Vice President Kamala Harris wrote a tribute to service members on Memorial Day weekend amid backlash for an earlier tweet that did not reference the military at all.
“Throughout our history, our servicemen and women have risked everything to defend our freedoms and our country. As we prepare to honor them on Memorial Day, we remember their service and their sacrifice,” Harris tweeted Sunday morning.
Throughout our history our service men and women have risked everything to defend our freedoms and our country. As we prepare to honor them on Memorial Day, we remember their service and their sacrifice.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) May 30, 2021
The tweet comes a day after Harris initially shared a picture of herself and encouraged people to “enjoy the long weekend.”
Several people criticized the tweet as it did not reference the reason for the “long weekend” — revering the many service members who lost their lives in service to the country.
HARRIS SLAMMED FOR ‘LONG WEEKEND’ TWEET THAT DOESN’T MENTION MEMORIAL DAY
“Care to mention WHY we’re having a long weekend, Kamala?” Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert tweeted in response.
Care to mention WHY we’re having a long weekend, Kamala?
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) May 30, 2021
Maybe this young man could explain to you what this “weekend” is all about, Madame Vice President. https://t.co/8vWXoE3Nlb pic.twitter.com/dXvSxzeLFb
— Mark Walker (@RepMarkWalker) May 30, 2021
Real misfire here. It is a long weekend. It’s also Memorial Day weekend, which means far more that our government officials should acknowledge: a time to remember and honor the millions of Americans who lost their lives in our nation’s defense https://t.co/RCPwPf4TdL https://t.co/xKyyaOkkQA
— Paul Szoldra (@PaulSzoldra) May 29, 2021
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American soldiers paid for the freedoms & comforts we enjoy on Memorial Day with their lives.
Madam Vice President, I encourage you to reflect on the meaning of this holiday. It’s not just a “long weekend.”
You can start here: https://t.co/NG6RRulegV https://t.co/ZudlKXbFij
— Rep. Brad Wenstrup (@RepBradWenstrup) May 30, 2021
American soldiers paid for the freedoms & comforts we enjoy on Memorial Day with their lives.
Madam Vice President, I encourage you to reflect on the meaning of this holiday. It’s not just a “long weekend.”
You can start here: https://t.co/NG6RRulegV https://t.co/ZudlKXbFij
— Rep. Brad Wenstrup (@RepBradWenstrup) May 30, 2021
President Joe Biden posted a similar tweet about the weekend, without a reference to the military.
Stay cool this weekend, folks. pic.twitter.com/Z2xOTekvUZ
— President Biden (@POTUS) May 29, 2021
Both Biden and Harris gave Memorial Day weekend speeches, with Harris delivering the commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy, becoming the first woman to do so, on Friday, and Biden gave an address on Sunday.
