Vice President Harris was mocked online for debuting yet another “new accent” during a Congressional Black Caucus event on Saturday night.
“Hello to all my brothers and sisters of the Divine Nine,” Harris said at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. “And to all my HBCU brothers and sisters.”
The End Wokeness account shared the clip on X and wrote: “BREAKING: Kamala Harris reveals new accent at Black Caucus dinner.”
“New? Or is that her old fake black accent?” responded user X Paul A. Szypula, who has over 232,700 followers. “Either way, it's incredibly insulting to black people. Shame on Kamala.”
“NEW: Kamala Harris shows off her new accent at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Phoenix 2024 Awards Dinner in Washington DC,” Collin Rugg wrote to his 1.4 million followers, sharing the clip with X. “'Hello all my divine… brothers and sisters… this is my soro…' Kamala has shown off this new accent throughout the campaign at different points.”
“Kamala Harris' accent is great,” columnist James Hirsen wrote to his 270,500 followers on X.
KAMALA HARRIS IS ON COUNTRY-WIDE REPEATING THE SAME SPEECH WITH DIFFERENT ACCENTS
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Other X users pointed out that Harris was raised in Canada but has developed different accents from across the United States depending on where she campaigned.
Harris' comment on “Divine Nine” referenced how she was a member of a historically black sorority while attending Howard University.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for comment Sunday.
The vice president came under fire earlier this month when parallel videos showed her apparently using different accents while campaigning in Detroit and Pittsburgh, hours apart.
Fox News' Peter Doocy confronted White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about the issue, asking, “Since when does the vice president have what sounds like a Southern accent?”
“I have no idea what you're talking about,” Jean-Pierre said from the White House podium earlier this month.
“Well, she was talking about unions in Detroit using a tone of voice,” Doocy said. “She used the same phrase in Pittsburgh and it sounded like she had some kind of Southern accent.”
President Joe Biden, left, with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, onstage at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
White House dismisses questions about Kamala Harris's new southern accent: 'It's just crazy'
“I mean, do you hear the question? Do you think Americans really think this is an important question?” Jean-Pierre replied. “They care… You know what they care about? They care about the economy. They care about lowering costs. They care about health care. That's what Americans care about…”
Kamala Harris speaking at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Harris is attempting to court Black voters in the coming days. At a dinner held just before her arrival, President Biden spoke of Harris as the first Black and South Asian vice president, saying, “God willing, she will become the first female president of the United States of America.”
On Tuesday, Harris will meet with members of the National Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia. On Thursday, she will attend a livestreamed rally headlined by Oprah Winfrey and featuring groups including Win with Black Women, White Women: Answer the Call and South Asians for Harris, according to the Associated Press.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
