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Harris slams ‘spiritual salad’ after protesters disrupt Nevada rally – Hindustan Times

Kamala Harris is under fire again for saying “spiritual salad.” The vice president recently tripped over her words after a predator interrupted her speech at a Harris-Waltz campaign rally in Nevada on Thursday night. “You know what? Let me say something about that,” she said amid protests at the Reno event. As a video of a confused Democratic candidate went viral, netizens took to social media to call her out for talking “nonsense.”

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 31: Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris speaks during the "When we vote, we win" campaign rally at Craig Ranch Amphitheater on October 31, 2024 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. With five days left until Election Day, Harris is campaigning in Arizona and Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Ethan Miller/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 31: Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris speaks during the ‘When We Vote, We Win’ campaign rally at Craig Ranch Amphitheater on October 31, 2024 in North Las Vegas, Nevada . With five days left until Election Day, Harris is campaigning in Arizona and Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Ethan Miller/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)

Harris struggled with his speech amid protests

As chaos erupted among the crowd, Harris fumed, saying, “We’re here because we’re fighting for democracy.” “Fight for democracy,” she continued, before struggling with her words and repeating the same sentences. “And understand the difference here, understand the difference here, moving forward, moving forward, understand the difference here,” the vice president said.

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“What we’re looking at is a difference in this election — let’s move forward and see where we stand because on the issue, for example, the freedom of choice …” Harris continued, only to be interrupted again as the protests intensified. “That’s OK. It’s all right. It’s okay,” she added.

After noting that she didn’t mind the snub, Harris said, “You know what? Democracy can be complicated sometimes. it’s all right We fight for people’s right to be heard and not locked up for speaking their minds. We know what’s at stake.” Although she again stuck to her words, her “word salad” came under fire online.

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Trump War Room, an X account run by Donald Trump’s campaign, shared the clip and tweeted: “Kamala pauses after ANOTHER speech is interrupted by protesters: ‘Know the difference here by moving forward!’ Moving on, find out the difference here! What we are seeing is a difference in these elections. Let’s move on and see where we are!”

Stephen Miller, an adviser to the GOP candidate, noted: “[Harris] CRACKED UNDER PRESSURE. CHOKE EVERY TIME. Not a quality you want in a commander in chief. Meanwhile, Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce snarled, “Nonsense never ends.”

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