Vice President Kamala Harris is sending us into the weekend with some great quotes. And by “great” I mean things that’ll make you say “WTF?”
Before getting to Harris’ Chinese spy balloon remark, here’s what the VP told Andrea Mitchell after being asked why many Dems don’t think she should be on the ticket for re-election in 2024:
Kamala Harris: “But when you present, the, the, the suggestion that anyone is saying, um, that, that it is time for a new generation, and they’re running against the person who is president, um, and it, when presented as though it’s an attack, I would like to let, let us all be clear that the attack is misplaced. If the point of it is that we need leadership that is strong, because we have a strong leader in Joe Biden.”
Andrea Mitchell: “Thank you very much, Madam Vice President. Thank you for your time.”
Kamala Harris: “Thank you.”
The video is here if you dare.
Earlier in the same interview, the subject of the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down (but not before it drifted across the entire country over the course of days) came up.
It’s pretty clear the Biden White House has no idea how to spin this mess. Here’s what Harris had to say about that:
KAMALA: "That balloon was not helpful, which is why we shot it down." pic.twitter.com/5BXtLcX4vQ
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) February 17, 2023
“We will maintain the perspective that we have in terms of what should be the relationship between China and the United States. That is not going to change but surely and certainly that balloon was not helpful, which is why we shot it down.” – Vice President Kamala Harris
.@VP Harris: “We will maintain the perspective that we have in terms of what should be the relationship between China and the United States. That is not going to change, but surely and certainly that balloon was not helpful, which is why we shot it down.” pic.twitter.com/RtXoaQYAxc
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 17, 2023
That’s something else!
So eloquent. It's like poetry. 🥹
— Ultra Silky Calvin 🇺🇸🐶🏒 🎶 (@shoveitjack) February 17, 2023
And they sent her to the 2023 Munich Security Conference?
😮— 🇱🇷🔮🐶🐱🌼 (@Tosirwithlove5) February 17, 2023
Hilarious… in a disturbing kind of way.
Wait. We blew it out of the sky because we were disappointed it wasn’t “helpful”? Thinking our expectations might have been a bit elevated for an encounter with an espionage device. https://t.co/9Nsa4nlb27
— Chaos Umpire Sits (@ChaosUmpireSits) February 17, 2023
But they sure showed those $15 hobbyist balloons who’s boss. Sleep well, everybody!
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