Kamala Harris hit the campaign trail on Friday with Democrat Congressional candidate Richard Pan – and it was a disaster.
Dr. Richard Pan is a former California state senator who is currently running for California’s 6th Congressional District in the Sacramento area.
Pan is facing off against incumbent Republican-turned-Independent Rep. Kevin Kiley.
Kamala Harris and Richard Pan blocked reporters from covering the campaign event at Pan’s headquarters, according to KCRA:
Former Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic Congressional candidate Richard Pan blocked some news organizations, including KCRA 3, from covering their public appearance in Sacramento on Friday.
Harris’ team and Pan’s team are blaming each other for the decision to exclude some journalists from covering the event.
While several other outlets, including two local TV stations, The Sacramento Bee and Los Angeles Times, covered Harris’ stop at Pan’s campaign headquarters, KCRA 3 was not invited and not approved to cover the event, Pan’s campaign confirmed.
A spokesman for Pan’s campaign told KCRA 3 on Friday night the decision to exclude not just KCRA 3 but also The New York Times, was at the direction of Kamala Harris’ team.
Richard Pan denied banning KCRA and other outlets from the event.
