In her first extended interview since President Joe Biden dropped his re-election bid in July, Vice President Kamala Harris joined CNN on Thursday where she responded to criticism of the Democratic Party’s top of the ticket while attempting to distance herself from it. 

When asked by Dana Bash at Kim’s Cafe in Savannah, Georgia, what would be her “first sort of big fight” if elected to the White House this fall, Harris had this to say:

“Well, there are a number of things,” Harris began. “I will tell you first and foremost one of my highest priorities is to do what we can to support and strengthen the middle class. When I look at the aspirations, the goals, the ambitions of the American people, I think that people are ready for a new way forward in a way that generations of Americans have been fueled by — by hope and by optimism.”

When pressed for further detail, Harris slammed the former president as a divisive figure and said: “I think sadly in the last decade, we have had in the former president someone who has really been pushing an agenda and an environment that is about diminishing the character and the strength of who we are as Americans — really dividing our nation. And I think people are ready to turn the page on that.”

As Bash pressed for further details, Harris pointed to her “opportunity economy” plan — saying, “Day one, it’s gonna be about one, implementing my plan for what I call an opportunity economy. I’ve already laid out a number of proposals in that regard, which include what we’re gonna do to bring down the cost of everyday goods, what we’re gonna do to invest in America’s small businesses, what we’re gonna do to invest in families.”

The only particular steps she flagged were a child tax credit of $6,000 for families in their first year with babies to offset costs such as car seats, baby clothes and cribs.