On Thursday evening, Kamala Harris made the released Russian hostages wait on the plane without their families so that she could take pictures with them one by one. She then spit out a word salad about diplomacy that would give anyone a migraine. It was so bad that the official “Kamala HQ” campaign account edited her quote to make it seem more coherent.
Behold, the wordsmith in action (with the real quote presented).
The scene was a stark reminder of just how inauthentic Harris is when she speaks publicly. She is perpetually the student who talks in circles because they didn’t bother to read past page nine of the book that was assigned. That she tries to dress her constant unpreparedness up in circular, lofty language only comes across as more fake.
So why does she behave that way when she’s off-script? What makes Harris the most focus-grouped, over-produced politician since Hillary Clinton was relevant? Why is it such a chore for her to present as a normal human being with real emotions when the cameras are on?
I think the answer came in Jennifer Van Laar’s latest report on how Harris acts behind closed doors.