Elon Musk has criticized a video that Vice President Kamala Harris appeared in during Sunday’s BET Awards, in which she referenced Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s recent rap feud.
In a pre-recorded clip alongside the Empire star Taraji P. Henson, who served as the awards show’s host, Harris was seen discussing political issues on a video call in the run-up to November’s presidential election.
After bringing up the fact that she and Henson are graduates of Howard University, Harris asked Henson what was on her mind, prompting the actress to sigh: “Oh, Madam VP Harris, I’m worried about the election.
“Women’s reproductive rights are on the line. Our Supreme Court is on the line. Our basic freedoms are being tested, Madam VP. I know you’ve been traveling across the country, what are you hearing?”
“Yeah, girl I’m out here in these streets,” Harris responded. “And let me tell you, you’re right, Taraji. There is so much at stake in this moment. The majority of us believe in freedom and equality. But these extremists, as they say—they ‘not like us.'”
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KAMALA HARRIS: “Yeah girl, I’m out here in these streets… The majority of us believe in freedom and equality, but these extremists, as they say, they not like us.” 😬😬😬 pic.twitter.com/Ma6udGyyS2
— HOT SPOT (@HotSpotHotSpot) July 1, 2024
The last line was a reference to Lamar’s diss track “They Not Like Us,” which capped a heated feud between the rapper and his rival Drake. The track quickly became a chart-topping hit for Lamar, who was largely seen as having emerged the victor following the high-profile war of words.
Harris’ BET Awards clip was posted on X, formerly Twitter, by journalist Alex Berenson, who quoted some of the vice president’s statement, before opining: “This is so bad….”
Agreeing with the assessment, Musk, who purchased X back in 2022, responded: “Toenail curling level of cringe.”
Toenail curling level of cringe
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 1, 2024
While some criticized the clip, others defended it, with one X user writing: “It’s cringy but I get it. I like that Kamala was a part. There’s a lot at stake in November. Biden needs the Black vote.”
Elsewhere in the clip, Harris said: “There’s a full-on attack on our fundamental freedoms. The freedom to vote, the freedom to love who you love, the freedom to be safe from gun violence, the freedom for a woman to make decisions about her own body and not having her government tell her what to do.”
She also accused Republicans of wanting to “turn back the clock on our hard-fought progress,” before calling on people to register to vote.
The video comes as a new poll has found Harris is the top choice to replace President Joe Biden should he abandon his reelection campaign.
Biden’s recent shaky debate performance has led some Democrats to consider whether he should be replaced on the ballot before facing off against Republican rival Donald Trump in November.
The Biden campaign has said the president is not dropping out. However, if he did, Harris, his vice president and running mate, would most likely join other top Democrats looking to replace him at the top of the ticket.
A Data for Progress flash poll, conducted on Friday, found Harris was the most popular choice to replace Biden. The poll surveyed 1,011 U.S. likely voters, including 387 Democratic likely voters, and has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
Asked who should be picked if the Democratic Party holds a convention among party members to choose a replacement for Biden, 39 percent of Democrat respondents chose Harris.
California Governor Gavin Newsom was the second most popular option, with 18 percent of Democrats picking him as their choice to replace the incumbent.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg got 10 percent of the vote, Senator Cory Booker received 7 percent and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer got 6 percent. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro each garnered only 2 percent.
Another 6 percent said their choice would be someone not on the list, while 9 percent said they were not sure.
They have no one that is competent and they have proven that over the years of terrors!
We all know that she is a simple bitch and she says she is out here in these streets I think she should get use to be out there on them streets She is such a phony Her street talk When was her dumb ass out in the street I guess she thought that would bring her some votes from BET She keeps saying making a woman make a choice No that is a fucking 180 away from the truth The woman had her choice in the very beginning In my era there were no abortions So they would tell you no protection start the car So why are is it a choice later This is the most insane fucking shit I have ever heard Why get knocked up in the first place What is wrong with these fucking morons If they say they don’t like the feel or pills then you made your choice It is not necessary to create a life and then kill it Then have a moronic stupid bitch saying causing you to make a choice What did she use on Willie Brown She couldn’t afford to get pregnant So then what Kamala Abortion was available in California at that time She is doing what she always does She try’s to get you to see her abstract view and then she tells these lies like this She tries to be on the same page She is the wrong book She insults Black people by her bullshit accent You know she is not coming to your street Kamala and Obama are both the same with what they think they feel you They understand you There is not a bit of poverty of any kind in the 2 families They don’t talk like that and everyone knows that Although she talks sometimes like she is talking to kindergarteners She is fighting for her life If Biden is out so is she out I will say that if Biden were to die tomorrow He would still get more votes than Kamala in November
All of a sudden, women should have control over their bodies, when during the “pandemic” , no one had control due to the vax mandates.
They didn’t even know how to define the term woman!
kamilla is as black as JOE!