Harris has been out of the vice presidency for several months now. But Vance still has her in his crosshairs.
And Vice President Vance rocked Kamala Harris with a brutal smackdown.
Vice President JD Vance couldn’t resist a cheeky dig at his predecessor, Kamala Harris, during a Thursday interview. Chatting with radio host and Daily Caller editorial director Vince Coglianese, Vance quipped that Harris might have relied on a stiff drink—or four—to get through her famously tangled responses.
“Well, I don’t have four shots of vodka before every meeting,” Vance said. He went on to suggest that Harris’ habit of delivering long, winding “word salads” might have been her way of settling into the vice-presidential role. “I think that I would need the help of a lot of alcohol to answer a question like Kamala Harris answered a question,” he added.
Harris, now 60, earned a reputation during her time in office for replies that often veered into the realm of the incomprehensible. Her latest head-scratcher came last week at an AI conference, where she launched into a meandering tale about ordering Doritos during the Oscars.
“We did DoorDash ’cause I wanted Doritos. And the red carpet part was about to start and nobody wanted to leave to go to the grocery store. So it was DoorDash … So I was willing to give up whatever might be the tracking of Kamala Harris’ particular fondness for nacho cheese Doritos for the sake of getting a big bag of Doritos as I watched the Oscars,” she started.
“And that’s right. But here’s the thing: At what point do we also uplift and highlight the consumer’s right to also expect — and you can debate with me if it should be a right — I think it should,” she wrapped up. The detour left some social media users speculating she was “three glasses of wines deep” at the time.
Back in February, the former presidential hopeful tried to rally the cast of Broadway’s A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical with an uplifting speech that quickly lost its footing. “When we think about these moments where we see things that are being taken, but also let’s see it, you know, nature abhors a vacuum,” she told the actors. “We’re seeing a U-turn right now. For those rights to be maintained which means we have to be vigilant. It’s just the nature of it.”
She continued, “We have to be clear-eyed. And it doesn’t mean we don’t see the beauty in everything. These things all co-exist, but I believe we fight for something, not against something.”
Though Harris hasn’t locked in her next political move, whispers suggest she’s eyeing a run for California governor in 2026. She’s given herself until the end of summer to decide.
Trump’s Reluctant Nod to “Sleepy Joe” Biden
Vance wasn’t the only top Republican to rail against the former Biden administration. Donald Trump also got in on the fun.
President Donald Trump tossed a rare compliment—albeit a backhanded one—toward former President Joe Biden this week. In a Tuesday sit-down with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, Trump marveled at Biden’s knack for nodding off with ease.
“The only thing I admired about sleepy Joe Biden is the following,” Trump said. “He’d go to a beach, lay down on a cot — barely able to get his feet through the sand — he’d lay down and within minutes he’s sleeping and have cameras watching.” Trump admitted, “I could never do that. I would never be able to sleep like that. That’s the only thing that I think that was wonderful. It was a disaster, this man was a disaster.”
Back in his first term, Trump’s then-White House physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, noted the commander-in-chief thrived on just four to five hours of sleep nightly. “I don’t sleep much,” Trump told Ingraham this week. “A lot of people that love what they are doing don’t sleep much, I find. And so far it’s been OK.”
Trump’s “Sleepy Joe” jab stuck with Biden throughout his presidency, joining the ranks of the 47th president’s signature nicknames like “Little Marco [Rubio]” and “Crooked Hillary [Clinton].” Biden’s frequent Rehoboth Beach getaways often saw him lounging by the waves, occasionally caught on camera.
During last October’s campaign trail, Trump poked fun at Biden’s beach look, saying, “He goes to the beach all the time. Somebody told him he looks great in a bathing suit. Typically — typically — an 82-year-old man does not look great in a bathing suit. There may be a couple, but I’m not sure I’ve ever seen it.”
Still, Trump has acknowledged a kinder gesture from Biden: a traditional “inspirational” note left in the Oval Office’s Resolute Desk. “My prayer is that in the coming years will be a time of prosperity, peace, and grace for our nation,” Biden wrote. “May God bless you and guide you as He has blessed and guided our beloved country since our founding.”
This week, Trump kept the jabs coming, pulling Secret Service protection from Biden’s kids, Ashley and Hunter, and questioning the validity of Biden’s autopen-signed pardons.
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