Vice President Kamala Harris told Green Bay supporters Thursday that she “stood up to veterans” in a brutal gaffe that capped off a long day of campaigning in Wisconsin.
Vice President Kamala Harris told supporters Thursday that she “stood up to veterans” in a brutal gaffe that capped off a long day of campaigning in Wisconsin.
Harris, 59, was in the middle of touting her tenure as California’s attorney general when she mistakenly bragged about standing up to America’s war heroes.
“I stood up to veterans, and stood up for — excuse me,” the vice president said, quickly correcting the error after grimacing.
Some in the crowd appeared to groan, while others laughed at the blunder.
“[I] stood up for veterans and students being scammed by big, for-profit colleges,” Harris clarified.
The event was held just across from Lambeau Field, the iconic home of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers.
A Harris campaign official said over 4,000 people attended the rally at the Resch Expo. The southern rock band Alabama was holding a concert at the arena next door around the time of Harris’ speech.
Jim Ridderbush, a local union leader, introduced Harris as “the president of the United States” before she took the stage — in another apparent gaffe.
