:10Just drop them on the floor.
00:11Yeah.
00:12It's not going to be in the camera shot?
00:13No, it's off camera.
00:14Because I don't believe in littering.
00:15No, I know we're going to figure it out.
00:16Okay.
00:17How to pronounce Kamala Harris?
00:25Kamala Harris.
00:27My baby nieces, you can go on YouTube and they did a really great tutorial on how to
00:33pronounce my name.
00:34So look it up.
00:36What did Kamala Harris's mother tell her?
00:39She told us that we should never let anyone tell us who we are.
00:44You tell them who you are.
00:45She said to me many times, Kamala, you may be the first to do many things.
00:48Make sure you're not the last.
00:50Since I was two years old, my mother told me to look out for my little sister.
00:54These are all instructions that she gave me that I have carried throughout my life.
00:58What does Kamala Harris stand for?
01:01I am a daughter of parents who are active in the civil rights movement.
01:05They actually took me when I was in a stroller to civil rights marches where they were fighting
01:11for freedom, for justice, for equality.
01:14I believe, for example, right now that one of the biggest things that we must fight for
01:18is the freedom of a woman to make decisions about her own body and not have her government
01:23tell her what to do.
01:24An important moment that I had was back in 2004 when I was one of the first elected people
01:31in the country to perform same-sex marriages because I believe very strongly that the law
01:37should not treat people differently when it comes to being able to love who they love
01:42and the freedom to love who you love openly and with pride.
01:45Does Kamala Harris have kids?
01:47Yes.
01:48I have two.
01:49Cole and Ella became my cherished children.
01:52Doug, my husband, I was very clear with him that when we started dating I wanted to see
01:58how this thing was going to go before I would meet Cole and Ella.
02:03You know, I'm a kid of divorced parents.
02:05It was important to make sure that when I developed a relationship with the kids that
02:10it would be lasting.
02:12I love those kids to pieces.
02:14They are my children and I'm very proud of them.
02:18How was Kamala Harris's life as a child?
02:21I had the blessing of having a great childhood.
02:23I grew up in a neighborhood full of families, adults who were everything from construction
02:27workers to teachers, people who were proud of their lawn.
02:31As kids we used to ride bikes in the neighborhood.
02:33I'll never forget and will always love my banana seat on my bike.
02:40And I grew up, you know, in a family of people who, you know, some were family by blood and
02:48some were family by love.
02:49A real incredible childhood.
02:52And I want the same for every child in America.
02:56Where is Kamala Harris from?
03:00Oakland, California.
03:01The home of the Golden State Warriors, who are one of my favorite teams and have always
03:07on the court shown incredible excellence, as has their coach.
03:11Where did Kamala Harris go to college?
03:14Howard University, which we refer to as the Mecca.
03:17I actually ran for my first office there.
03:20Freshman class representative of the Liberal Arts Student Council.
03:23It was a very tough race against a girl from Jersey.
03:27She was tough and smart.
03:29Kamala Harris laughing.
03:31I love to laugh.
03:32It's really important to be able to laugh at yourself, laugh with folks, and there are
03:38obviously moments that require serious thought and serious approaches, but I hope that everybody
03:46has a moment to laugh from time to time.
03:50Kamala Harris presidential campaign.
03:53So I am running for President of the United States.
03:56I am the Vice President of the United States, and I intend to win as President of the United
04:00States, and I intend to be a president for all Americans.
04:06As a prosecutor, when I would talk with a victim of crime or a witness, I never ask
04:12them, are you a Democrat or a Republican?
04:14The first thing I'd always ask them is, are you okay?
04:17And that's the kind of president I intend to be.
04:19It's about you and how you're doing, and again, tapping into your dreams and your aspirations
04:25for yourself and the people in your life.
04:29Can Kamala Harris beat Trump?
04:32Yes, absolutely.
04:33I think what's really important is to know what you stand for, and then you know what
04:38to fight for.
04:39You know, I come from a middle class background.
04:41My mother worked hard, she saved up, and only when I was a teenager she was able to
04:45buy our first home.
04:46And that's why I'm focused in particular on middle class families and doing what I can
04:50to uplift working people.
04:52My opponent, Donald Trump on the other hand, you know, he gives tax breaks to billionaires
04:56and big corporations.
04:58I stand for our military.
05:00I believe we have to honor their service, their sacrifice, the service and sacrifice
05:04of their families.
05:06My opponent has called military heroes, suckers and losers.
