Vice President Kamala Harris faced criticism after a campaign event and an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday night.
“We love our country,” Harris said. “I love our country. I know we all do, that’s why everybody’s here right now. We love our country. We take pride in the privilege of being American.” She emphasized the importance of unity, saying, “We must come together as Americans… we have so much more in common than what separates us.”
Harris spoke at the “Unite for America Rally,” which featured celebrities and stories from people across the country.
“Americans by character are dreamers,” Harris continued. “We believe in what is possible and fight for it. That’s how our nation was built—on ideals like freedom and the right to make decisions about your body, safety from gun violence, and access to the ballot box.”
Critics online quickly responded to her remarks.
“Oprah is looking at this moron thinking, ‘What the sh*t is she saying?'” tweeted author Juanita Broaddrick. She added, “Unbelievable CRINGE.”
Attorney David Limbaugh commented, “The fact that she’s within 20 points of Trump is a depressingly sad commentary on the state of our body politic and media.”
RealClearPolitics co-founder Tom Bevan wrote, “To call this pablum is an insult to pablum.”
Political commentator Kate Hyde also weighed in, calling it “the most spectacular two minutes of Kamala’s nonsensical wisdom I have ever heard.”
Writer Steve Skojec added, “I can’t. I can’t do it. I made it 17 seconds and I just cannot continue.”