Republican Sen. John Kennedy unleashed on former Vice President Kamala Harris Monday, chiding the potential 2028 candidate for desperately cozying up to “Lulu Lenins” — unveiling a new nickname for democratic socialists that quickly went viral online.
Kennedy (R-La.) bitingly called Harris “no longer relevant” in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity Monday night and mocked her for trying to woo progressives after her disastrous loss to President Trump in 2024.
“No disrespect, but Vice President Harris is no longer relevant. She had her shot and she missed,” the senator told Hannity.
“She can cozy up to the ‘Lulu Lenins’ all she wants to,” Kennedy quipped.
Harris — who said she is “thinking about” a 2028 presidential bid — has been quietly strengthening ties with one of the Democratic Party’s fastest-rising socialist stars, recently holding an extended private phone call with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The snappy nickname for the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) comrades is a combination of the popular and pricey athletic apparel brand Lululemon and Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, who founded the communist Soviet Union.
The Louisiana senator’s sharp-witted moniker for the far-left faction of the Dem party quickly went viral online — with many praising the 74-year-old’s humor.
“As much as I like my Lululemons, whoever wrote Lulu Lenin into Senator Kennedy’s talking points deserves a Pulitzer,” one person joked on X.
“New sen. kennedy banger just dropped: ‘Lulu Lenins,” another gushed.
A self-claimed DSA member even conceded that the moniker is catchy, declaring themselves a “Proud Lulu Lenin.”
Kennedy’s colorful new nickname isn’t the first time he’s comically ripped into socialists.
During a Fox News interview in July, the senator compared a list of countries that tried and failed with socialism as being as long as “King Kong’s genitalia.”
In February, Kennedy also blasted some anti-ICE protesters as giving off what he described as an “I’ve got a freezer full of body parts in my basement” vibe during an interview on the network.
“They’re allowed to be deeply weird — but they’re NOT allowed to be violent,” Kennedy wrote on X in response to his remark about the protesters.
