Vice President Kamala Harris served up some of her trademark “word salad” Monday during a White House briefing on the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
Harris, 60, urged Southern California residents displaced by widespread evacuation orders to remain patient as first responders work to ensure neighborhoods are safe to re-enter.
However, several X users noted that it took the vice president far more words than necessary to express her point.
“It’s critically important that, to the extent you can find anything that gives you an ability to be patient in this extremely dangerous and unprecedented crisis, that you do,” Harris said in her wordy message to Californians eager to get back home.
One X user described the vice president’s message as “Classic Kamala.”
“‘Be patient’ means the same thing but listen to this word salad instead,” another person tweeted.
A different social media user remarked on how they continue to be amazed by “how long it takes her to get to the point.”
“So basically, these victims should be unburdened by what has been,” read one X user’s summary of Harris’ remarks, which referenced one of the vice president’s most famous word-salad catchphrases.
Several supporters of President-elect Donald Trump chimed in to argue that the country “dodged a bullet” on Election Day, and reminded people Harris’ “word salads” will soon be a thing of the past – at least in the White House.
“Yes. Be patient,” one Trump supporter wrote, before adding, “Competent leadership will be here in one week.”
“Word salads are off the menu after January 20th,” another X user posted, referring to Trump’s inauguration date.
