Vice President Harris was mocked on-line for debuting one other “new accent” throughout a Congressional Black Caucus occasion Saturday night time.
“Hello to all of my Divine Nine brothers and sisters,” Harris stated on the Congressional Black Caucus Basis’s Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. “And to all my HBCU brothers and sisters.”
The account Finish Wokeness shared the clip on X, writing: “BREAKING: Kamala Harris unveils a brand new accent on the Black Caucus Dinner.”
“New? Or is it her old fake black accent?” X consumer Paul A. Szypula, who has greater than 232,700 followers, responded. “Either way, it’s incredibly insulting to black people. Shame on Kamala.”
“NEW: Kamala Harris brings out her new accent at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 2024 Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington D.C.,” Collin Rugg wrote to his 1.4 million followers, sharing the clip to X. “‘Hello to all my divine… brothas and sistas… am my soro…’ Kamala has brought out this new accent throughout the campaign at different times.”
“Kamala Harris accent du jor,” columnist James Hirsen wrote to his 270,500 followers on X.
KAMALA HARRIS RALLIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY REPEATING SAME SPEECH IN DIFFERENT ACCENTS
Vice President Kamala Harris talking on the Congressional Black Caucus Basis’s Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Picture/Mark Schiefelbein)
Different X customers pointed to how Harris was raised in Canada however has damaged out various accents from round the USA relying on the place she was campaigning.
Harris’ “Divine Nine” remark referenced how she was a member of a traditionally Black sorority whereas attending Howard College.
Fox Information Digital reached out to the Harris marketing campaign for remark Sunday.
The vp was panned earlier this month when facet by facet clips confirmed her seemingly utilizing totally different accents whereas campaigning in Detroit and Pittsburgh, hours aside.
Fox Information’ Peter Doocy confronted White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre concerning the challenge, asking, “Since when does the vice president have what sounds like a southern accent?”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Jean-Pierre stated from the White Home podium earlier this month.
“Well she was talking about unions in Detroit using one tone of voice,” Doocy stated. “She used the same line in Pittsburgh, and it sounded like she at least had some kind of a southern drawl.”
President Joe Biden, left, with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, proper, on stage on the Congressional Black Caucus Basis’s Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Picture/Mark Schiefelbein)
WHITE HOUSE DISMISSES QUESTIONS ABOUT KAMALA HARRIS’ NEW ‘SOUTHERN ACCENT:’ ‘JUST INSANE’
“I mean do you hear the question … I mean do you think Americans seriously think that this is an important question?” Jean-Pierre retorted. “They care – you know what they care about? They care about the economy. They care about lowering costs. They care about healthcare. That’s what Americans care about…”
Kamala Harris talking on the Congressional Black Caucus Basis’s Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Picture/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Harris is making an attempt to court docket Black voters within the coming days. Chatting with the Congressional Black Caucus dinner proper earlier than her, President Biden talked about Harris as the primary Black and South Asian lady vp, and stated, “God willing, she will become the first woman president of the United States of America.”
On Tuesday, Harris will sit with members of the Nationwide Affiliation of Black Journalists in Philadelphia. On Thursday, she’ll attend a dwell streamed rally headlined by Oprah Winfrey and involving teams corresponding to “Win with Black Women,” “White Women: Answer the Call,” and “South Asians for Harris,” based on the Related Press.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
