Harris did not bring the joy in her Fox News debut Wednesday night.
In what was rightly billed as the most adversarial interview Harris has taken since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, she seemed loaded for bear from the moment she sat down with Fox anchor Bret Baier.
It was a sharp contrast with the image she has projected on the campaign trail and in softer interviews and even the moment she strode across the debate stage to introduce herself to her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump.
Harris, at times, appeared to be debating Baier, demanding that he let her finish and not interrupt her answers. Baier, consistently addressing Harris as either “Madam Vice President” or “ma’am,” at one point apologized for the crosstalk.
