SAVANNAH (Dispatches) –  
Kamala Harris vowed a tougher approach to migration along the U.S. southern border and said she would not withhold weapons to the Zionist regime, in her first interview with a major news organization since becoming the Democratic nominee for president.
In the interview with CNN anchor Dana Bash, Harris sought to show she is in command of the issues and give Americans a sense of her policy positions with little more than two months until Election Day on Nov. 5.
Harris said she would renew a push for comprehensive border legislation that would tighten migration into the United States, and vowed to “enforce our laws” against border crossings.
“We have laws that have to be followed and enforced, that address and deal with people who cross our border illegally, and there should be consequence,” Harris said.
She also hewed closely to President Joe Biden’s strong support of the Zionist regime and rejected calls from some in the Democratic Party that Washington should rethink sending weapons to the Zionist regime because of the heavy Palestinian death toll in Gaza.
She said she supports a strong occupying regime but “we must get a deal done” to get a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict.
“No, we have to get a (ceasefire and captives) deal done,” Harris said when asked if she would withhold weapons to the Zionist regime. She has been Biden’s vice president since the start of his administration.
Abbas Alawieh, a co-founder of the Uncommitted National Movement that has protested against Biden’s policy, expressed frustration over Harris’ response on Gaza.
“If the vice president is interested in a ceasefire, she must support an immediate stop to sending the fire,” Alawieh said.
Harris, joined by her vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, also said she would like to add a Republican to her cabinet if she wins the election.
Some critics suggested she might be less polished in unscripted settings like a TV interview.
She has toughened her position on migration along the southern U.S. border with Mexico. She also no longer wants a ban on fracking, an energy production method that employs many people in Pennsylvania, one of a handful of swing states that could decide the election.
When asked about her policy shifts, Harris said: “My values have not changed.”
Harris dismissed a comment from Trump in which he questioned whether she was a Black American. “Same old tired playbook,” she said. “Next question, please.”