Harris to sit down with CNN for first interview since launching presidential bid

US vice president Kamala Harris is sitting down with CNN this week for her first interview since President Joe Biden dropped his re-election bid.

The interview will air at 9pm on Thursday Eastern time.

Ms Harris has been criticised for not holding news conferences or granting interviews with news outlets since Mr Biden stepped aside on July 21.

Donald Trump’s campaign has kept a tally of the days she has gone by as a candidate without giving an interview.

Earlier this month, Ms Harris had told reporters that she wanted to do her first formal interview before the end of August.