Kamala Harris’s final days as vice president are proving to be a masterclass in why voters overwhelmingly rejected her bid for the presidency last November. While Harris has been presiding over the Senate and swearing in new members, she managed to turn what should have been a routine event into a viral embarrassment that will live rent-free in our minds for years.
As Harris led the Senate chamber in the Pledge of Allegiance, she somehow flubbed a verse so basic that it’s recited perfectly by millions of schoolchildren every morning. Instead of the full pledge, Harris delivered this mangled rendition:
“I pledge allegiance to the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands…”
HOLY SH!T Kamala Harris doesn't know the Pledge Of Allegiance
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 3, 2025
She skipped “to the flag.” You know, the central symbol of the pledge, the very thing you’re pledging allegiance to. A minor mistake? Maybe. But for someone who aspired to lead this nation, it’s a telling moment that reinforces why so many Americans felt she just didn’t take the job seriously.
It’s not like Harris is new to public office or ceremonial duties. As vice president, she’s been required to preside over the Senate countless times. The Pledge of Allegiance is hardly an obscure tradition. Yet here she was, tripping over one of the most fundamental expressions of American patriotism.
For context, here’s the full Pledge of Allegiance as it should have been recited:
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
By leaving out “to the flag,” Harris inadvertently highlighted what many critics have argued all along: her connection to America’s values and traditions often seems superficial at best.
The gaffe couldn’t come at a worse time for Harris, who is just days away from presiding over the Senate’s certification of her own landslide defeat. While it’s unlikely this moment will affect her political future—because, frankly, it’s already dim—it serves as a perfect symbol of the disarray that defined her vice presidency and campaign.
In a few days, Harris will officially pass the baton to President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. For now, she’s left the country with one more unintentional laugh, a fitting end to an administration often defined by its disconnect from the American people.
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