Harris Faces Social Media Firestorm After Having A Beer With Stephen Colbert While Hurricane Victims Suffer
Vice President Kamala Harris faced social media’s wrath after drinking a beer with Stephen Colbert during “The Late Show” Tuesday night while discussing “misinformation” about FEMA during its Hurricane Helene response.
When asked by Colbert about her stance on Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, Harris immediately pleaded with hurricane victims to not fall for the “misinformation” about FEMA spread by Republicans.
“First of all, to all of those folks in North Carolina and Georgia, please know that people on the ground with FEMA are there to help you, you are entitled to it,” she said, per the Daily Mail. “There’s a lot of information and I beseech you, I beg you not to listen to it.”
Later in the discussion, Colbert said that it was a “vibes election” and asked Harris if she would have a beer with him.
Pulling out two cans of Miller High Life, which Harris requested, the two did a toast and sipped their beers.
She then declared that it was “the champagne of beers.”
While some on the left believe that this was a way for Harris to show her relaxed and relatable side, it had the opposite effects. Many found the stunt distasteful and shared their disgust with the vice president.
“Kamala drinks a beer to show Americans how relatable she is, but she ends up looking like an out-of-touch elitist trying to gaslight everyone into thinking she’s one of them,” wrote Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung. “Regular people don’t allow murderers, rapists, and terrorists across the border– like Kamala has done.”
“Thousands of Americans lost their homes and possessions in North Carolina. Thousands more just boarded their homes and fled for their lives in Florida. What’s Kamala doing? Kicking back and relaxing with a beer,” wrote LibsofTikTok.
“Someone should tell Kamala Harris that drinking beer with Stephen Colbert while people are suffering from devastating hurricanes is not a good look,” wrote conservative commentator Gunther Eagleman.
Conservative influencer Paul A. Szypula wrote: “Countless Americans are being found de*d in the Southeast as a result of Hurricane Helene. Victims still can’t get aid and FEMA has been practically useless. How does Kamala respond? She shamelessly goes on a late night show, drinks beer, cackles, and then posts about it.”
“This is 100% a desperate attempt to appeal to male voters,” wrote conservative commentator Drew Hernandez. “The Harris Campaign is in absolute desperation.”
The maneuver comes after Harris’ alcoholism was mocked on “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend and her disastrous “60 Minutes” interview where she failed to answer questions related to her economic and immigration policies successfully.
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