Giuliani's daughter reveals the reasons behind her choice to diverge from her father and support Harris in her political endeavors.
In her initial TV chat with CNN's Erin Burnett following her endorsement of Harris, Caroline Rose Giuliani opened up about dealing with an emotional turmoil for the past couple of years. This turbulence stems from her father's predicament in handling the aftermath of his attempts to aid Trump in reversing the 2020 election results. She questioned if she had the courage to express her thoughts, aware of the potential strain it might cause with her 80-year-old father in his twilight years.
She admitted to CNN that her father wasn't aware of her essay endorsing Harris, published by Vanity Fair this week. However, she's never shied away from voicing her opinions. Back in 2020, she had publicly endorsed Joe Biden and Harris over Trump.
On "OutFront", she expressed her worry about causing distress to her father. However, she emphasized her love for him and hoped he understood her feelings. Yet, they haven't discussed the matter yet and probably won't for some time.
In her Vanity Fair piece, Giuliani narrated feeling well-equipped to underline the catastrophic effects of associating with Trump. She elaborated on how her father's life has deteriorated since teaming up with Trump. She wrote that she didn't want to add to his miseries, particularly when he's already facing challenges.
She chose Harris as the country's only hope for a better future. In her opinion, Trump ruins everything he touches, and her family experienced this firsthand. She urged people to avoid this fate and warned against letting it happen to their family or the country. Harris, she believed, would steer us towards a brighter future, but only if we rally behind her.
Since the 2020 election, Rudy Giuliani's former attorney has been beset by multiple legal and financial issues. He's pleaded not guilty to state criminal charges linked to election subversion schemes in Georgia and Arizona. Two former Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, have secured a $148 million defamation verdict against him due to unfounded allegations made against them post-2020 election. They're currently pursuing the sale of Giuliani's properties, including a penthouse co-op in Manhattan's Upper East Side and a Florida condo worth millions.
When queried about her father potentially landing behind bars, Giuliani expressed her fear but chose to focus on the future and expressed her continued support for Harris.
Caroline, the youngest of Rudy Giuliani and Donna Hanover's two children, had previously endorsed Clinton in the 2016 election, while her father was wholeheartedly supporting Trump. During the 2008 election, when her father was in the run for the GOP nomination, she joined a Facebook group advocating for Obama's presidency. CNN's Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed contributed to this report.
Giuliani mentioned in her Vanity Fair essay that she wanted to avoid adding to her father's miseries, given his difficulties since associating with Trump. Despite her father's political leanings, Caroline openly voiced her support for Harris and Biden in previous elections, showing her willingness to express her political views independently.
