Watch Kamala Harris' most embarrassing and incoherent 'word salads' and public blunders that have seen her repeatedly ridiculed

Kamala Harris could beryllium conscionable months distant from being elected arsenic nan first female President of nan United States, aft Joe Biden announced he was dropping retired of nan 2024 title for election connected Sunday. 

The existent vice president, 59, has been endorsed by Biden, 81, arsenic nan Democratic nominee to return connected Donald Trump in November.

Despite receiving nan support of nan existent president, Harris has been bullied since becoming VP for a bid of blunders erstwhile addressing nationalist issues successful interviews, property conferences and moreover successful statements. 

From stumbling complete her words erstwhile addressing nan White House's Covid-19 strategy to confusedly repeating herself complete nan usage of organization banks, present are immoderate of her astir embarrassing slip-ups.

On AI

In July 2023, Harris was bullied aft delivering a jumbled mentation of artificial intelligence.

She was speaking astatine a gathering of labour and civilian authorities leaders successful Washington DC astatine nan time, but did small to guarantee attendees that she had a beardown grasp of nan subject. 

She continued: 'It's astir instrumentality learning, and so, nan instrumentality is taught — and portion of nan rumor present is what accusation is going into nan instrumentality that will past find — and we tin foretell then, if we deliberation astir what accusation is going in, what past will beryllium produced successful position of decisions and opinions that whitethorn beryllium made done that process.'

The remarks drew disapproval from conservatives connected Twitter, particularly aft a clip of nan arena was posted by nan Republican National Committee's @RNCResearch account, which has been speedy to pounce connected Harris' gaffes.

'Why does she reside america arsenic if we are 5 years old?' 1 personification asked.

On reproductive rights

Harris's preoccupation pinch clip raised its caput again past April astatine a governmental arena connected reproductive rights.

She told attendees: 'I deliberation it's very important...for america astatine each infinitesimal successful clip and surely this one, to spot nan infinitesimal successful clip successful which we beryllium and are present, and to beryllium capable to contextualize it, to understand wherever we beryllium successful nan history and successful nan infinitesimal arsenic it relates not only to nan past but nan future.'

On transportation

When appearing adjacent to an master - sloppy of nan area they specialize successful - it is ever important to make a bully impression. 

Harris did thing but that erstwhile appearing alongside Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg successful July past twelvemonth for an arena pinch disablement authorities advocates to summation proscription accessibility. 

She gave a remarkably basal summary, stating: 'This rumor of proscription is fundamentally astir conscionable making judge that group person nan expertise to get wherever they request to go,' she said, chuckling. 'It's that basic.'

On South Korea

Following nan conclusion of a circuit crossed Asia, which ended pinch a visit to nan Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Harris mistakenly confused nan communist North Korea pinch nan US' state federation of South Korea.

'The United States shares a very important relationship, which is an confederation pinch nan Republic of North Korea,' Harris said during a speech, intending to mention to nan Republic of Korea, nan charismatic sanction of South Korea.

'It is an confederation that is beardown and enduring,' she continued, not appearing to admit her mistake.

A communications advisor for Texas Senator Ted Cruz called Harris a 'flat retired moron' for her remarks.

On equality for Hispanic people:

One of Harris' astir confusing outbursts was to burst into laughter aft uttering nan building 'you deliberation you conscionable fell retired of a coconut tree?', while giving a speech on equality and advancement for Hispanic people. 

She appeared to beryllium trying to explicate nan request to attraction connected nan wider community, adding that 'nothing exists successful a silo'.

After a clip of nan reside went viral earlier this year, it became a celebrated net meme that was wide circulated by her supporters, who are informally known arsenic nan 'K-hive'. 

One 'K-hive' personnel wrote: 'To anybody who thinks it shouldn't beryllium Kamala Harris: you do cognize a caller campaigner can't conscionable autumn retired of a coconut tree, right?'

On forbidden immigration

Having been appointed arsenic VP by nan Biden administration, 1 of Harris' cardinal objectives was to tackle nan 'root cause' of immigration.

'I deliberation that location is nary mobility that we person to do what nan president and I asked Congress to do, nan first petition we made: walk a measure to create a pathway to citizenship,' Harris said successful a Meet nan Press question and reply successful September 2022. 

She went to adhd that 'the separator is secure' earlier appearing to contradict herself by blaming a 'broken migration system' successful what was a convoluted return connected nan issue. 

'We're going to person 2 cardinal group transverse this separator for nan first clip ever. You're assured this separator is secure?' interviewer Chuck Todd asked. 

'We person a unafraid separator successful that that is simply a privilege for immoderate federation including ours successful our administration,' Harris replied.

On occupation development

Harris appeared to be tongue-tied during a reside astatine nan White House successful September 2022, arsenic she tripped complete her words while discussing national investments successful workforce development. 

On nan rumor of bettering proscription entree for workers, Harris said: 'Together, we are expanding entree to transportation. Seems for illustration possibly it's a mini issue, it's a large issue.'

'You request to get to spell and request to beryllium capable to get wherever you request to spell to do nan work'.

On Roe V Wade

When addressing 1 of nan biggest determination successful US ineligible history, Kamala was erstwhile again near pinch ovum connected her look arsenic she struggled to reply whether Democratic presidents and congresses failed by ne'er codifying abortion rights.

'I deliberation that, to beryllium very honorable pinch you, I do judge that we should person rightly believed, but we surely judge that definite issues are conscionable settled. Certain issues are conscionable settled,' Harris said.

On organization banks 

Kamala endured different unfortunate slip-up when addressing nan property astatine Sycamore & Oak unit colony successful DC backmost successful August 2023. 

She emphasized to reporters that 'community banks are successful nan community' and that investing successful them is truthful bully for nan community.

'And truthful for years we person worked to grow finance successful organization banks because, you see, organization banks specialize successful providing loans and financial assistance to mini business owners, successful peculiar those successful overlooked and underserved communities,' nan vice president said.

'And arsenic nan sanction suggests, organization banks are successful nan community,' she added.

In response, nan lawman spokesperson for Speaker Kevin McCarthy asked: 'But do they besides connection services arsenic it relates to banking?'

'Let's spot if she tin fig this 1 out! Grocery stores waste GROCERIES,' blimpish power characteristic Ken Miles wrote, and included a reasoning emoji.

'She really said this,' blimpish communications master Steve Guest tweeted.

On Covid 

Harris gave a flummoxing reply successful January 2022 erstwhile asked by NBC's Craig Melvin astir nan White House's Covid strategy. 

'Does nan management say, 'You cognize what, this strategy isn't working. We're going to alteration strategies. Is it time?', Melvin asked. 

Harris responded by saying 'it's clip for america to do what we person been doing, and that clip is each day'.