Kamala Harris tells sorority 'we aren't playing around' as she skips Netanyahu's address to Congress: VP previews Biden's speech while facing fury for snub

Vice President Kamala Harris ramped up her run rhetoric and went connected nan onslaught against Donald Trump speaking successful Indiana connected Wednesday wherever she vowed 'we are not playing around.' 

The vice president’s sojourn to Indianapolis was her 2nd extremity connected nan roadworthy since locking successful capable delegates to go nan Democratic statesmanlike nominee wrong 2 days President Biden dropping retired of nan 2024 title connected Sunday.

But it comes amid disapproval from Republicans backmost successful Washington who impeach her of skipping retired connected presiding complete a associated convention of Congress wherever Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is group to present remarks.

Harris gave nan reside astatine nan historically achromatic Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.’s Grand Boulé. Zeta Phi Beta is portion of nan postulation of 9 historically achromatic fraternities and sororities known arsenic nan 'Divine Nine' of which Harris' sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha is besides a member.

Her quality astatine nan arena was scheduled earlier Biden's exit from nan race, but nan vice president utilized nan sojourn to rally support for her statesmanlike run from sorority members and spell aft Trump.

‘You cognize erstwhile he was president, Donald Trump, nan erstwhile president handpicked 3 members of nan United states Supreme Court because he intended for them to overturn Roe v Wade,’ Harris said.

‘And arsenic he intended that, they did,’ she continued. ‘Well fto maine show you something, erstwhile I americium President of nan United States, and erstwhile Congress walk a rule to reconstruct those freedoms, I will motion it into law.’

When she mentioned becoming president, nan crowd erupted into cheers. It was nan biggest applause statement of her remarks.

'We are not playing around,' Harris responded to laughs arsenic nan applause subsided. 

‘In this moment, our federation needs your activity erstwhile again,’ she told attendees. ‘In this moment, I judge we look a prime betwixt 2 different visions for our nation, 1 focused connected nan future, nan different focused connected nan past.’ 

Harris besides deed connected nan blimpish Project 2025, which Democrats person been informing will beryllium implemented if Trump is reelected.

'These extremists want to return america back, but we are not going back,' she said to cheers.

During nan stop, Harris besides heaped praise connected Biden’s activity and gave a preview of what to expect from his primetime reside Wednesday night.

'He will talk astir not only nan work, nan bonzer activity that he has accomplished, but astir his activity successful nan adjacent six months,' Harris said.

The president is scheduled to speak to nan federation from nan Oval Office astir his determination to measurement speech and not activity a 2nd term. 

‘Joe Biden is simply a leader pinch bold vision. He cares astir nan future. He thinks astir nan future. He has bonzer determination and profound compassion for nan group of our country,’ she said.

Harris sojourn to nan reddish authorities comes arsenic adjacent to 100 Democrats are expected to skip Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's reside to Congress connected Wednesday amid tensions complete nan ongoing warfare pinch nan Hamas successful Gaza.

A group of Republican senators slammed nan vice president astatine a property convention Wednesday day for missing nan associated address. They said nan declare of a scheduling conflict was successful appropriate. 

But Harris is not nan only apical Democrat to not beryllium successful attendance for nan address. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and nan 2nd astir powerful Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois will besides beryllium absent. 

The vice president will meet separately pinch Netanyahu connected Thursday, nan White House said.