Conservatives and even a Donald Trump campaign official have claimed that Kamala Harris appears drunk during her speeches.
There is no suggestion that Harris has any kind of drinking problem, although her vice presidential candidate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, was arrested for drunk driving in 1995.
But right-wing pundits are now suggesting alcohol is to blame for Harris’s “lunatic” laughter and what many describe as the vice president’s “word salad” when she strays from the script.
DailyMail.com has contacted Harris’s representatives for comment.
One commenter posted two clips of Harris, one introducing Joe Biden at a recent speech in Maryland, the other featuring the vice president’s infamous retelling of her mother’s “coconut tree” story.
In it, Harris bursts into laughter after uttering the question, “Do you think you just fell out of a coconut tree?” while giving a speech about equality and the advancement of Hispanics.
Conservatives and even a Donald Trump campaign official have begun spreading claims that Kamala Harris appeared intoxicated during her speeches.
Right-wing pundits seem to see it as a way to understand what Donald Trump calls Harris’s “lunatic” laugh and what many describe as “word salad” when the vice president speaks off-script.
He seemed to be trying to explain the need to focus on the broader community, adding that “nothing exists in isolation.”
After a clip of the speech went viral earlier this year, it became a popular internet meme that was widely circulated among his supporters, informally known as the “K-hive.”
Another clip was posted by several commentators on Sunday, showing the vice president giving a speech in Pennsylvania where she repeats the word “democracy” three times in thirty seconds.
“That’s what our election is about,” he says in the video. “Our election is about understanding the importance of this beautiful country of ours in terms of what we stand for around the world as a democracy.”
And he continues: “As a democracy, we know that the nature of democracy is dual. On the one hand, it has incredible strength when it is intact. What it does for its people to protect and defend their rights, their freedom and their independence is both incredibly strong and incredibly fragile.”
Collin Rugg wrote:’It’s not a good image when everyone at X calls you a drunk.’
Rob Smith addedThe ‘Kamala is a drunk’ theory makes more sense every time I think about it.
Even James Blair, political director of the Trump 2024 campaign, suggested There were rumors about the vice president.
“There are many rumors about Kamala having a serious drinking problem… which are apparently gaining traction as the campaign heats up,” he wrote.
A democrat wrote in responseYou Republicans don’t really have anything against Kamala Harris, do you?
Others jokingly posted that if Harris was found to be drunk, it would help her win key Midwestern states.
DailyMail.com has also reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
Biden was plagued by rumors about his poor health and mental acuity throughout his presidency, and his poor performance in a June debate against Donald Trump ultimately ended his reelection hopes.
Trump is no stranger to making claims about his own health, with some observers suggesting the former president is also showing signs of cognitive decline.
On Sunday, Harris plans a bus tour that will begin in Pittsburgh, with a stop in Rochester, a small city to the north.
The compromise came as Democrats prepare for their four-day meeting. national convention which begins Monday in Chicago and will mark the party’s welcome of Harris as its nominee.
His replacement of Biden less than four months before the November election has reinvigorated Democrats and their coalition, but also presented a new challenge for Trump.
The vice president is scheduled to debate Trump in Philadelphia on September 10.
