Kamala Harris outlines 'day one' priorities during CNN interview

Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris outlined her first priorities for day one in office if she's elected to the White House in November, during an interview alongside her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. 

This was Harris's first interview as the Democratic presidential nominee with CNN's Dana Bash. 

Harris did not outline what executive actions she would take, but said her day one priorities included strengthening the middle class and the United States economy.

“First and foremost, one of my highest priorities is to do what we can to support and strengthen the middle class," Harris told Bash.

Harris added that she would implement her plan for an "opportunity economy" which would bring down costs of "every day goods." She would also invest in families, and invest in small businesses. 

In a clip released before the interview aired, Harris rejected accusations that she changed her mind on some policy issues since the last time she ran for office. 

Harris and Walz also responded to questions that voters have focused on recently, including whether Harris had any regrets in continuing to support President Joe Biden after questions surfaced over his mental fitness following the first presidential debate.

The vice president responded that she does not regret advocating for the president, and his ability to serve another four years in the Oval Office.

"I have served with President Biden for almost four years now. And I’ll tell ya it’s one of the greatest honors of my career, truly," Harris said. "He cares so deeply about the American people. He is so smart and — and loyal to the American people. And I have spent hours upon hours with him, be it in the Oval Office or the Situation Room. He has the intelligence, the commitment, and the judgment and disposition that I think the American people rightly deserve in their president."

Harris claimed former President Donald Trump had "none of that." 

Bash questioned Walz on his military record, and allegations that he misspoke when he claimed that he carried "weapons of war" while serving in the National Guard. Walz was never deployed in a war zone, but was stationed overseas in Italy.

Walz did not directly respond to whether he misspoke when referring to "weapons of war," but said his wife has told him that his grammar is "not always correct." 

"I speak candidly. I wear my emotions on my sleeves, and I speak especially passionately about — about our children being shot in schools and around — around guns," Walz said. "In this case, this was after a school shooting, the ideas of carrying these weapons of war. And my wife the English teacher told me my grammar’s not always correct."