Vice President Kamala Harris dodged reporters on the campaign trail Monday, creating another awkward moment as she left a restaurant in Detroit, Michigan.
Harris made a campaign stop at Joe Louis Southern Kitchen to order food, but did not allow reporters to join her at the establishment.
As he hurried out of the restaurant with what appeared to be a bag of takeout, a journalist shouted a question about details about the Hamas terrorist group’s acceptance of the ceasefire in Gaza.
‘Shrimp and grits. Did you want to know? “Shrimp and grits,” Harris said quickly without stopping and getting into a waiting van.
The vice president visited Detroit, Michigan, on Monday to highlight economic opportunities for Black businesses.
The popular Joe Louis Southern Kitchen is a Black-owned business serving a breakfast and lunch menu.
The menu includes Cajun BBQ Smoked Turkey Leg, Breakfast Skillets, Specialty Pancakes, Chicken and Waffles, and Creole Shrimp and Grits.
“We all know that black entrepreneurs do not lack ideas and ambition, but they often lack the capital necessary to turn an idea into a thriving business,” he said during a speech.
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as she begins a nationwide ‘economic opportunity tour’.
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as she begins a nationwide ‘economic opportunity tour’ in Atlanta, Georgia.
Harris was joined by Acting Secretary Julie Su and Deputy Administrator of Small Business Dilawar Syed, and U.S. Secretary of Energy and former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm for her speech.
It noted that black business owners were three times less likely to apply for loans from banks for fear of being turned down.
Harris promoted more federal spending on new programs to help community banks make more business loans.
He also promised to address “disparities” in the housing market to boost homeownership among blacks.
“As a result of long-standing legacies, of structural inequalities such as segregation, segregation and so-called urban renewal, today black Americans are 40 percent less likely to own a home,” he said.