05:11Not to mention that I think most Americans want to have a leader who believes that their
05:15strength is not in beating people down, but in lifting people up.
05:18And that's why I'm going to beat Trump.
05:20Kamala Harris, Attorney General of California, two terms.
05:25As Attorney General, I was the top law enforcement officer of the biggest state in the country.
05:29I took on the big banks for predatory lending practices against homeowners, so many who
05:35faced foreclosure and I took them on and actually won $20 billion.
05:39Kamala Harris policies.
05:41One of my policies is to make sure that first time home buyers will get $25,000 in down
05:47payment assistance.
05:48So you can just get your foot in the door and be able to live that dream and obviously
05:52work hard and own a home and that's part of building wealth.
05:56The tax deduction right now for startups is only $5,000 and no one can start a new small
06:02business with $5,000.
06:03Let's expand that and give people a $50,000 tax deduction to start up a small business.
06:10Our small businesses are the backbone of America's economy, including giving a tax break to middle
06:16class families, including young parents of $6,000.
06:20So you can just have the support you need to buy a crib, to buy a car seat, to buy baby
06:25clothes knowing that's such a fundamental stage of your child's life, the first year
06:29of life, and we want to do what we can to support your natural desire to parent.
06:34Kamala Harris, Tim Walz.
06:35So Tim Walz is my running mate.
06:37I call him, as do many, Coach Walz.
06:40He's an incredible person.
06:41He was a high school teacher, high school football coach.
06:46He has served our country in uniform and he is currently a governor of a state under his
06:54leadership that has been designated sixth most friendly to businesses.
06:59He reminds me of people I grew up with.
07:01Different part of the country, folks who seemingly have nothing in common and have everything
07:05in common.
07:06Hardworking people who love their community, who care and work hard and contribute.
07:13Get to know Tim Walz.
07:14He's really a great guy.
07:16Kamala Harris Sorority.
07:18The name of my sorority is Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated and it is the oldest
07:22black sorority in America and has a history of producing incredible women who have gone
07:30on to great roles of leadership.
07:33Kamala Harris Gun Ownership.
07:36I and Tim Walz are both gun owners.
07:39We will not take anybody's guns away.
07:41We also need to have reasonable gun safety laws.
07:46I believe that we need an assault weapons ban.
07:48We need universal background checks.
07:51We need red flag laws.
07:53We can support the second amendment as I do and also agree that we need some reasonable
07:59laws.
08:00I mean if you talk to a lot of people in our country who have sadly from kindergarten through
08:06twelfth grade have to go through active shooter drills and worry about whether when they're
08:11sitting in class and should be learning and taking advantage of the wonders of the world
08:16and some part of their mind is worried about somebody busting through the door of the classroom
08:20with a gun.
08:21I think we should agree.
08:22We don't want our kids.
08:24We don't want anyone to live with that kind of fear and there are things we can do about
08:28it.
08:29Kamala Harris Taylor Swift.
08:32I am very proud to have the support of Taylor Swift.
08:36She's an incredible artist.
08:38I really respect the courage that she has had in her career to stand up for what she
08:43believes is right.
08:45But we were on different sides of the Super Bowl last year.
08:48I am a 49ers fan but who's mad at anyone for being loyal to their team, right?
08:54So there you go.
08:55Kamala Harris debate.
08:58That was quite enjoyable.
09:00I enjoyed the debate.
09:01I think it's very important for us to in our democracy create an opportunity for civil
09:10debate and disagreement about ideas and about policies.
09:15I think the debate showed that we have two very different visions for our country.
09:21I stand for and have a vision that is about the future of our country and I offer I think
09:26a new generation of leadership.
09:28My opponent, Donald Trump, I think his vision for our country is very grounded in the past
09:34and frankly an attempt to take us backward.
09:37You know, taking away the freedom to make decisions about your own body regardless of
09:41your gender, saying that the government has a right to tell you what to do with your body,
09:46I think that's kind of backward.
09:48I think the government shouldn't be making those decisions for people.
09:51Kamala Harris, joy.
09:54I call myself a joyful warrior.
09:56I think it is important to find joy in each other, in the strength that we each have to
10:03lift each other up, to build community, to build coalition.
10:08There you go.
10:09Let's all share some joy.
10:11Okay, that was it.
10:12We're done.
10:13Okay, let's do it another way.
10:17I really enjoyed talking with everybody.
10:19That's it.
10:20No more boards.
10:21Thank you for your interest and just stay active and please vote.