During a leadership summit, US Vice President Kamala Harris used strong language to emphasize the importance of minorities advocating for themselves. She urged them to persistently overcome obstacles, even if it means “kicking that door down.
“We have to know that sometimes people will open the door for you and leave it open,” Mrs Harris, 59, said at the annual Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Legislative Leadership Summit.
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“Sometimes they won’t, and then you need to kick that f****** door down,” Mrs Harris said.
Mrs Harris quickly said, “Excuse my language”, as the audience laughed.
Mrs. Harris, who is spearheading the Biden-Harris re-election campaign’s initiatives related to women’s and reproductive rights, recounted a personal story. She highlighted the importance of resilience, emphasizing that her parents met during a civil rights march and were trailblazers in overcoming challenges.
“Here’s the thing about breaking down barriers. It does not mean that you start on one side of the barrier and end up on another,” she said. “There’s breaking involved. And when you break things you get cut and you may bleed. And it is worth it every time.”
While it’s uncommon for presidents and vice presidents to use strong language, instances of such language have been observed, sometimes in private conversations or leaked discussions. For example, Joe Biden once referred to his rival Donald Trump as “a f**k sick ” and used explicit terms to describe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “bad fu**ing guy” and an “a***ole.”
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