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Vice President Kamala Harris went viral Tuesday for comments she made in Highland Park, Illinois, following the horrific Independence Day parade massacre.
Just one day after the mass shooting that left seven dead and more than 30 injured, Harris visited the northern suburb of Chicago to meet with local police.
He made brief comments to the mourning people.
“We have to take this seriously, as seriously as you do because you have been forced to take this seriously,” Harris told reporters and Highland Park residents.
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“The entire nation must understand and have a level of empathy to understand that this can happen anywhere. [to] any town in any community. And we should come together and talk about why it has to stop,” Harris added before leaving.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a visit to the scene of a shooting that left seven dead in Highland Park, Ill., on July 5, 2022. (Kamil Krzacynski/AFP via Getty Images)MOREHIDE
The clip, shared by Chicago Tribune reporter Jake Sheridan, garnered attention on social media with critics deriding the vice president as the “Word Salad Queen.”
“Oh, okay,” reacted Vulture features writer Rachel Handler.
“She’s unbelievably bad at this,” National Review contributor Pradheep J. Shanker tweeted.
“[E]a very new quote from her makes less and less sense as a complete sentence,” wrote sports editor Whitney McIntosh.
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“Okay, she didn’t always sound so incoherent when she was put in danger, right? Am I remembering wrong? It’s getting weird,” writer Ashley Reese similarly expressed.
“Ok, I give up. There ARE some jobs where you shouldn’t be allowed to drink during the hours,” screenwriter Josh Olson joked.
John Ashbrook of the “Ruthless” podcast poked fun at the footage in the clip, tweeting: “Wearing the traffic light like a donkey cap.”
“Seriously, @VP can’t talk,” said Mediaite writer Jackson Richman.
Harris has a long history of making baffling comments. At a White House event with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness in March, Harris was criticized for her “word salad” as she touted US relations with the nation.
“We also recognize just as it has been in the United States, for Jamaica, one of the issues that has been presented as an economic issue in the form of its impact has been the pandemic,” Harris said in March. “So, to that end, we’re also announcing today that we’re going to help Jamaica in its recovery from COVID by helping in terms of the recovery efforts in Jamaica that have been essential to, I think, what’s needed to strengthen not just the issue of the public health but also the economy.
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Earlier that month, Harris was criticized for appearing to seek help from Polish President Andrzej Duda when faced with a difficult question during a joint news conference, joking with him: “A friend in need is a true friend,” before laugh for several seconds.
Vice President Kamala Harris walks with Mayor Nancy Rotering in Highland Park, Ill., on July 5, 2022. (Kamil Krzacynski/AFP via Getty Images)MOREHIDE
The vice president was mocked for her response during a “Today” interview in March about why the Biden administration kept buying oil from Russia during its war with Ukraine, telling NBC News, “We’re going to take it one step at a time. understanding that at this time on the energy issue, our allies have stood firm and united in a way that many of the experts did not predict would happen, to ensure that we are unified in our approach to this issue.”
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During a radio interview, Harris surprised by his “plain terms” explanation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, slowly telling listeners: “Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists side by side with another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine, so basically that’s wrong.”
In November, Harris was criticized for appearing to use a “French accent” in front of scientists during a visit to a Parisian laboratory.
Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. Story suggestions can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.
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