Univision gave then-Vice President Kamala Harris a really delicate spot to land on over the course of the 2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns. With hypothesis about 2028 already underway, the previous VP goes again to a well-known hang-out for familial therapy.
The portion of the interview that has aired to date is available in at round 3 minutes, and opens with a critique of President Trump’s present immigration coverage, which is harshly framed by anchor and 2024 GOP main debate co-moderator Ilia Calderón:
WATCH: After being the purpose particular person for an immigration coverage that in the end let tens of tens of millions of unlawful immigrants into the nation, Kamala Harris goes on Univision and complains concerning the Trump deportations. pic.twitter.com/h6Ax2WKsPp
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) December 22, 2025
ILIA CALDERÓN: I wish to begin with one thing, a subject that’s impacting our hispanic group. President Trump promised to help criminals.
KAMALA HARRIS: Yeah
CALDERÓN: But, we’ve seen regulation abiding immigrants being violently detained on the streets…
HARRIS: Yeah.
CALDERÓN: …separation of households, racial profiling- what are your ideas about what we’re seeing throughout the nation at present?
HARRIS: It is vital that America has enforceable legal guidelines. And he promised that what he was going to do when it comes to immigration enforcement was go after criminals. That is not what it has been. It has been about creating profound worry in communities the place kids are afraid to go to school- dad and mom are afraid to ship their kids to highschool. And it’s inhumane to create this sort of worry amongst complete communities of individuals which are onerous working and are in each means abiding by the regulation. If he will go after criminals, do this, however this has not been what that enforcement motion has performed out as.
As a result of the interview is so closely edited, distilled down to 3 questions as printed on all of Univision’s platforms, we don’t know if Calderón adopted up or pushed again. There’s solely the arrange and Harris taking a clear shot, then lower to the following query.
There ought to have been some comply with up, given the Biden administration’s function in facilitating the influx of tens of tens of millions of unlawful aliens into the nation. However we get none, in line with Univision’s historic function as an immigration advocacy superPAC with a broadcast license.
The dialog shifts to Venezuela, where- surprise- Harris objects to a different Trump coverage: strain upon the Maduro regime.
Kamala Harris objects to the Trump administration’s strain towards the Maduro regime who performed the Biden-Harris admin for fools, particularly wrt the 2024 election. No seen pushback from Univision’s Ilia Calderón. pic.twitter.com/RQ1myhHM6p
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) December 22, 2025
CALDERÓN: I wish to discuss Venezuela, Madam Vice President, as a result of the opposition has tried some ways to take away Maduro from energy, together with elections the place the opposition received 70 p.c of the vote towards 30 p.c of the vote for Maduro, however nonetheless he stays in energy, he refused to depart. Now United States have been placing strain on the regime. Do you suppose that justifies the strain and the doable motion of United States?
HARRIS: I strongly consider the American authorities shouldn’t be making an attempt to alter regimes all over the world. The American folks don’t wish to go to conflict and and don’t wish to go to conflict within the Caribbean, don’t wish to ship American troops to combat this combat, no matter this combat is that Donald Trump thinks that he has the only real authority to wage.
This trade is humorous as a result of the collapse of Venezuela is a “root trigger” of the migrant disaster and Harris was purported to deal with “root causes”. A lot of the dialog within the media concerning Venezuela appears to be that the regime is terrible and one thing have to be executed, however not by Trump and never like this. Once more, no seen followup however I’d’ve preferred to see whether or not Calderón requested concerning the varied occasions the Biden admin received performed by Maduro, such because the releases of the “Narconephews” and of regime bag man Alex Saab in trade at no cost and honest elections that by no means got here.
Lastly the dialog pivots to 2028:
Harris is requested level clean about 2028, and she or he points a non-responsive response (she’s no less than it) pic.twitter.com/r0eueVyOT9
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) December 22, 2025
CALDERÓN: You talked about that you’re not working and also you clarified you are not working for the governor of California, and you have not been clear about when you’re working or not for president in 2028. You mentioned that you’re not executed, however I want to know what would you base that call on.
HARRIS: There are going to be many elements. Um- I’ve clearly run for president earlier than and I can let you know that it’s not a choice one makes alone. Operating for president, I feel it might look simpler than it’s and it entails lots of people, particularly the individuals who love you and are in your life and care about you. Um, you need to know why you are working and so far as I am involved you need to do it once you perceive and have a way of connection to what the folks want and wish.
There’s simply sufficient thriller to recommend that maybe Harris may run. At a minimal, the door is just not shut on 2028.
Will Univision be there for Harris in 2028 as they have been in 2020 and 2024? That’s but to be decided, however we’ll be watching. If there may be extra to this interview and Univision determined to publish it, we’ll be on it as effectively.
Click on “increase” to view the complete transcript of the aforementioned interview as aired on Noticiero Univision on Thursday, December 18th, 2025:
ILIA CALDERÓN: Former Vice President Kamala Harris criticized the Trump administration’s immigration coverage. She says he’s inflicting worry all through the communities. In an unique interview, I spoke to her with regard to this and different points reminiscent of Venezuela, the Democratic Celebration and her political aspirations.
I wish to begin with one thing, a subject that’s impacting our hispanic group. President Trump promised to help criminals.
KAMALA HARRIS: Yeah
CALDERÓN: But, we’ve seen regulation abiding immigrants being violently detained on the streets…
HARRIS: Yeah.
CALDERÓN: …separation of households, racial profiling- what are your ideas about what we’re seeing throughout the nation at present?
HARRIS: It is vital that America has enforceable legal guidelines. And he promised that what he was going to do when it comes to immigration enforcement was go after criminals. That is not what it has been. It has been about creating profound worry in communities the place kids are afraid to go to school- dad and mom are afraid to ship their kids to highschool. And it’s inhumane to create this sort of worry amongst complete communities of individuals which are onerous working and are in each means abiding by the regulation. If he will go after criminals, do this, however this has not been what that enforcement motion has performed out as.
CALDERÓN: I wish to discuss Venezuela, Madam Vice President, as a result of the opposition has tried some ways to take away Maduro from energy, together with elections the place the opposition received 70 p.c of the vote towards 30 p.c of the vote for Maduro, however nonetheless he stays in energy, he refused to depart. Now United States have been placing strain on the regime. Do you suppose that justifies the strain and the doable motion of United States?
HARRIS: I strongly consider the American authorities shouldn’t be making an attempt to alter regimes all over the world. The American folks don’t wish to go to conflict and and don’t wish to go to conflict within the Caribbean, don’t wish to ship American troops to combat this combat, no matter this combat is that Donald Trump thinks that he has the only real authority to wage.
CALDERÓN: You talked about that you’re not working and also you clarified you are not working for the governor of California, and you have not been clear about when you’re working or not for president in 2028. You mentioned that you’re not executed, however I want to know what would you base that call on.
HARRIS: There are going to be many elements. Um- I’ve clearly run for president earlier than and I can let you know that it’s not a choice one makes alone. Operating for president, I feel it might look simpler than it’s and it entails lots of people, particularly the individuals who love you and are in your life and care about you. Um, you need to know why you are working and so far as I am involved you need to do it once you perceive and have a way of connection to what the folks want and wish.
CALDERÓN: Extra of the interview on all the information programming on Noticias 24/7, on Vix.
