During a CNN segment, host Erin Burnett was taken aback when discussing Vice President Kamala Harris’s past support for taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries for undocumented migrants. This stance was part of a broader array of liberal policies endorsed by Harris in 2019, including drastic cuts to ICE funding and the decriminalization of federal drug possession for personal use.
Harris articulated these positions via a questionnaire from the American Civil Liberties Union while she was a US senator. Notably, she advocated for the medical necessity of gender transition surgeries for individuals in federal care, including those incarcerated by the state. In her responses, Harris also expressed a commitment to ending the detainee system, emphasizing the need to reform and focus on public safety rather than family separation.
These views mark a stark contrast from more recent, centrist stances as Harris runs for the presidency, leading to criticisms of policy reversals. Despite inquiries, the Harris campaign has remained non-committal on whether her current policies align with those she supported in 2019, stating only that her positions are informed by her tenure in the Biden-Harris administration.
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