Kamala Harris repeatedly says ‘we are doing it’ when asked about timeline of promised 500 million COVID tests

Vice President Kamala Harris faced another awkward interview moment Tuesday when she repeatedly told NBC News’ Craig Melvin,” We are doing it,” when pressed on the timeline of the Biden administration’s commitment to deliver 500 million coronavirus tests across the country.

“The 500 million tests that have been ordered that are going to be sent to every American, do we know when those are going out?” Melvin asked Harris during an interview that aired on NBC’s “Today.”

“Shortly. They’re going to go out shortly,” Harris responded.

“Next week?” Melvin asked.

“They’ve been ordered. They’ve been ordered. We – I have to look at the current information. I think it’s going to be by next week. But soon. Absolutely soon. And it is a matter of urgency for us,” Harris said, appearing unsure of her answer.

“Should we have done that sooner?” Melvin asked.

“We are doing it,” Harris said.

“But should we have done it sooner?” Melvin asked again.

“We are doing it,” Harris replied.

The odd moment served as a reminder of a separate viral NBC interview in which Harris falsely claimed she had been to the southern U.S. border when pressed on why she had not yet visited amid the surging immigration crisis there.- READ MORE