{"id":2328271,"date":"2024-08-21T10:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T14:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-kamala-harris-make-fun-of-trumpers-and-the-constitution-in-a-post\/"},"modified":"2024-08-21T10:54:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T14:54:09","slug":"fact-check-did-kamala-harris-make-fun-of-trumpers-and-the-constitution-in-a-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-kamala-harris-make-fun-of-trumpers-and-the-constitution-in-a-post\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Kamala Harris Make Fun Of \u2018Trumpers\u2019 And The Constitution In A Post?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-kamala-harris-make-fun-of-trumpers-and-the-constitution-in-a-post%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2328271&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-acting-dni-richard-grenell-says-impeachment-process-now-a-political-weapon\/\" title=\"Former Acting DNI Richard Grenell Says Impeachment Process Now a \u2018Political Weapon\u2019\">recent post<\/a> on X (formerly Twitter) by user Billy Joe Cactus claims to\u2062 share a quote from Vice President Kamala Harris, suggesting she expressed a lack \u200cof concern for the Constitution. However, this quote is identified as false, with no evidence\u200c found in Harris&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-a-physician-federal-judges-say-doctors-can-continue-suit-against-fda-over-ivermectin\/\" title=\"Federal judges have ruled that doctors can proceed with their lawsuit against the FDA over Ivermectin, despite not being physicians.\">social \u2062media accounts<\/a> or any credible \u200bnews \u2064sources. The post claims Harris said, \u201cThese Trumpers think we care about the constitution,\u201d along with other controversial statements\u2063 regarding the use of power after Joe Biden&#8217;s presidency. Fact-checking confirms that this attribution is not genuine. \u2064Additionally, Hillary\u200d Clinton recently spoke at the Democratic \u2062National Convention, discussing Harris&#8217;s potential \u2062to \u200bbreak the &#8220;highest, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-credits-herself-for-making-it-seem-normal-to-have-a-woman-run-for-president-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hillary Clinton credits herself for \u2018making it seem normal\u2019 to have a woman run for president - Washington Examiner\">hardest glass ceiling<\/a>,&#8221; but Harris has notably avoided emphasizing her gender\u200c in her campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p><span>A post <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillyJoeEdwards\/status\/1823662980334043401\"><span>shared on X<\/span><\/a><span>  allegedly shows a quote from Vice President Kamala Harris that reads, in part, &ldquo;These Trumpers think we care about the constitution.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Anyone need a reminder of who Kamala is???? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xI9silBbUt\">pic.twitter.com\/xI9silBbUt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Billy Joe Cactus (@BillyJoeEdwards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillyJoeEdwards\/status\/1823662980334043401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence Harris said this. The alleged quote cannot be found via any of her social media accounts or in any credible news reports.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hillary Clinton spoke at the Democratic National Convention Monday night and spoke about the &ldquo;highest, hardest glass ceiling&rdquo; that she believes Harris can break, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ce317d27l7zo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC<\/a>. Unlike Clinton&rsquo;s 2016 presidential bid, Harris has seemingly avoided making her gender the center of her own, but Clinton believes she helped put &ldquo;cracks&rdquo; in said ceiling, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>An X post claims to show a Jan. 21, 2021 quote from Harris expressing disregard for the U.S. Constitution. Circled in red is the sentence &ldquo;These Trumpers think we care about the constitution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the alleged quote reads, &ldquo;We have the power now, it&rsquo;s time to end this They really don&rsquo;t get. We will block them in the courts, we will use federal law enforcement and the military. After Joe inflicts the death blow, I&rsquo;ll take the reigns.They will beg me for a loaf of bread.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span>This is not a genuine quote from Harris, however. There are no <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=a1240fbab318ff70&amp;rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1076US1076&amp;sxsrf=ADLYWII63niQoHXJ1ksdJRGLBRypt7idwg:1724168606004&amp;q=kamala+harris+says+these+Trumpers+think+we+care+about+the+constitution&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWZJPk1C9buWu--tLPKEpSxLqGfZiWMqdk6VF37sVUbkfuZLTj2oNC7EnrW0kOrs5_yzXFS7PD2zj-5Cc29Wnj5IzUaHojAIdqyC1HLwD4s3t6yQTN3GWiMOqP8qmSGPrM-HvbeP0BNRK8Wqte9HmotWM1zQEo4dCAawyxemAaFagOZxAL5y9hRm7COvNj7qslVUA19g&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjZuKzK9IOIAxVO4skDHcDKCLMQ0pQJegQIDhAB&amp;biw=1920&amp;bih=911&amp;dpr=1\"><span>credible news reports<\/span><\/a><span>  about Harris saying this and the statement cannot be found on her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=These%20Trumpers%20think%20we%20care%20about%20the%20constitution%20(from%3AKamalaHarris)&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\"><span>X<\/span><\/a><span>  or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044293396335\/search?q=these%20Trumpers%20think%20we%20care%20about%20the%20constitution\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><span>  accounts. She delivered her first speech as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> on Jan. 20, 2021 but made no such remarks, according to the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2021\/01\/20\/remarks-by-vice-president-kamala-harris-at-the-celebration-of-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">transcript<\/a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Claims that Harris made the statement first spread years ago. Check Your Fact previously <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/01\/28\/fact-check-they-will-beg-me-for-a-loaf-of-bread-did-kamala-harris-make-this-statement-about-trump-supporters\/\"><span>debunked<\/span><\/a><span>  this claim in January 2021. This claim was additionally debunked by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/fact-check\/kamala-harris-quote-about-disregarding-constitution-is-fake-2024-08-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact reached out to a Harris spokesperson.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post on X claims to feature a quote from Vice President Kamala Harris stating, \u201cThese Trumpers think we care about the constitution.\u201d The post questions if anyone needs a reminder of who Kamala is. However, this claim has been deemed false. There is no proof that Harris made this statement, as it cannot be found on her social media accounts or in any reliable news sources. <\/p>\n<p>In related news, Hillary Clinton spoke at the Democratic National Convention and discussed the &#8220;highest, hardest glass ceiling&#8221; that she believes Harris can break. Unlike Clinton&#8217;s 2016 presidential campaign, Harris has not focused on her gender during her own campaign; however, Clinton feels she contributed to creating &#8220;cracks&#8221; in that ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>The X post also claims to show a quote from January 21, 2021 where Harris allegedly expresses indifference towards the U.S. Constitution and includes statements about using federal law enforcement and military power. This quote is not authentic; there are no credible reports of Harris saying these words nor can they be found on her social media platforms. Her first speech as vice president was delivered on January 20, 2021 and did not include such remarks according to official transcripts.<\/p>\n<p>This false claim about Harris originated years ago and has previously been debunked by Check Your Fact in January 2021 as well as by Reuters. A spokesperson for Harris was contacted for further clarification<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2328272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2166319457-scaled-e1724175055837.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29362],"tags":[8062,13420,32438,33457,38792],"class_list":["post-2328271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-caller","tag-constitution","tag-fact-check","tag-kamala-harris","tag-media-analysis","tag-trumpers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2166319457-scaled-e1724175055837.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}