Vice President Kamala Harris called on public figures to elevate public discourse, despite her history of using profanity in public.
The vice president spoke about leadership with Maverick Carter, CEO of SpringHill and friend and manager of basketball star LeBron James in his podcast released Wednesday.
“Furthermore, as an elected leader, understanding the power of your voice, and hopefully using it responsibly, means elevating public discourse,” he said.
Earlier this month, Harris urged young Asian Americans to “knock down that damn door” when seeking opportunities, in comments that appeared to be a calculated move to make headlines.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event in Milwaukee
The vice president has repeatedly referred to her “favorite curse word,” which she says “starts with an ‘m’ and ends with an ‘ah,'” she said, bursting into laughter at a 2020 show. interview with NowThisNews.
‘Eh no!’ he added laughing.
In 2017, Harris used his favorite curse word in its entirety during a live podcast recording from Pod Save America in San Francisco.
“I was told you shouldn’t say motherfucker in these types of interviews,” Harris said with a laugh when asked to share her views on working in Washington, D.C. with then-President Donald Trump.
During her podcast interview with Carter, Harris spoke about the importance of leadership and running political campaigns.
The vice president said she believed it was better for people to respect her than to have them agree with her.
“I have learned that it is more important for people to respect you than for them to agree with any decision, if they believe that you have been sincere in the process of reaching a decision,” he said.
Mav Carter interviews Kamala Harris on his podcast
Harris described political campaigns as “really ugly” as she ramps up her activity on the campaign trail.
“Elections and campaigning are like a fight, people will say, ‘It’s like a marathon, it’s like a marathon when people are throwing tomatoes at you every step of the way,'” he said.
‘I’m telling you. Literally,” he added, laughing. “I’m not going to use the words that I used to use, well, off camera.”
The vice president warned against the public’s “limited perspectives” on who deserved to be in power, as advice to aspiring leaders.
Vice President Kamala Harris and comedian and author DL Hughley take a selfie
Vice President Kamala Harris hugs comedian and author DL Hughley
“I think you shouldn’t create barriers to your success based on other people’s limited perspectives on who can do what,” he said. ‘For example, don’t be burdened by other people’s limited perspectives on who can do what. I have never felt burdened by that.
The Biden campaign is sending Harris to energize the Black community for the 2024 elections, traveling to key swing states to emphasize the administration’s accomplishments.
His newly dubbed ‘Economic Opportunity Tour’ is aimed at black men as he meets with prominent black figures to emphasize the need for them to vote.
“I decided I wanted to get out, get out of DC and get into the neighborhood, into the community,” Harris said in an interview with activist Al Sharpton to preview her effort.
US Vice President Kamala Harris (R) poses with Troy Millings (L) and Rashad Bilal (C)
Harris held a panel discussion with comedian DL Hughley in Milwaukee and an event with podcasting duo Rashad Bilal and Troy Milling in Atlanta as he continues his tour.
But the vice president denies that Biden’s campaign has a problem with Black voters.
‘I do not agree with that. And it hasn’t been my experience,” he told CNN earlier this month. “It literally hasn’t been my experience.”