One month after Biden dropped out, Harris has yet to hold a press conference

President Joe Biden opted to leave the presidential race on July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him as the Democratic standard bearer. One month later, Harris has yet to hold a press conference.

With Biden's endorsement, Harris quickly became the sole contender for the party nomination and cemented her place through a virtual roll call earlier this month. Though she has held public events, such as a joint rally with Biden in Maryland, she has yet to make herself available to take unscripted questions from the media in a traditional press conference.

By contrast, former President Donald Trump has several press conference, including one at his Bedminster, N.J., golf resort last Thursday and one the week prior from his Mar-a-Lago resort.

Harris's apparent evasion of press conference has become a point of attack for the Trump campaign. Earlier this month, Trump Campaign Communications Director Steven Cheung said that "[i]t's Day 18 and Kamala Harris is still ducking the media— no press conferences, interviews, or substantive reporter engagement of any kind."

"If Kamala can’t face the press, how can she face down an economy decimated by surging inflation, an out-of-control border that allows criminals to stream into communities, or America’s adversaries on the world stage who continue to take advantage of a weak presidency," he went on.

Biden himself has also drawn flak throughout his presidency over his relatively few press conferences.