Vice President Kamala Harris returned to the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Sunday to speak to a church congregation in Philadelphia, before coming under fire from social media commenters for sporting a “new accent” during the event. I took a bath.
“Breaking news: Kamala Harris shows off her new accent at a black church in Philadelphia,” the popular conservative X account End Walkness posted on Sunday, along with a video of Harris attending the event.
Harris visited Philadelphia’s Christian Compassion Church on Sunday morning, addressing the predominantly black congregation and reminding voters that in just nine days, voters “will have the power to decide the fate of our country for generations to come.” he said.
“Here in Pennsylvania, each of us has the opportunity to make a difference right now, because at this moment we are faced with a real question: What kind of country do we want to live in? ?” she said. “The great thing about living in a democracy is that we, the people, have the choice to answer that question. So let’s answer that question not just with our words, but with our work.”
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a service at Christian Compassion Church in Philadelphia, Sunday, October 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Harris quoted the Psalms in her remarks, saying: “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. The road may seem rough, the work may seem heavy, but joy comes in the morning and in church.” The morning is near . ”
Critics on social media slammed a clip of Harris quoting a Psalm, claiming she was sporting a new “pastor” accent and comparing her intonation to Martin Luther King’s tenor. .
Kamala Harris holds rallies across the country and repeats the same speech in different accents
Harris has previously been criticized by critics for revealing a new accent during her campaign, including when she spoke to the Congressional Black Caucus last month and at a Labor Day rally. He spoke with blue-collar union workers in Detroit, whose accents included another one that was compared to “Foghorn Leghorn.”
“When did the vice president start sounding like a Southern accent?” Fox News’ Peter Doocy was likened to the cartoon character “Foghorn Leghorn” after a speech in Detroit last month. asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a service at Christian Compassion Church in Philadelphia, Sunday, October 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Jean-Pierre replied.
“Well, she was talking about unions in the same tone in Detroit, and she was using the same lines in Pittsburgh, and it sounded like there was at least some kind of southern swagger,” Doocy said. We crowded together.
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“I mean, do you hear this question? I mean, do you think Americans seriously think this is an important question?” Jean-Pierre pushed back. “You know what they care about? They care about the economy, they care about cost-cutting, they care about health care. That’s what they want to hear…democracy and Freedom…I’m not even going to accept a question about that…it’s just, when you hear that, that question, I’m talking about that question, it’s just absolutely insane. ”
Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign about the Philadelphia speech and critics who accused the vice president of revealing a “new accent,” but did not immediately receive a response by Sunday afternoon. I couldn’t.
Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (Getty Images)
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Pennsylvania has once again become an important battleground state in this election cycle, since Trump won the state in the 2016 presidential election and President Biden claimed ownership of the state in 2020. It becomes. Mr. Trump and Ms. Harris have traveled back and forth to the state repeatedly in recent months in preparation for the lockdown. The increase in votes in the state could determine the overall outcome of the election.
Ms. Harris is scheduled to hold a campaign rally in Philadelphia later Sunday, and Mr. Trump is scheduled to attend a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday night.
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