Former Vice President Kamala Harris has drawn some ridicule online after she made a “word power” line about the nature of “community” while speaking to firefighters in California.
After her term as vice chief ended on Monday, Harris visited the Los Angeles Fire Department in Altadena and spoke to the media.
“As I said to the brave and exceptional firefighters, you know Moments of crisis “It really reveals the heroes among us,” she said. “We went and visited World Central Kitchen. I mean, the volunteers who were there, some of whom had lost their homes, were doing the work of taking care of complete strangers, who saw a neighbor confronting this stranger.”
“These are people who understand the power and value of community,” she continued, “which is everyone coming together with a shared sense of purpose and identity as a community of people.”
Former Vice President Harris speaks to the media while visiting firefighters in her home state. (Fox 11 Los Angeles YouTube channel)
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Harris was ridiculed several times during her time as Vice President for her penchant for repetitive statements or “word power,” such as declaring, “I grew up understanding that the children of the community are the children of the community.” In a similar statement at another event, she noted that “community banks exist in the community.”
Her critics expressed Social media. They were quick to mock her again for her newest world authority.
“A community is a community. Of people. Write that down, please,” quipped author Rob Jenkins.
Paul A tweeted. Chipola, a former US Senate candidate and conservative commentator, said: “Kamala reminds America why she is now unemployed.”
You may be gone from DC, but remember: somewhere in the world, someone is exposed to Kamala's “Deep Thought.” “Word salad” joked radio host Jay Weber.
“The unemployed woman has thoughts about a matter that happened 3,000 miles away from where she is,” Wall Street Journal film critic Kyle Smith wrote.
A firefighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades Fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and Encino, California, on January 11, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP) (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
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“She's not handling this well,” political commentator David Freeman suggested. “In a short time it will become completely irrelevant.”
Townhall columnist Derek Hunter asked: “Haven't these people suffered enough?”
