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Vice President Kamala Harris sparked criticism during her Labor Day rally in Detroit, Michigan, for what some are calling a new “accent.”
Speaking to blue-collar union workers in the key battleground state, Harris emphasized the importance of unions, saying, “You better thank a union member for the five-day work week, sick leave, paid leave, and vacation time,” with a noticeable shift in her dialect. The conservative X account Johnny MAGA shared a clip mocking her “Detroit speak” as “cringe and fake.”
More responses below:
“This is her seventh new accent in four weeks,” Trump senior advisor Stephen Miller reacted. “She has literally never used this accent before. She grew up in Canada. Phoniest politician in all of politics.”
“There are countless traits that I despise in humans, few as much as inauthenticity,” professor and podcast host Gad Saad wrote.
“All of politics is a performance to Kamala Harris,” GOP strategist Matt Whitlock said. “She changes fake accents like she changes policy positions and political personas. Today she’s talking in a fake southern accent, pretending to be a moderate. Next week she’ll be back to San Francisco liberal.”
Kamala Harris just brought back the “Detroit speak”
So freaking cringe and fake pic.twitter.com/9kXCRXEdy2
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) September 2, 2024
This is her seventh new accent in four weeks. She has literally never used this accent before. She grew up in Canada. Phoniest politician in all of politics. https://t.co/AZ6voEGUOk
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) September 2, 2024
There are countless traits that I despise in humans, few as much as inauthenticity (as I explain in my happiness book).https://t.co/BsOGzwjVRY https://t.co/vMP0sENnyA
— Gad Saad (@GadSaad) September 2, 2024
All of politics is a performance to Kamala Harris. She changes fake accents like she changes policy positions and political personas.
Today she’s talking in a fake southern accent, pretending to be a moderate. Next week she’ll be back to San Francisco liberal. https://t.co/gtRCW1hx9P
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) September 2, 2024
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