Now, this question immediately prompted laughter from attendees of the town hall, including Harris herself. The 2020 hopeful chuckled, stated that the person’s remarks were “well said,” and then vowed to win the presidential election.
See for yourself:
A Democrat voter calls Trump "mentally retarded" while speaking to Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris
Harris, a social justice warrior, responds while laughing: "Well said. Well said" pic.twitter.com/wtz9UDCTTt
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) September 6, 2019
The Attempt to Backtrack
Following the event displayed in the above footage, Harris took some heat for what transpired. When asked about the incident on Saturday, Harris claimed that she only directly heard what the supporter said after her staff played the footage back to her.
However, this conflicts with Harris joining the rest of the audience in laughing; it would also raise questions of what the 2020 hopeful meant when she praised her supporter by referring to his remarks as “well said.”
When my staff played the video from my town hall yesterday, it was upsetting. I didn’t hear the words the man used in that moment, but if I had I would’ve stopped and corrected him. I’m sorry. That word and others like it aren’t acceptable. Ever. https://t.co/mNmo1hyNpW
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 7, 2019
