Kamala Harris' Fox News Ratings Compared to Donald Trump's on Same Day
Vice President Kamala Harris ' interview with Fox News drew an audience of 7.1 million viewers, more than double the number of viewers who tuned in to former President Donald Trump 's town hall earlier in the day, the network announced Thursday afternoon.
Harris sat down with the network's chief political anchor, Bret Baier, on Wednesday, just hours after Trump participated in a town hall of women voters. The appearances came less than three weeks before Election Day as polls still point to a close race in battleground states .
About 2.9 million people tuned in to Trump's town hall with anchor Harris Faulkner, the network said.
The announcement quickly drew comparisons between the two appearances on social media, though daytime programing typically draws fewer viewers than evening programing. Trump also appears on Fox News more frequently than Harris, while Harris' interview drew particular interest because it is her first on the network.
Still, Harris' interview drew more viewers than the former president's other recent Fox News appearances. His September 18 interview with Greg Gutfeld averaged 4.9 million viewers, according to the network.
Trump's press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said in a statement to Newsweek: "We're glad viewers were able to see Kamala Harris' interview with Bret Baier was a TRAIN WRECK. Kamala was angry, defensive, and once again abdicated any responsibility for the problems Americans are facing. She couldn't give a straight answer to a single question because she has no answers.
"Kamala's entire campaign is based on lies about President Trump. Kamala can't handle the pressure of an interview with Fox News—she certainly can't handle the pressure of being President of the United States."
