Kamala Harris’ interview with a Muslim social media influencer never saw the light of day after the vice president refused to answer questions about Gaza but oddly gushed about bacon – a food religiously forbidden for Muslims.
Kareem Rahma, host of the popular “Subway Takes” which boasts almost a million combined followers on Instagram and TikTok, made the decision to scrap the interview with Harris, which was filmed over the summer, he told the New York Times.
Prior to the interview, Rahma was hoping to press Harris on policy, specifically the Biden administration’s support for Israel amid the ongoing war in Gaza, which he opposes, per the Times. But, despite asking on three calls with her team and the Democratic National Committee, he was “rejected.”
Instead, the campaign agreed that Harris would offer a “hot take” against people taking off their shoes on airplanes. The …