Kamala just whipped out the ole “unburdened by what has been” word salad again
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 2, 2024
Why does she think this is such an incredible line?! It’s so freaking cringe 🤣 pic.twitter.com/GR5HG5eBfI
NEW YORK POST
She’s still unburdened by what has been.
Vice President Kamala Harris dropped one of her word-salad catchphrases during a campaign stop in Pittsburgh, Pa. — despite facing widespread mockery over the meme-worthy soundbite.
The Democratic presidential candidate, 59, ignited social media after slipping her “unburdened” rallying cry into her speech to union workers on Monday night.
“We have dreams. We can see what is possible, unburdened by what has been,” Harris said.
Critics were quick to seize on the moment on social media, with some noting the “word salad extraordinaire is at it again.”
“Kamala gets flustered, defaults to her favorite cringe, recycled line: ‘We can see what is possible, unburdened by what has been!’,” one user posted on X.
“OMG. We need to be unburdened by her,” another griped.
And one user tweeted: “And there it is…she said it again.”
Others posted a slew of memes — including an episode of “The Simpsons” in which Bart Simpson becomes renowned for an inane catchphrase and is implored to “say the line.”
Some also rattled off the slew of word salads, meme-worthy soundbites and ill-timed cackles for which Harris has faced widespread mockery over the past few years.
“She’s gonna bring out the coconut tree line on election eve like a greatest hits show. Coconut tree, wheels on the bus, unburdened,” one X user tweeted.
Despite the mockery, Harris has all but made “unburdened” a call to arms of sorts in recent years.
She has used the phrase so often that there are minutes-long compilations available to watch online, and there is an entire section dedicated to her use of the word on Wikipedia.
One mashup shows her intoning the perplexing line gravely more than 20 times — with many commentators repeatedly baffled by exactly what she is trying to say.
Earlier Monday, Harris also faced backlash after critics accused her of using a “fake accent” in her remarks to teachers union members in Michigan.
The VP appeared to alter her tone of voice in moments when she became particularly animated and when interacting with supporters in the crowd at a Detroit high school.
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