{"id":2343168,"date":"2024-09-18T22:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T02:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-tries-a-new-latina-accent-amid-criticisms-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T22:13:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T02:13:15","slug":"harris-tries-a-new-latina-accent-amid-criticisms-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-tries-a-new-latina-accent-amid-criticisms-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris tries a new \u2018Latina\u2019 accent amid criticisms &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fharris-tries-a-new-latina-accent-amid-criticisms-washington-examiner%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=2343168&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>Vice President Kamala Harris \u2062has come under scrutiny for her varying use of accents during her\u2062 campaign appearances. Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cmt-yanks-jason-aldeans-anti-riot-music-video-from-airwaves-amid-claims-its-pro-lynching\/\" title=\"CMT removes Jason Aldean&#039;s controversial music video for being &#039;pro-lynching&#039;.\">social\u200c media users<\/a> have pointed out\u2062 that\u2064 she appeared to adopt a new \u2063&#8221;Latina&#8221; \u2062accent while \u2064speaking to the Congressional Hispanic\u2064 Caucus Institute Leadership Conference in Washington, \u200bD.C. This has \u2062sparked ridicule and criticism from \u200dpolitical opponents and commentators, including former President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign, who referred to her \u2064accent as &#8220;fake.&#8221; Critics have noted her previous use of \u200ddifferent regional \u2062accents, including Southern and Detroit accents, further\u2062 igniting discussions about her authenticity and\u2063 adaptability. The \u2062incident has led \u2063to a lively online debate \u2064and multiple reactions\u200d highlighting the \u2062perceived insincerity in her \u2064varying \u200bspeech patterns. Harris has been seen modifying her voice in various locations, leading to \u2064questions regarding her motives\u2064 behind these changes.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris tries a new &lsquo;Latina&rsquo; accent amid criticisms<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1763868\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, who grew up in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/quebec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Quebec<\/a>, has been mocked for her various adaptations of regional accents while on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ocasio-cortez-fires-back-after-biden-rejects-proposal-to-cancel-50k-in-student-loan-debt\/\" title=\"Ocasio-Cortez Fires Back After Biden Rejects Proposal To Cancel K In Student Loan Debt\">presidential campaign trail<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-a-recent-anti-government-protest-in-cuba\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show A Recent Anti-Government Protest In Cuba?\">social media users claimed<\/a> that Harris revealed a new &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/latinos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Latina<\/a>&rdquo; accent for the first time while speaking to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Leadership Conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh it&rsquo;s good to see so many friends,&rdquo; Harris said as she looked at the Washington, D.C., crowd.<\/p>\n<p>An audience member yelled out that they loved her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I love you back!&rdquo; Harris responded with a vocal change that revealed a slight accent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MONTAGE: Kamala Harris revealed a new accent while speaking to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus today.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a childhood in Berkley, California &amp; Montreal, Canada, Kamala uses what she thinks is a Latina accent, a Detroit accent, a southern accent, a French accent, and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RuSS3llpD6\">pic.twitter.com\/RuSS3llpD6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1836449352824557985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s 2024 campaign account, Trump War Room, wrote on X, &ldquo;Kamala debuts her fake Hispanic accent while speaking to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When did she become Latina???&rdquo; former Rep. George Santos asked, adding in a social media <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1818700101520703898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"video\">video<\/a> laughing at the accent. &ldquo;Oh, Kamala, stop killing me here!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Will she call them the &lsquo;Latinx&rsquo; community?&rdquo; former Trump campaign adviser Steve Cortes <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1818685750814425312\" title=\"reacted\">reacted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala debuts a Latina accent&hellip; No matter how bad you expect it to be, I promise you it&rsquo;s worse,&rdquo; a social media user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonofHas\/status\/1836453181535997982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reacted\">reacted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So how many accents has she done since campaigning? I lost count at this point,&rdquo; another social media user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1836453299190395116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"asked\">asked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Labor Day, Harris was campaigning in Detroit, and social media users noticed that she had modified her voice with an unusual accent as she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ImMeme0\/status\/1830662626537623578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shouted\">shouted<\/a>, &ldquo;You better thank a union member!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In August, she was also heard <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ken_FiveSolas\/status\/1818437498395410873\" title=\"using a Southern accent\">using a Southern accent<\/a> in Georgia. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">  https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexbruesewitz\/status\/1830749094391783880 <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On the same day in Detroit, she spoke differently than she did while in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>This past Saturday night, Harris seemed to again alter the tone of her voice during an address to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation&rsquo;s 2024 Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hello to all my divine nine brothers and sisters,&rdquo; she proclaimed and then switched back to her normal manner of speaking.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">  https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanAFournier\/status\/1835125622974083324 <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProudElephantUS\/status\/1831074492270915927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1831074492270915927%7Ctwgr%5Edbac3433fdeffefa9d525121f668f8d8593c00c5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pressed<\/a> White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about Harris&rsquo;s use of accents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Since when does the <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> have what sounds like a Southern accent?&rdquo; Doocy asked during a White House press briefing in early September.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have no idea what you&rsquo;re talking about,&rdquo; the White House press secretary shot back, adding, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not even going to entertain some question about &mdash; it&rsquo;s just, hearing it sounds so ridiculous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is that how she talks in meetings here?&rdquo; Doocy continued to press, to which Jean-Pierre moved on to another reporter without addressing his questions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">  https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProudElephantUS\/status\/1831074492270915927 <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Reactions to the latest speech by Harris on Wednesday adds to the various accusations that she frequently adopts multiple accents that have included Midwestern, Southern, Latino, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NuanceBro\/status\/1458823316546985995\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"French accents\">French accents<\/a> depending on her audience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During her Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute address on Wednesday, Harris noted that she grew up with a mother who had an accent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would often see how my mother was treated. She was a 5-foot-tall brown woman with an accent. And I would see how the world would sometimes treat her,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to tell you something, and this is where I come from. My mother never lost her cool.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1763868\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1763868\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris, who was raised in California and Quebec, has faced ridicule for her shifting regional accents during her presidential campaign. Recently, social media users noted that she appeared to adopt a new &#8220;Latina&#8221; accent while addressing the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Leadership Conference. As she engaged with the audience in Washington, D.C., Harris responded to a supporter\u2019s shout of affection with a noticeable change in her voice that hinted at an accent. <\/p>\n<p>Critics have pointed out that despite her upbringing in Berkeley and Montreal, Harris has experimented with various accents including Latina, Detroit, Southern, and French throughout her campaign. The Trump War Room account on X commented on this by questioning when she had become Latina and mocking her accent. Other social media users expressed disbelief at the number of different accents she has used since starting her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>During recent appearances\u2014including one on Labor Day in Detroit where she emphasized union support\u2014and another speech to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation\u2014Harris&#8217;s vocal style seemed to shift depending on the audience. Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy challenged White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about these changes during a briefing; however, she dismissed his inquiries as absurd.<\/p>\n<p>In her address to the Hispanic Caucus Institute, Harris reflected on growing up with an accented mother and how it affected their experiences: \u201cI would often see how my mother was treated&#8230; My mother never lost her cool.\u201d This latest instance adds to ongoing discussions about Harris&#8217;s tendency to modify her speech based on who she&#8217;s speaking to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2343169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kamala-Harris-2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13709,4021,41200],"class_list":["post-2343168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-criticisms","tag-harris","tag-latina-accent"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kamala-Harris-2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343168","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\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}