Kamala Harris made her first trip to Puerto Rico as vice president on Friday, apparently to drum up support among Hispanic voters, even though Puerto Ricans cannot vote in U.S. presidential elections.
While touring the territory’s capital, San Juan, Harris seized the opportunity to embarrass himself.
The video shows Harris, 59, clapping and smiling as a group of locals drums and sings in Spanish while standing in a courtyard near La Goico Workshop Community Cultural Center. He is seen smiling. Unbeknownst to the Democratic Party, local residents were protesting her visit.
Harris laughed and clapped a few lines of a protest song, but then… Mariana Reyes AngeloLa Goico’s managing director appears to be leaning over to explain the meaning of the lyrics to the vice president. The atmosphere changes immediately.
Frankie Miranda, president of the Hispanic Federation, standing to Harris’ left, grimaced. Harris stopped clapping his hands completely, but pursed his lips and nodded to the beat.
According to one translation, The lyrics are: “The history-making vice president has arrived / Want to know what you think about the colonies? / We’ll keep playing our country’s songs in full / Long live the freedom of Palestine and Haiti!”
Associated Press report One demonstrator reportedly shouted, “Yankees, go home!”
Demonstrators held placards that read: Said“Kamala Harris War Criminal” and “Free Palestine, Free Puerto Rico.”
Joseline Velasquez, a spokeswoman for the extremist group Jornada: Se Acabarón las Promesas, said a protester criticized Harris during her visit over the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war. He was one of the report NBC News.
Velasquez acknowledged that Harris’ visit was ultimately a campaign finance arrangement, calling it “disrespectful.”
of stated purpose The main point of Harris’ visit was to highlight the Biden administration’s “continued efforts to support the recovery and revitalization of the island.” The idea was to emphasize how it all started.
The implicit purpose of the trip was to boost Democratic support among Hispanics, especially among the more than 5 million Puerto Ricans living in the United States who can vote more than symbolically.
CBS News shown Recent polls show that Harris’ running mate has lost significant support among Hispanics since 2020, dropping from 65% to 53%.
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