Political rallies are known for chants from the audience, but when Vice President Kamala Harris asked a crowd in Michigan to do this one thing, she was met with an awkward silence.
The Democratic nominee for president told the audience Monday to “shout your own name,” Fox News reported.
Harris attempted to muster the crowd by saying they are all in this together.
“We are all here because we are fighting for a democracy and for the right of people to be heard and seen,” Harris said. “We’re not about the enemy within. We know we are all in this together. That’s what we are fighting for.”
When the crowd started chanting, “Ka-ma-la, Ka-ma-la,” she responded with, “Now I want each of you to shout your own name. Do that.”
The request fell flat as the crowd went quiet.
Harris then laughed and said, “It’s about all of us,” before going on with her speech.
The moment was quickly memorialized with reactions on X, formerly Twitter.
“She is SO BAD at this… Kamala Harris’ rally crowd is completely stumped after she tells them to all start shouting their own names,” one user posted.
She is SO BAD at this… Kamala Harris' rally crowd is completely stumped after she tells them to all start shouting their own names.
— Chad Harper (@chadsright) October 29, 2024pic.twitter.com/ml9OxT1WZk
“CRINGE Kamala Harris makes a crowd go completely silent after she awkwardly tells them to chant their own name after they were chanting ‘Kamala’” another posted. “Now I want you to all shout your own names, do that!”
CRINGE
— James Jinnette (@james_jinnette1) October 29, 2024Kamala Harris makes a crowd go completely silent after she awkwardly tells them to chant their own name after they were chanting “Kamala”
“Now I want you to all shout your own names, do that!” pic.twitter.com/WeRrTXvC3a
Kamala: “I want each of you to shout your own name…”
— David Karim (@davidkarim) October 29, 2024
Kamala: (cackle cackle) pic.twitter.com/ZbUPZM0flJ
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 29, 2024
MAJOR cringe alert at the Kamala rally.
The crowd is chanting "Kamala! Kamala!"
She starts cackling, throws her hand up and shouts, "Now, I want each of you to shout your own name… DO THAT! Ha ha ha ha.."
*Deafening silence*pic.twitter.com/OyRmpmjjKX
