Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary makes Kamala Harris surprising offer after her CNN interview: ‘Please let me do it’
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary wants to interview Democratic candidate Kamala Harris about her proposal to offer first-time homebuyers $25,000 in down payment assistance.
O’Leary, 70, told Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle that he wants Harris to talk about real estate, state policy and regulations in a “live” interview.
“I’m in real estate. That’s a really bad idea, an immensely bad idea, an incredibly bad idea. And I think someone needs to talk to her about it. I’d like to interview her about that idea. I’ll do the interview. I want it live!” he said on the show.
As Americans struggle with rising home prices and can’t afford their first home, Harris is calling for up to $25,000 in down payment assistance for first-time home buyers.
This comes after the Biden administration first called for $25,000 down payment assistance for 400,000 first-generation home buyers and a $10,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers.
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary wants to interview Democratic candidate Kamala Harris about her proposal to offer first-time homebuyers $25,000 to help with the down payment, because he thinks it’s a bad idea
Harris’ plan would extend assistance to all eligible first-time homebuyers. Such buyers include families who have paid their rent on time for two years, with more support for first-generation homeowners. According to her campaign, it would enable more than 4 million first-time buyers to get an average of $25,000 in assistance over four years toward their first home.
O’Leary thinks it’s a stupid idea and believes it will only make the situation worse when buying a house.
“If everyone on the street has $25,000 to spare and there’s one house for sale, the seller gets the $25,000 by raising the price by $25,000. I’ve been very vocal about this policy,” he said on the show.
His comments came after Harris’ first interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, which left O’Leary unimpressed.
“It was more happy talk about the convention going by, pictures of the kids — you know what I’m starting to think? And look, don’t shoot the messenger. Maybe she can’t do a real live interview with a reporter asking follow-up questions,” he scolded the current VP.
Harris’ plan would extend the relief to all eligible first-home buyers. “I’m in real estate. That’s a really bad idea, a tremendously bad idea, an incredibly bad idea. And I think someone needs to talk to her about that,” O’Leary said.
He wasn’t the only one who didn’t like Harris’ CNN interview. Viewers said Harris looked “weak” and “bad” after waiting for weeks and then sitting next to her running mate.
After avoiding interviews for more than a month, the vice president sat down with CNN’s Dana Bash and her running mate Tim Walz at a Georgia restaurant on Thursday to answer questions.
“I think it puts her in a bad light because I really think she needs to sit down with this interview so that everyone in the world can see her perspective and her background,” said the 52-year-old female restaurant manager from Texas, who plans to vote for Harris in November.
Another Harris voter from Massachusetts said she worried it would make her “look like she’s not fit to be president.”
However, others also said that delaying the interview made her seem “busy” and that Walz made them seem like they were part of a “team.”