JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - MAY 01: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about Florida’s new 6-week abortion ban during an event at the Prime Osborn Convention Center on May 01, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida. During the speech, Vice President Harris spoke about Florida’s new abortion ban, how it threatens doctors and nurses with criminal prosecution, and how it bans abortion at a point before many women even know they are pregnant. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Vice President Kamala Harris kept it all the way 100 while recently advising on “breaking barriers.” On Monday (May 13), Harris spoke to a young crowd about her rise to the White House and what it took to get there.
According to the Associated Press, the audience was mainly Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. This partially reflected the VP’s ethnic background. Her mother is from India, while her father is from Jamaica.
The vice president’s conversation took place at the annual Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Legislative Leadership Summit, but the White House also live-streamed it on its website. May is heritage month for AAPIs and Native Hawaiians in the United States.
The moderator, actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang, asked VP Kamala Harris about the impact of her identity on her views as a leader. In her response, she dropped the f-bomb.
“We have to know that sometimes people will open the door for you and leave it open. Sometimes they won’t. And then you need to kick that f**king door down,” VP Harris said.
The room quickly filled up with laughter, and VP Kamala joined in. A few seconds later, she asked the audience to “excuse [her] language.”
Watch the viral moment below.
This past weekend, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump led a crowd at a rally. He chanted “bullsh*t” in reference to his criminal trial in New York City.
President Joe Biden isn’t exempt either. When he was vice president, Biden was overheard telling President Barack Obama that newly passed health care legislation was a “big f**king deal.”
Harris generally avoids such language in her public appearances. But the Biden Administration has been a lil’ loose with recent public comments.
Following Kamala Harris’ use of profanity, President Joe Biden joked about working for Kamala rather than the other way around.
Meanwhile, social media moderators running Biden’s campaign page on Instagram had social media chatting after using Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ to diss Donnie.
Associated Press staff contributed to this report.
