Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, fired back at pro-Palestinian protesters of Israel’s war in Gaza as they interrupted her speech during a Wednesday night campaign rally in Detroit.

“You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I’m speaking,” Harris said with a long stare, drawing loud cheers from supporters in the crowd before chants of, “Not going back!”

  • NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    edit-2
    4 months ago

    She should probably check her polling data. If the majority of potential constituents are diehard Zionists then she should probably just shut up about the situation altogether. The threat of “BuT TrUmP” shouldn’t scare anybody nearly as much as it should scare her -if it should scare anyone at all.

    • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      4 months ago

      but again what could she realistically say, that would not be an outright lie in relation to the position a us president will be in office, that would get their support. I mean should she just lie and figure she can deal with the repercussions next election if she wins?

      • NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        edit-2
        4 months ago

        Then she should say nothing. Politicians say nothing all of the time, this would have been a great opportunity for her to practice that.

          • NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            4 months ago

            Them’s the breaks of a Democracy. If you don’t have the majority you protest and agitate and try to sway support, but she’s the one that risks swaying votes by providing a response. --Make no mistake, I don’t like her. I don’t support her, but if she’s smart and she want’s to win then she needs to try not to alienate any more voters than necessary.

            • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              7
              ·
              4 months ago

              Exactly she went with what she did. Does it alienate me. no. will it someone else yes. will anything she says around this subject alienate some. yes.