In the weeks since Kamala Harris was anointed by Democrats as Joe Biden’s replacement in this year’s presidential race, the mainstream media has been fawning over her like it’s their job. Unfortunately for Harris, however, this may be about to change. Indeed, a report from the liberal New York Times is quickly blowing up in her face.

ABC is set to host the first debate between Harris and Donald Trump in September. That’s why it’s come as bad news to Harris that a potential conflict of interest between her and this network has just been exposed.

Harris has reportedly been close friends with top Disney executive Dana Walden for decades. This is raising some serious eyebrows just weeks before her first debate with Trump.

From Fox News:
Dana Walden, a senior Disney executive whose portfolio includes ABC News, is one of Vice President Kamala Harris’ “extraordinary friends,” according to a report in the New York Times. Walden and Harris have known each other since 1994, while their husbands, Matt Walden and Doug Emhoff, have known each other since the 1980s.

Dana Walden has donated to dozens of Democrats and contributed to Harris’s political campaigns since at least 2003, when she ran for district attorney in San Francisco. She went on to donate to her subsequent campaigns for California Attorney General and U.S. Senate, as well as her 2020 White House bid. Harris even credited Dana and Matt for her marriage at a fundraiser in April 2022, which was held at Walden’s home in Los Angeles.

ABC told the New York Times that Walden, who is Disney’s highest-ranking television executive, does not weigh in on editorial decisions. The network’s primetime debate is set for Sept. 10, and will be moderated by ABC anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis.

“ABC News has built its longstanding reputation on journalistic integrity,” the network said in its statement. “All editorial decisions are in the hands of ABC News management and the seasoned journalists and producers of ABC, who hold themselves to the highest journalistic standards.”

Raises Questions Over Fairness Of ABC’s Debate

Unfortunately, given how much Harris is worshipped in Hollywood’s radically liberal world, this comes as no surprise. However, that does not mean that it should go unchallenged.

Even before Harris’ friendship with Walden was exposed, many believed that a liberal network like ABC would never actually host a debate that wasn’t biased against Trump. Harris’ longtime bond with Walden only makes it seem more apparent that there will be nothing fair about this debate.

It should be noted that Democrats and the mainstream media would be up in arms if they found out Trump had a close friendship with a Disney executive heading into this debate. Since it’s Harris who is friends with Walden, however, she can potentially get away with this with little further backlash.

More from Fox News:
Last month, Walden was described as a “Hollywood winner” in the rapid ascension of Harris to de facto Democratic nominee, according to a Puck report. Harris has extensive ties to the entertainment community, but few “go as far back with Harris as Walden does, nor do they enjoy the perch and purview Walden does at Disney,” the report said.

“If there’s a Hollywood winner in her ascension it’s probably Dana Walden, the Disney TV chief,” Puck reported.

Walden is seemingly in a position to do everything in her power to ensure that this debate goes Harris’ way. Once again, the deck is stacked against Trump before this debate even starts. Here’s hoping that Trump is able to overcome the odds and trounce Harris, just as he likely would in an unbiased forum!

Key Takeaways:

• Harris’ “extraordinary friendship” with a top Disney executive is exposed.
• ABC is set to host the first debate between Harris and Trump next month.
• This has raised questions over whether this debate will really be unbiased.

Sources: Fox News, The New York Times, Puck News