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A resurfaced video of Vice President Kamala Harris making a controversial joke about killing Donald Trump and Mike Pence on The Ellen DeGeneres Show has reignited fierce debate following a second assassination attempt on the former president. The clip, which originally aired during Harris’s appearance on the daytime talk show in 2018, has sparked renewed outrage in light of recent events, leading many Trump supporters to point to this incident as further evidence of political hostility against the former president.
In the video, Ellen DeGeneres posed a hypothetical question to Harris, asking who she would rather be stuck in an elevator with: Trump, Pence, or then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Harris responded with a laugh, followed by a joke suggesting she might want to “kill” them all. While the comment was made in a lighthearted context, it has resurfaced at a time when Trump has faced multiple threats, including the most recent attempt on his life.
Conservative figures and Trump loyalists are once again drawing attention to this moment, accusing Harris of contributing to a toxic political climate that they argue encourages violence against the former president. The resurfacing of the video has added fuel to claims that political rhetoric from high-ranking Democrats has emboldened individuals to act violently against their opponents.
The backlash comes just days after the second attempt on Trump’s life, raising concerns about escalating political violence in the U.S. While the suspect behind the recent attempt has been taken into custody, details regarding their motivations have yet to be fully disclosed. Nevertheless, Trump supporters have seized upon this event, arguing that inflammatory jokes and comments like Harris’s only serve to inflame tensions.
Harris, who has faced criticism before for her sharp political rhetoric, has not publicly addressed the resurfaced video since it began circulating again. At the time of the original broadcast, she brushed off the comment as a joke, and the controversy faded. However, the new context of real threats against Trump has made the remark a flashpoint for debate about the line between political humor and incitement to violence.
Disclaimer: ECONOTIMES cannot independently verify the motivations behind the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump or whether there is any direct connection to past remarks made by public figures. The resurfacing of the 2018 video has reignited the conversation, but any claims of political violence stemming from this joke remain speculative at this time.
As Trump prepares for another run at the presidency in 2024, the heightened political climate is prompting renewed scrutiny of past comments and behaviors from prominent figures on both sides of the aisle. With political violence becoming an ever-present concern, how political leaders frame their words may have broader implications for national discourse.
ECONOTIMES has reached out to representatives for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump for comment, but no responses have been received as of this publication. Further updates will follow as more information becomes available.
