
Harris’ June 2021 interview with NBC News’ Lester Holt sparked a backlash after she struggled to articulate the Biden administration’s border security strategy.
In the widely mocked June 2021 interview, Holt pressed Harris to explain why she had yet to visit the US-Mexico frontier three months into her appointment as President Biden's "border czar."
"We've been to the border," Harris insisted. "So this whole thing about the border — we've been to the border."
"You haven't been to the border," Holt responded.
"And I haven't been to Europe," Harris shot back with an awkward laugh to punctuate the apparent attempt at humor. "And I mean, I don't understand the point that you're making. I'm not discounting the importance of the border."
Comment: The interview, if you can stand watching Harris in full deflection flight: