Kamala Harris sparked immediate backlash from voters over her litany of whoppers after promising 75,000 fans outside the White House that she will always be honest.
The Democratic candidate was delivering her ‘closing argument’ speech in Washington DC Tuesday night – exactly one week before Election Day – when she caused outrage over her truth-challenged past.
‘I will always tell you the truth even if it is difficult to hear,’ the vice president told the crowd. Her pledge to honesty was a surprise to many on social media, who pointed out a slew of statements that received a major dose of scrutiny.
‘Why lie about McDonald’s? Why lie about border czar? Doesn’t she know we can fact check her? She lies!’ one person posted on X.
Donald Trump’s campaign also chimed in, pointing out that the vice president has barely cited her role in the current administration while vying for the Oval Office gig.
‘She can’t even acknowledge that she’s been in charge of the country for the last 3.5 years,’ the campaign wrote.
Kamala Harris is drawing criticism for guaranteeing ‘I will always tell you the truth’ during her campaign speech Tuesday night
Harris called on the country to reject ‘the schemes of wannabe dictators’ and to ‘start writing the next chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told’
Speaking at The Ellipse, a section of the National Mall that features the White House as its backdrop, Harris reminded the crowd that Trump stood ‘at this very spot’ on January 6 to ‘incite’ a mob to storm the Capitol.
Harris wanted Americans to visualize their two possible futures if either herself or Trump takes over the Oval Office in less than three months.
‘I pledge to be a president for all Americans,’ she vowed.
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‘I’m not perfect. I make mistakes but here’s what I promise you: I will always listen to you even if you don’t vote for me. I will always tell you the truth – even if it is difficult to hear.
‘Donald Trump would walk into that office with an enemies list when elected, I will walk in with a to-do list to get done for the American people and I will work with everyone: Democrats, Republicans and independents to help Americans who are working hard and still struggling to get ahead,’ she said.
Her pledge to honesty was a surprise to many on social media, who pointed out a slew of statements that received a major dose of scrutiny.
Some voters pointed out that Harris claimed she was never declared ‘border czar’ by Joe Biden and Harris.
Others complained she has not been able to provide material proof she ever worked at the fast food chain.
‘She covered up Joe Biden’s mental decline for years and still denies that there’s anything wrong with him,’ wrote another.
A poll in July revealed a majority of Americans believe Harris was part of a cover-up to protect Biden’s aging and senility from being revealed.
Karoline Leavitt, Trump Campaign national press secretary, said the vice president was lying about her record in order to avoid taking responsibility for Biden’s record.
‘Kamala Harris is lying, name-calling, and clinging to the past to avoid admitting the truth — the migrant crime crisis, sky-high inflation, and raging world wars are the result of her terrible policies,’ she said.
Her remarks, delivered from the same spot Donald Trump spoke from on January 6th, 2021, were carried by all the cable networks
Supporters could be seen stretching back outside the security perimeter across the National Mall, with the Jefferson Monument seen in the background
‘She covered up Joe Biden’s mental decline for years and still denies that there’s anything wrong with him,’ wrote one social media user. A poll in July revealed a majority of Americans believe Harris was part of a cover-up to protect Biden’s aging and senility from being revealed
The Vice President also called Trump ‘unstable’ and slammed his ‘obsession’ with ‘grievance’ and ‘revenge,’ in Tuesday night’s speech, which came seven days before what could be one of the closest races in history.
Her impassioned plea with the race essentially tied in the polls was to reach undecided voters and those still on fence about casting a ballot on November 5.
‘This is someone who is unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance, and out for unchecked power,’ she said of the ex-president.
Noting her background as a prosecutor, the campaign pointed out she has laid out the evidence and the facts and was not ready to make her final pitch.
The central argument of that pitch is that she is not Donald Trump.
‘I offer a different path. And I ask for your vote,’ she said.
‘I am not looking to score political points. I am looking to make progress. I pledge to listen to experts, to those who will be impacted by the decisions I make. And two people who disagree with me – unlike Donald Trump – I don’t believe people who disagree with me are the enemy. He wants to put them in jail I’ll give them a seat at the table,’ she said.
She referenced her childhood as the daughter of immigrants, specifically referring to her late mother, Shyamala Gopalan, who migrated from India with the goal of curing breast cancer.
Her mother died of colon cancer in 2009.
‘I’ve lived the promise of America. I saw how hard our mother worked to give her daughters the same chances this country gave her. Growing up, I was blessed to have family by blood and family by love who instilled in me the values of community, compassion, and faith. They have always defined our nation at its best,’ Harris said.
Harris attacked Donald Trump from the start, criticizing him for his response to the insurrection on January 6th.
‘Donald Trump sat in the White House, watching as the violence unfolded on television,’ she said.
‘He was told by his staff that the mob wanted to kill his own vice president and Donald Trump responded with two words: so what?’
‘And that’s who is asking you to give him another four years in the Oval Office,’ she added.
The striking contrast in images is what Harris’ campaign was going for, saying they picked they location deliberately.
‘He was told by his staff that the mob wanted to kill his own vice president and Donald Trump responded with two words: so what?’
‘And that’s who is asking you to give him another four years in the Oval Office,’ she added.
The vice president called Donald Trump ‘unstable’ and slammed his ‘obsession’ with ‘grievance’ and ‘revenge’ from The Ellipse with the White House as her backdrop, seven days before what could be one of the closest races in history
The central argument of Harris’ pitch is that she is not Donald Trump
Donald Trump is seen addressing supporters on January 6, 2021
The night was the grand, sweeping event her campaign wanted.
There were about 75,000 people cheering Harris on – with only a few interruptions from Gaza protesters – and all the cable networks carrying her remarks.
The only hiccup was something President Joe Biden said Tuesday on a Zoom call with Voto Latino that started getting oxygen around the same time.
Biden – reacting to a pro-Trump comedian calling Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage’ – said ‘the only garbage I see out there is his supporters.’
The president tried to play clean-up almost immediately as his dig went viral, being likened to Hillary Clinton’s ‘basket of deplorables.’
‘Earlier today I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump’s supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage – which is the only word I can think of to describe it. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That’s all I meant to say,’ Biden posted to X Tuesday night.
Trump said it was ‘worse’ than what Clinton said eight years ago.