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TIME Magazine owner, Marc Benioff, has called out US Vice President Kamala Harris for denying multiple interview requests to the publication ahead of the November presidential election. 

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Benioff took to social media to express his frustration and said Harris' campaign had not given the interview, unlike every other presidential candidate, referring to Donald Trump and Joe Biden who dropped out of the race in July but had already given the interview.  

"Despite multiple requests, TIME has not been granted an interview with Kamala Harris—unlike every other Presidential candidate," Benioff wrote on X (formerly Twitter). 

"We believe in transparency and publish each interview in full. Why isn’t the Vice President engaging with the public on the same level? #TrustMatters and #TransparencyMatters," he added.

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Billionaire Elon Musk who endorsed Trump for the election, commented on the post as well.

"Hear, hear!" he wrote. 

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Harris' media troubles 

Ever since Harris was announced as the Democrat nominee for the election, her campaign has carefully managed her interviews and public addresses. However, in recent weeks, the VP has come under scrutiny for being unprepared when put on the spot during such media engagements. 

Since last week, allegations have surfaced that Harris' interview for the programme 60 Minutes was edited creatively by CBS. Trump and several party politicians and commentators are now putting pressure on the channel to release the full transcript.

Notably, CBS  aired a clip of the exchange between Harris and the host on the  programme  that went live on October 6. The question was whether the US had any influence over Israel.

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Kamala gave a rambling answer, which was later described by the Trump camp as a 'word salad'.

"Well Bill, the work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were very much prompted by, or a result of, many things, including our advocacy for what needs to happen in the region," she said.

Oddly, that answer was different from the clip that aired on 60 minutes, where she said, "We are not going to stop pursuing what is necessary for the United States to be clear about where we stand on the need for this war to end."

The competition between Harris and Trump appears to be going down to the wire. While many had predicted Harris to pull away after the presidential debate, Trump has seemingly managed to close the gap and even gained lead in some of the swing states, according to fresh polls. 

(With inputs from agencies)