Anna Paulina Luna Details Her 'Very Well Known' Interaction With Kamala Harris At An Airport

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On "Forbes Newsroom," Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) discussed an interaction she had years ago with Vice President Kamala Harris at an airport.  Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript   Stay Connected Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com

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00:00Like I said, you spoke at the RNC last week in Milwaukee praising former President Donald Trump.

00:08A lot of those speeches centered around four more years of Biden, way worse than an additional four years of Trump.

00:16But now there is no Biden. He dropped out of the race on Sunday.

00:21So what's a your reaction to that news? And B, how does the Republican Party's message change now that the likely nominee is Kamala Harris?

00:30Yes. So I'm actually very concerned that Biden is even still in the White House.

00:35And I've actually publicly called for his resignation because if he's not fit to seek reelection, which is what every Democrat was saying, then he's not fit to be in office.

00:43And again, I've been, I think, talking about this for a while. I do believe that there are serious cognitive issues.

00:48And I also share that same sentiment with other Democrats that did not support support Biden's reelection.

00:54So I definitely think he shouldn't be in the office.

00:56But, you know, my second perspective, I guess, answering your question is I don't really think that those policy changes at all are change at all,

01:04mainly because what we've found is that there's been a heavy hand and influence from the Barack Obama administration and Biden's administration.

01:11And Kamala Harris was there with him every step of the way.

01:15But what I will say is personally, I have had interactions with Kamala Harris.

01:19And what I can tell you, and I actually just addressed this with reporters outside the Capitol, is for a woman that champions the fact that she is a minority,

01:26I'm also a minority woman, but she has done nothing for Hispanic women and children that have been trafficked at the U.S.-Mexico border

01:32because the Democrat Party has really used this open border talking point in an effort to sway Hispanic American voters,

01:38which are now the largest voting minority in the country.

01:41And so, you know, their open border policies are hurting all Americans, specifically the black community, specifically the Hispanic communities.

01:48And yet if you criticize her for doing anything about that, if you're not a minority yourself, they call you racist.

01:54And so I will be very critical of her on her foreign policy, on her border perspective and her failure to secure the border.

02:01So let's talk about Harris first. You said you had interactions with her. What have those been like? And if they were one on one?

02:08I actually had one very well known and actually documented and filmed interaction with her where I ran into her at the airport back in,

02:15I think it was 2017 when she was or 2016 when she was running. But what I will say, excuse me, several years ago when she was running.

02:22But the point is, is that she actually, I guess because I'm younger, she asked me if I wanted a selfie and I didn't want a selfie.

02:29I wanted to talk to her about what was happening with women and children at the border.

02:33And she completely the minute I wanted to ask her questions. And mind you, at that time, I mean, I wasn't elected to office.

02:40She actually tried to pawn me off on a staffer and she refused to answer those questions.

02:45And honestly, her staffer got pretty aggressive. And so I just think that she's one of those people that can't answer for her own actions and her decisions.

02:53And as a person who prides herself on being a prosecutor, it's really, really sad that she had this position bipartisan to be able to help women and children.

03:01And she did it.

03:02I know.

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