White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was quick to dismiss a question about Kamala Harris’ apparent new “Southern accent” when she was pressed on the vice president’s recent shift in dialect during a briefing on Tuesday.
“Since when does the vice president have what sounds like a Southern accent?”
They care about the economy, they care about lowering costs, they care about health care.
Doocy proceeded to ask whether Harris invokes the purported accent in meetings at the White House.
HARRIS MOCKED FOR ‘FAKE SOUTHERN ACCENT’ DURING GEORGIA RALLY Harris spent her Monday holiday in the Motor City hoping to shore up blue-collar union workers in the critical battleground state when she apparently unveiled her new dialect.
Today she’s talking in a fake southern accent, pretending to be a moderate.
Critics also pointed out that Harris dropped the accent while making the same stump speech later that day in Pittsburgh.
Harris has repeatedly been accused of altering her accent depending on the group of people she’s speaking to.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In July, Harris was slammed for using a fake Southern accent while speaking at a rally in Atlanta.
During her 2021 overseas trip to France, critics claimed Harris used a “French accent” while touring a COVID lab.
During a briefing on Tuesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre quickly sidestepped a question regarding Kamala Harris’s apparent new “Southern accent.” The vice president had recently changed her dialect.
After Harris’ Labor Day rally in Detroit, her new “accent” went viral over the weekend and was compared to “Foghorn Leghorn.” This was brought up by Fox News’ Peter Doocy while Jean-Pierre was fielding questions from reporters during her daily news briefing.
Doocy inquired, “Since when does the vice president have what sounds like a Southern accent?”.
Jean-Pierre, clearly agitated, shot back, “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”.
Since emerging as the democratic nominee, Kamala Harris has not yet held an official press conference.
“Well, she was speaking about unions in Detroit with one tone of voice, and in Pittsburgh, she used the same line, and it seemed like she had some sort of Southern drawl,” Doocy pressed.
Jean-Pierre pushed back, “I mean, do you hear the question that you’re – I mean, do you think Americans seriously think that this is an important question?”. They care about the economy, they care about cutting costs, and they care about health care. They want to hear about freedom and democracy, so I won’t even consider asking them a question about it. It sounds so ridiculous when you hear it. The question is absolutely ridiculous, and I mean it. ****.
Doocy continued by inquiring as to whether Harris uses the alleged accent in White House meetings.
“We’re just going to move on, Peter. We’re really moving on,” Jean-Pierre remarked.
HARRIS WAS CALLED OUT FOR HIS “FAKE SOUTHERN ACCENT” AT THE GEORGIA RALLY.
Harris appeared to be revealing her new dialect while spending her Monday holiday in the Motor City, where she hopes to support blue-collar union workers in the crucial campaign state.
Speaking to the crowd, Harris said, “You better thank a union member for the five-day work week.”. “You ought to express gratitude to a union member for their sick day. You should give a union member credit for their paid time off. You ought to give a union member credit for their vacation time. “.”.
A video of Harris’s statement was swiftly circulated by conservative critics, who denounced Harris’ “Detroit speak” and called her “cringe and fake.”. “.
GOP strategist Matt Whitlock declared, “Kamala Harris is the star of every performance in politics.”. “She alters phony accents in the same way that she alters political personas and policy positions. She’s pretending to be a moderate today and speaking with a fake southern accent. She’ll return to San Francisco liberal next week. “. .
Critics also noted that later that day in Pittsburgh, Harris made the same stump speech without the accent.
“The same speech. Conservative pundit Greg Price shared video from each rally and remarked, “She’s the most artificial human being that has ever existed. She has two completely different accents.”. “. .
Harris has been charged with accent modification on multiple occasions, allegedly depending on the audience she is speaking to.
Speaking at an Atlanta rally in July, Harris was criticized for adopting a phony Southern accent. Critics said Harris adopted a “French accent” when she visited a COVID lab in France during her foreign visit in 2021.
