Vice President Kamala Harris got ruthlessly mocked on social media Tuesday for her simplistic explanation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The vice president was asked during an interview on The Morning Hustle, a radio show, to talk about the situation in “layman’s terms” and how it could affect people in the United States. A clip of the start of Harris’s response, which was not the complete answer, was pushed on Twitter by the Republican National Committee, and it went viral.
“Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine so, basically, that’s wrong,” Harris said in the clip.
Kamala Harris explains the Ukraine/Russia conflict:
“Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country.” pic.twitter.com/QYPLJ02mDy
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 1, 2022
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A torrent of mockery ensued, particularly from conservatives and members of the media.
OH… MY… GOD
Q: “What’s going on in Ukraine?”
Kamala: “Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine so basically that’s wrong.”
pic.twitter.com/gDJDJQVsWb— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 1, 2022
Here’s Kamala Harris, world class politician, treating the audience like they’re stone cold idiots.
Offensive. https://t.co/ffkyK36rMB
— Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) March 1, 2022
Kamala Harris provides an expert level analysis on the Russian invasion of Ukraine: pic.twitter.com/HfWZngz5Q0
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 1, 2022
If you’re confused about what’s going on in Ukraine and have an IQ of 14, Kamala Harris is here for you: pic.twitter.com/7mhxGpujhv
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) March 1, 2022
O.
M.
G.This isn’t “layman’s terms.” This is truly as much as Kamala Harris genuinely understands about what’s happening. https://t.co/yii8DHVrvM
— Chicks On The Right (@chicksonright) March 1, 2022
I want Kamala to give the SOTU https://t.co/clfQCDozzt
— Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) March 1, 2022
We’re in good hands… #SOTUinCrisis https://t.co/04UsXSMAin
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) March 1, 2022
Geopolitical version of:
“The foot bone’s connected to the leg bone.
“The leg bone’s connected to the knee bone.” https://t.co/Ona2Su6ri3— Matt Gorman (@mattsgorman) March 1, 2022
Insulting. https://t.co/VTQMrcSayJ
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) March 1, 2022
https://t.co/tlaGlAYJla pic.twitter.com/Wag11dT9An
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 1, 2022
In her full remarks that did not make it to the viral clip, Harris went on to talk about how Russia needs to face consequences and accountability.
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“And that’s why you’ll hear on the news that we talk about sanctions, which is basically having Russia pay a financial cost to the point that we can have a real impact, put a real hurt on their economy, as a consequence for their bad behavior which is resulting in the loss of innocent lives,” Harris said.
