Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday, hours before skipping the Al Smith Catholic Charity Dinner, visited Wisconsin during the campaign to speak to supporters about expanding abortion rights and speak out against pro-life activism. He did not shy away from the demonstrators.
“We will move forward because our fight is a fight for the future, a fight for freedom, a fight for freedom. Like the fundamental freedom of not being told what to do,'' Harris told the crowd.
“Again, we do not intend to be gaslighted on this matter. We do not intend to be gaslighted on this matter. , I remember that they did exactly what he intended,” she added.
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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris arrived Monday to address a campaign rally at the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
Harris was then interrupted by anti-abortion demonstrators and said with a laugh: “Oh, you guys are at the wrong rally.”
“I think he was going to the little store down the street,” he added, referring to former President Trump's store, as rallygoers cheered.
On social media, users speculated that Harris was responding to a particular attendee who shouted “Jesus is Lord.” FOX News Digital has reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.
The rally came as Harris was absent from the 79th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Banquet in New York City. The dinner began in 1946 and has raised millions of dollars for charities supporting women and children.
Former U.S. president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend the 79th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Hilton Midtown in New York on October 17, 2024. , New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan (left). (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)
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Since then, it has grown as a political and cultural feature of the election season, but Harris typically skips bipartisan political events that add a bit of levity to the campaign trail each presidential election cycle, and many surprised people.
Harris became the first presidential candidate from a major party to not attend the event since Walter Mondale in 1984.
Fox News Digital's Brian Flood and Emma Colton contributed to this report.
