Harris also took both Donald Trump and JD Vance to task for helping spread the rumors, without mentioning either by name.

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PHILADELPHIA — Vice President Kamala Harris struck a measured tone Tuesday, even steering clear of mentioning former President Donald Trump by name in an interview with Black journalists that starkly contrasted with the Republican presidential nominee's own highly contentious appearance before the same group.

The two candidates briefly put their differences aside in a phone call Trump described as "very, very nice" following a second apparent assassination attempt against the former president on Sunday.

"I checked on him to see if he was OK, and I told him what I have said publicly: There's no place for political violence in our country," Harris said. "I am in this election and this race for many reasons, including to fight for our democracy, and in a democracy, there is no place for political violence. We can and should have healthy debates and discussion and disagreements, but not resort to violence to resolve those issues."

Harris' session with the National Association of Black Journalists was one of the few extensive sit-down interviews she has done since replacing President Joe Biden atop the Democratic ticket in July. She repeatedly criticized Trump on issues including his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and opposition to abortion access, but was careful to refer to him as the former president and in other ways that avoided naming him...

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