Awkward moment reporter grills New Hampshire governor over whether he's mispronouncing Kamala Harris' name on purpose

New Hampshire's Governor was asked if he is deliberately mispronouncing Kamala Harris' sanction during an awkward speech pinch a reporter.

Chris Sununu was challenged complete his pronunciation of nan Vice President's first sanction by Politico journalist Eugene Daniels.

The correct pronunciation of Harris' sanction has been a precocious floor plan chat ever since she was named Joe Biden's moving mate successful 2020.

The taxable reared its caput again connected Thursday, erstwhile Daniels asked Sununu astir nan likelihood of Harris stepping successful arsenic Democrat nominee successful nan aftermath of Joe Biden's disastrous capacity of late. 

'I perceive Republicans often mispronouncing Vice President Kamala Harris' name,' Daniels said successful a clip from his show. 'You've done it a fewer times. Is it a tactic? Or is it conscionable a reliable sanction to pronounce?' 

Sununu was seen looking visibly taken aback astatine nan proposal earlier asserting it was a mistake.

However, fixed that Republicans person antecedently butchered Harris' sanction some deliberately and unintentionally, Daniels doubled down by inviting Sununu to opportunity it again.

The Governor pronounces her sanction as 'Kuh-MAL-a' erstwhile nan correct pronunciation is 'Comma-la', which has been documented extensively during nan VP's tenure.

'If I'm pronouncing her sanction wrong, I apologize, Sununu  said. 'I opportunity Kuh-MAL-a Harris I'm honestly telling you I wouldn't disrespect personification by pronouncing their sanction wrong.' 

Daniels took nan opportunity to amended Sununu telling him, 'Comma-la. Comma-la. Comma-la. Don't apologize to maine — it's not my name.'

The sermon astir Harris' sanction is good documented, pinch nan Washington Post penning an article connected each nan group who sewage it incorrect during nan RNC past week.

They joined nan likes of Tucker Carlson, who mislaid his temper aft being challenged connected his pronunciation successful 2020.

Donald Trump has besides historically fumbled nan sanction aliases made a show of complete pronouncing it successful a seemingly mocking way.

Critics judge nan mispronunciation is simply a deliberate maneuver to tie attraction to Harris' practice arsenic a achromatic and Indian woman.

Harris has herself addressed nan situation, releasing a video successful 2016 which utilized children to thief amended people.

'People pronounce my sanction galore different ways. Let #KidsForKamala show you really it’s done,' she said.

 And successful a 2019 memoir, Harris wrote: '[M]y sanction is pronounced 'comma-la,' for illustration nan punctuation mark. It intends 'lotus flower,' which is simply a awesome of value successful Indian culture.'

However, moreover Biden has antecedently struggled, butchering his Vice President's sanction during a 2019 reside recognizing nan Golden State Warriors for nan NBA Championship win.