She hasn't carried the burden yet.
Vice President Kamala Harris uttered one of her ragtag catchphrases during a campaign event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, despite facing widespread ridicule for the meme-worthy quip.
The 59-year-old Democratic presidential candidate casually uttered the slogan “unburdened my heart” during a speech to union members on Monday night, sparking a social media stir.
“We have dreams. We can see what's possible without being limited by what's been,” Harris said.
Critics were quick to seize on the moment on social media, with one noting that “the masters of word salad have done it again.”
“Kamala becomes upset and launches into her favorite awkwardly overused line: 'When you let go of the burden of your past, you see what's possible!'” one user posted to X.
“Oh my goodness, she has lightened my burden,” complained another.
And one user tweeted: “And then he said it again…”
Others posted numerous memes, including one about an episode of The Simpsons in which Bart Simpson became famous for his nonsensical catchphrase, leading people to beg him to “say it.”
Others reeled off a string of phrases, meme-worthy quips and ill-timed laughs that have seen Harris widely mocked in recent years.
“She's gonna bring out the coconut tree line like it's a greatest hits show on the eve of the election. No coconut trees, no bus wheels, no weight,” one X user tweeted.
Despite the ridicule, Harris has made “lightening the burden” a kind of battle cry in recent years.
She uses the phrase so often that there are multi-minute compilations you can watch online and an entire Wikipedia section dedicated to her use of the word.
In one mashup, she gravely recites the cryptic line more than 20 times, with many commentators repeatedly left confused as to what she is trying to say.
Harris faced backlash earlier in the day after she was accused of using a “fake accent” in comments to Michigan teachers union members.
The vice president appeared to change his tone of voice during particularly heated moments and while interacting with supporters in the crowd at the Detroit high school.
