Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for a heated and controversial interview with Fox News host Bret Baier on Wednesday.

It was Harris' first interview with the network since becoming the Democratic nominee and is part of her final effort to reach independent and undecided voters before Election Day.

During Wednesday's interview, Harris and Baier discussed everything from immigration to transgender rights to Donald Trump's threats to “lock people up.”

immigration

In a first salvo, Baier questioned Harris about the number of undocumented immigrants allowed into the country under the Biden administration.

Baier repeatedly interrupted Harris as she tried to answer the question until Harris finally broke in: “May I please finish?” she asked.

“Yes, ma’am,” the Fox News host replied.

Harris continued to highlight the steps the Biden immigration administration has taken to reform the immigration system, and she pointed to former President Donald Trump's role in passing a bipartisan immigration reform bill earlier this year that Republicans had championed for months.

Immigration is a top campaign issue ahead of the election, and Trump has consistently had more voter support on the issue than Harris.

The former president has joined that support, calling Harris the Biden administration's “border czar” and blaming her for what he calls “migrant crime.”

However, fact-checkers have pointed out that Harris was not the “border czar”; Instead, she served as a liaison to Central American countries and was tasked with helping work with those countries to address the root causes of illegal immigration.

democracy

Harris pointed to an important pillar of her campaign: She emphasized the potential risks of a second Trump term and their impact on democracy and the rule of law.

She accused Trump of being unable to “handle criticism” and pointed to the Republican nominee's threats to “lock people up.”

“You and I both know that he has talked about using the American military against the American people,” Harris told Baier.

“I think the American people have concerns about Donald Trump,” Harris added, pointing to a number of former Trump administration officials and Republicans who declared him unfit for office — many of whom supported Harris.

Gender-affirming care

Trump and his surrogates launched a media campaign targeting Harris and rejecting Democrats' support for gender-equitable care.

A campaign ad the Trump campaign released in battleground states said: “Kamala is for she/her. President Trump is for you.”

The Trump campaign was particularly critical of gender-specific care for inmates – but as several media outlets reported, U.S. prisons continued to offer such care during the Trump presidency.

Harris pointed this out Wednesday.

“I will follow the law,” she said, adding that federal regulations require equal access to health care.