Vice President Kamala Harris has been criticized for her recent answer during a CNN presidential town hall event. When asked about her strengths and weaknesses, Harris explained why she “may not have an answer” when asked about policies on the spot. Critics have suggested this is another example of how Harris lacks a substantive platform to campaign on.
During the event, Harris faced the question, “What are your weaknesses and how do you plan to overcome them?” Responding to this, Harris said, “I may not have the answer as soon as you ask it about a specific policy sometimes because I’m gonna want to research it…I’m kind of a nerd sometimes ha ha ha ha ha! I confess!”
Users on social media reacted to the clip, suggesting that Kamala Harris lacks core values and a coherent platform, where she has constantly changed to whatever is politically viable at the current moment. “What she really means is she needs to poll test her message and see if it sticks. This woman has no core beliefs—just a fair-weather politician, shifting with whatever way the political winds blow,” one person wrote.
Another person maintained that the sitting vice president should be highly knowledgeable on matters of policy, let alone someone who is campaigning for the presidency. “I’d typically think this answer can be used at certain times. But you are the sitting Vice President, you should be knowledgeable about all of these issues that are the top issues facing the country today. It’s not like you’re being asked about some obscure thing that isn’t expected,” they wrote.
“It’s simple the phrase is “fake it til you make it” and I do this often too – I’m not as articulate about many things as I’d like to be but when it comes to what I DO and what I should KNOW I can wittingly talk about that all day long. Plain and simple you don’t know your position your policies and that’s a concern,” another person wrote, suggesting that Harris has not risen to her position based on merit.
Questioning the legitimacy of Kamala Harris’ resume, another user said, “Kamala says she was a prosecutor, but did she ever prosecute a case? Media isn’t interested in finding out. In Court you must be prepared for every scenario, every angle, twists & turns & every question presented by the Judge & the defense. She must convince a jury. Can she?”
“This is a shocking thing to say for a woman wanting us to elect her to be literally the most powerful person in the world! I think you should be able to have some answers ready! No I will not vote for you
@KamalaHarris. You’re fired!” another person said, pointing out Harris shouldn’t have to be doing research two weeks until the election.
“Oh, so that explains what she has been doing for 4 yrs as V P, she has been studying all of the problems we are experiencing! Kamala has been sitting at her desk studying things, she is a nerd like that? So Tim is a knucklehead and Kamala is a nerd? And they want to lead a superpower nation?” another person said. Watch Kamala Harris’ answer below:
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