Remember how the New York Times verified VP Kamala Harris worked at McDonald’s? The publication took the word of a woman who claims Harris’s late mother told her that Harris worked there.
The NYT didn’t disclose that the woman is a Harris campaign surrogate. From The Washington Free Beacon:
Meet Wanda Kagan, Harris’s high school classmate and longtime girlfriend, whom the Times described as “a close friend of Ms. Harris’s when they attended high school together in Montreal.” Kagan, per the Times, “said that Ms. Harris’s mother, who died in 2009, had told Ms. Kagan about the summer job years ago.”What the Times did not tell its readers is that Kagan is a full-throated Harris supporter who has appeared alongside the vice president at several campaign events. She also served as a surrogate for her old friend on television during the Democratic National Convention.”It’s an emotional and chilling ride, and I’m just overwhelmed with happiness for my friend, and I’m happy to be alive to be able to witness her now fighting for the people of America,” Kagan told MSNBC during the Democratic convention in August.Kagan is the first living person to step forward in the seven weeks since a Free Beacon investigation first raised doubts about Harris’s claim to say that Harris worked at McDonald’s. Kagan’s claim, that she heard about McDonald’s from Harris’s mother, cannot be verified because Harris’s mother is dead. To date, the Harris campaign itself has not produced a single person with firsthand knowledge of Harris’s McDonald’s job, other than Harris herself.
Kagan lost touch with Harris, but “stayed in touch with Harris’s mother” when she supposedly worked at McDonald’s.
Harris has used Kagan’s personal story in her campaign:
Kagan’s personal story has become a part of Harris’s campaign. When Kagan confided in Harris that her stepfather was physically and sexually abusing her, both women have said Harris pressed her to move in with her own family, a fact she has spoken about on the campaign trail and from the dais at the Democratic National Convention.”This is one of the reasons I became a prosecutor—to protect people like Wanda—because I believe everyone has a right to safety, to dignity, and to justice,” Harris said.
The NYT never mentioned Harris and Kagan remain close.
When I read the article, I thought the woman was a random old friend who never talked to Kamala.
Blown away. The Free Beacon has screenshots from Kagan’s social media account.
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