Vice President Kamala Harris accidentally commended the United States’s strong alliance with the “Republic of North Korea” during a speech at the Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula, likely meaning to refer to the “Republic of Korea,” better known as South Korea.
The slip-up came during the vice president’s first visit to the DMZ on Thursday, where Harris vowed that the U.S. would support South Korea against the North Korean government. The gaffe was the latest in a string of blunders from the vice president during her time in office, providing fodder for her Republican critics and operatives.
HARRIS ACCIDENTALLY COMMENDS ALLIANCE WITH ‘REPUBLIC OF NORTH KOREA’ DURING DMZ VISIT
President Joe Biden is known for his verbal missteps, but Harris has a number of her own, garnering headlines whenever she falls victim to awkward speech delivery or fumbled words.
Here’s a round-up of some of her reported gaffes and blunders to date:
Harris stumbles over words in question about Roe v. Wade
Harris appeared to struggle for words while trying to explain why lawmakers failed to codify Roe v. Wade over the last five decades, instead suggesting that some things are “just settled.”
Q: Did Democrats fail…to not codify Roe v. Wade over the past 5 decades?
Harris: “I think that, to be very honest with you, I do believe that we should have rightly believed what we certainly believe that certain issues are just settled.”pic.twitter.com/2yJej8N3HW
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) July 9, 2022
“I think that — to be very honest with you, I do believe that we should have rightly believed what we certainly believe — that certain issues are just settled,” Harris said. “Certain issues are just settled.”
Harris offers tongue-tied answer regarding federal transportation investments
During a speech at the White House in July, Harris seemed to stumble over her words as she touted the Biden administration’s efforts to boost job development and transportation.
“Together, we are expanding access to transportation. Seems like maybe it’s a small issue, it’s a big issue,” she said. “You need to get to go, and you to be able to get where you need to go, to do the work, and get home.”
Talking about children means they ‘are a children,’ Harris says
The vice president suffered another awkward speech delivery during a mental health and wellness event at Children’s National Hospital in May, repeating lines and making grammatical errors.
Kamala Harris: “When we talk about the children of the community, they are a children of the community” pic.twitter.com/Gy0lQ99UeS
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 23, 2022
“When we talk about our children — I know for this group, we all believe that when we talk about the children of the community, they are a children of the community,” she said.
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Kamala insists on working together
One of Harris’s most well-known gaffes occurred during a conference with delegates of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at the State Department in May. During that meeting, the vice president sought to make it clear that the U.S. would work toward creating a world that is “interconnected and interdependent.”
KAMALA: “We will work together, and continue to work together, to address these issues, to tackle these challenges, and to work together as we continue to work operating from the new norms, rules, and agreements, that we will convene to work together…We will work together” pic.twitter.com/AblARhoSQj
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 15, 2022
“That is especially true when it comes to the climate crisis, which is why we will work together and continue to work together to address these issues, to tackle these challenges, and to work together as we continue to work, operating from the new norms, rules, and agreements that we will convene to work together on to galvanize global action,” she said.
