Vice President Kamala Harris turned heads at a Labor Day rally in Detroit, Michigan, when she showed off what critics called a “new accent.”
Harris spent Monday off in the Motor City, hoping to solidify support among blue-collar union workers in a key battleground state that will help preserve Democratic victories in November's election.
“You better thank your union members for giving you a five-day work week,” Harris told the crowd, in a clear shift in vernacular. “You better thank them for taking sick days. You better thank them for giving you paid time off. You better thank them for giving you holidays.”
Conservative X account Johnny Maga shared a video criticizing VP Harris' “Detroit-speak,” calling her “embarrassing and fake.”
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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to union members surrounded by union leaders during a campaign event at Northwestern High School in Detroit, Michigan, on September 2, 2024. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
“This is her seventh new accent in four weeks,” Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller responded. “Literally she has never used this accent before. She grew up in Canada. The most hypocritical politician in politics.”
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“For Kamala Harris, politics is all about performance,” said Republican strategist Matt Whitlock. “Just as she changes her policy positions and political personas, she also changes her fake accent. Today she's speaking with a fake Southern accent and pretending to be a moderate. Next week she'll be back to being a San Francisco liberal.”
Critics slammed Vice President Kamala Harris' new “accent” at a rally in Detroit, Michigan on Monday. (Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The Trump campaign drew attention to Harris' “awkward” accent in another video, in which she tells rally-goers, “Let's get through the next 64 days, how about we do it?” before bursting into laughter.
“What did I just see… what the hell is this new accent,” TikTok Libs responded. “The fakeness and embarrassment is off the charts.”
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Other X users Compared to Harris' accent He is the voice of the iconic Looney Tunes character, Foghorn Leghorn.
The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Many of Harris' critics have compared her “accent” to the voice of the popular Looney Tunes character Foghorn Leghorn. (Screenshot/Warner Bros. Discovery)
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Harris has repeatedly been accused of changing her accent depending on the group she is speaking to.
In July, Harris was accused of using a fake Southern accent while speaking at a rally in Atlanta, and during a 2021 international trip to France, critics alleged she used a “French accent” while touring a COVID-19 lab.
