Time magazine owner publicly chides Harris for repeatedly rejecting interviews amid her softball media blitz



Time magazine owner Marc Benioff publicly scolded Democratic presidential nominee and current Vice President Kamala Harris for rejecting multiple interview requests from the publication.

Benioff, Salesforce co-founder and CEO, posted on X Sunday, stating, "Despite multiple requests, TIME has not been granted an interview with Kamala Harris—unlike every other Presidential candidate. We believe in transparency and publish each interview in full. Why isn't the Vice President engaging with the public on the same level?"

In the post, Benioff added a few hashtags, including "TrustMatter," "TransparencyMatters," and "Leadership." He also linked to previous interviews Time conducted with Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.

Last week, Time released a new piece on the vice president titled, "What Kind of President Would Kamala Harris Be?" noting that she has spoken "infrequently to reporters."

"When she does do interviews, she mostly favors local media, culture podcasts, or friendly talk shows. Harris declined repeated requests for an interview for this story," it read. "In contrast, Trump talked about his policy vision with a TIME reporter for 90 minutes across two interviews. Biden spoke to TIME at similar length before dropping out of the race."

Harris' refusal to participate in an interview with the outlet has not stopped Time from publishing pieces that portray her favorably.

Time named Biden and Harris the 2020 "Person of Year" for "changing the American story, for showing that the forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division, for sharing a vision of healing in a grieving world."

In August, the publication released an article titled "The Reintroduction of Kamala Harris," which stated that Harris "pulled off the swiftest vibe shift in modern political history." It claimed she "packed stadiums and dominated TikTok, offering a fresh message focused on the future over the past."

While Harris has largely avoided reporters, over the past week, the Democratic nominee has been on a media blitz, sitting down for friendly, softball interviews on "The View," "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, and "The Howard Stern Show."

Harris also participated in a "60 Minutes" interview, which resulted in backlash after it was discovered that CBS News apparently deceptively edited one of her responses. The network is accused of removing one of Harris' word-salad responses and replacing it with a comment she provided at a different point in the interview. There have been calls, including from Trump, for CBS to release the full transcript.

According to Benioff, Time guarantees that its interviews are released in full. Benioff seemed to speculate that this may be the reason Harris has refused to participate.

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California-based Salesforce pledges to help employees relocate out of Texas over abortion law; Gov. Newsom responds



Salesforce, the San Francisco-based software company, is offering to relocate employees out of Texas over the Lone Star State's controversial abortion law.

The Supreme Court recently declined to block the law, which bans abortions of unborn babies with a fetal heartbeat.

What did Salesforce do?

In a company-wide message sent last Friday, Salesforce told its employees the company would assist any employee who wants to relocate from Texas because of the law.

The message, which was obtained by CNBC, said:

These are incredibly personal issues that directly impact many of us — especially women. We recognize and respect that we all have deeply held and different perspectives. As a company, we stand with all of our women at Salesforce and everywhere.

With that being said, if you have concerns about access to reproductive healthcare in your state, Salesforce will help relocate you and members of your immediate family.

After news of Salesforce's offer broke, company CEO Marc Benioff tweeted, "Ohana if you want to move we'll help you exit TX. Your choice." Ohana, a word Benioff frequently uses, is a Hawaiian term that means "family."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) responded to Benioff, "Welcome to California."

Benioff and Salesforce have made it clear before where they stand politically. In 2015, the company essentially launched a boycott of the state of Indiana over then-Gov. Mike Pence signing into law the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which critics said would lead to LGBT discrimination.

"Today we are canceling all programs that require our customers/employees to travel to Indiana to face discrimination," Benioff said in March 2015.

Anything else?

Other San Francisco-based companies, like Uber and Lyft, have said they will pay the legal fees of any Texas drivers who incur fines related to the law. Under the law, ride-sharing drivers could face fines of up to $10,000 if they drive a woman to an abortion clinic.

"This law is incompatible with people's basic rights to privacy, our community guidelines, the spirit of rideshare, and our values as a company," the founders of Lyft and the company's general counsel said.

Lyft also took the additional step of donating $1 million to Planned Parenthood.