Harris aide walks back promise not to support new drilling

Vice President Kamala Harris’ apical run ambiance advisor is stepping backmost comments she made past week that Harris would not support an description of fossil substance drilling arsenic president.

"I didn't explicate myself clearly," Camila Thorndike, Harris’ ambiance engagement director, said successful a station connected X Monday. "Contrary to Trump's claims, nan VP has not banned fracking, doesn't support banning fracking, and successful truth formed nan tie-breaking ballot connected nan biggest pro-climate rule ever, which, yes, opened caller fracking leases."

The comments travel aft Thorndike said successful an question and reply pinch Politico past week that nan vice president would not "promote" caller fossil substance drilling, comments that raised eyebrows arsenic Harris has tried to alleviate fears complete her erstwhile positions connected fracking.

HARRIS WON'T SUPPORT EXPANDING FOSSIL FUEL DRILLING, CAMPAIGN SAYS

Democratic statesmanlike nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a run rally astatine nan Williams Arena astatine Minges Coliseum connected nan field of East Carolina University connected Oct. 13, 2024 successful Greenville, North Carolina. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

"Just to beryllium clear, Vice President Harris hasn’t said thing that nan management hasn’t already said. She is not promoting description [of fossil substance drilling]. She’s conscionable said that they wouldn’t prohibition fracking," Thorndike said.

Harris has faced continued unit to explain her stance connected power accumulation complete nan past fewer months, astir notably successful nan swing authorities of Pennsylvania, wherever support for fracking is high.

But Thorndike’s comments seemed to spell against Harris' caller taxable connected nan trail, which has included boasting that nan "largest summation successful home lipid accumulation successful history" happened during her clip arsenic vice president.

Vice President and Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris walks retired pinch erstwhile US typical Liz Cheney during a rally astatine Ripon College connected Oct. 3, 2024 successful Ripon, Wisconsin. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

HARRIS TOUTS OIL PRODUCTION DURING 2024 RUN AFTER SAYING COMPANIES NEED TO 'PAY THE PRICE' FOR CLIMATE CHANGE

"We person had nan largest summation successful home lipid accumulation successful history because of an attack that recognizes that we cannot complete trust connected overseas oil," Harris said during a statement pinch erstwhile President Trump successful Pennsylvania.

"I americium proud that arsenic vice president complete nan past 4 years, we person invested a trillion dollars successful a cleanable power system while we person besides accrued domestic state production to historical levels," Harris said.

The campaign’s evolving position has drawn nan scorn of proponents of fossil substance production, pinch nan U.S. Oil & Gas Association taking to societal media aft Thorndike’s first comments and accusing nan vice president of making a "change successful her prior, prior, position."

US Vice President and Democratic statesmanlike campaigner Kamala Harris speaks astatine a watch statement aft a statesmanlike statement pinch erstwhile US President and Republican statesmanlike campaigner Donald Trump astatine nan Cherry Street Pier successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected Sept. 10, 2024.  (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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"So Harris's caller position successful Oct is she now opposes fracking and nary longer supports her position successful July erstwhile she changed her position to support fracking, which was subsequently a alteration successful her prior, anterior position of June, which was to reason fracking? Got it," nan statement said.

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