From NY Post: Critics piled on former Vice President Kamala Harris for issuing a gloomy statement on the Fourth of July — while sharing a picture of last year’s festivities that cropped out her onetime running-mate Joe Biden.
“This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better,” Harris posted Friday on X.
“But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation.”
X users noticed that Harris’s image, showing her and Doug Emhoff at an Independence Day fireworks display in July 2024, conveniently excluded the couple standing right beside them – Joe and Jill Biden.
“Kamala cropping Joe out is very symbolic,” Link Lauren, a former senior adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign, commented.
Kamala cropping Joe out is very symbolic https://t.co/I0HgkKMGPw pic.twitter.com/h7TmMPMLsD
— Link Lauren (@itslinklauren) July 4, 2025
“[W]hose elbow is that at the right[?],” another X user mocked.
whose elbow is that at the right
— Matt Bramanti (@mattbramanti) July 4, 2025
“Feeling grateful we didn’t end up with a President who posts ‘things are gonna get worse’ on the 4th of July,” Republican National Committee spokeswoman Kiersten Pels wrote.
Feeling grateful we didn’t end up with a President who posts “things are gonna get worse” on the 4th of July https://t.co/phlA3YwoMV
— kiersten pels (@KierstenPels) July 4, 2025
“Among other reasons, this is why you’re not President,” another wrote.
Among other reasons, this is why you’re not President. https://t.co/dLGI9LAAd0
— Paul Stein (@pstein4) July 4, 2025
“America is unburdened by what has been,” another wrote, a paraphrasing of one of Harris’ catchphrases that has frequently been used to troll the VP now that she’s not in office.
America is unburdened by what has been. https://t.co/uEZXzObSVT
— Adrian Slade (@adriansladeshow) July 4, 2025
“Kamala sets a new record for the worst 4th of July message ever,” wrote 710 WOR radio host Mark Simone.
Kamala sets a new record for the worst 4th of July message ever. https://t.co/VBUJXeAP9t
— MARK SIMONE (@MarkSimoneNY) July 4, 2025


