On a recent Fox News segment, Martha MacCallum and Kevin O’Leary addressed the economic proposals of 2024 presidential candidate Kamala Harris, focusing on her plan to limit government control over pricing.
MacCallum opened the discussion by questioning the effectiveness of Kamala’s approach compared to President Trump’s strategies for stimulating economic growth. “Kevin, always good to have you with us. You know, it just that right there that Mark finished with in terms of what the FTC can do to tell grocery store companies and food companies how much they can charge for things the Supreme Court just dealt with the power of agencies and the government and trying to limit that, you’re going to get a very different message from President Trump on how to stimulate growth in this country. What do you think the American people want to hear? Which one is going to work?”
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O’Leary expressed strong doubts about Kamala’s proposal, stating, “That’s not going to happen. The government is not going to control pricing on protein or groceries or energy. It’s been tried before in countries like the Soviet Union, North Korea, Cuba.” He added, “So obviously that’s not going to happen. I think what we saw today, because I watched, you know, both Harris and Biden together, the first inkling of policy this bashing Pharma is always a good strategy. It’s been done since the 60s.”
He further criticized Kamala’s strategy, saying, “The problem with it is why it generally doesn’t work, is many Democrats and Republicans work for Big Pharma. It hires hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people, and so those people vote too, and they’re, you know, whether they’re pharma reps or they’re doctors or whatever.” O’Leary warned that simply attacking various industries without substantial policy alternatives would not win over voters. “If the strategy is just bash big business, bash energy, bash pharma, bash AG, bash everything, then she’s a leftist. Again, she can’t win the election.”
O’Leary also questioned Kamala’s ability to handle direct media scrutiny, noting, “She just did policy by prompter. She read that from a prompter. Can she take an interview from you and other reporters who are going to really go after her like they did in 2020 when she flamed out? Has she learned anything about how to deal with it on a one on one basis that’s going to be where the tire hits the road.”
MacCallum agreed with O’Leary’s points and emphasized the importance of more detailed policy discussions. “Yeah, absolutely. Well, we look forward to that, and we hope that there’ll be an opportunity to monitor a debate, to moderate a debate, and to sit down with her, do a town hall, get some of these questions out into the mix.”