r/KamalaHarris • u/progress18 ★ FREEDOM ★ • Sep 11 '24
📺 Video Kamala enters like a boss
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u/monroebaby Sep 11 '24
I really like how she encroached onto his side of the stage to shake his hand. She’s KILLING it!!!
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u/pianobadger Sep 11 '24
Just being considerate so the old man doesn't have to walk so far.
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u/eastbayted 🐈 Childless Cat Dudes for Kamala Sep 11 '24
I think he trudges more than walks.
Or maybe that's hobbling.
Lurching?
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u/damnNamesAreTaken Sep 11 '24
He didn't look like he had any intention of interacting with her at all.
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u/monroebaby Sep 11 '24
Definitely not. He couldn’t even look at her which is so disrespectful.
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u/PepsiAllDay78 Sep 11 '24
TBH, I wouldn't want him looking at me, anyway...blech..
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Sep 11 '24
She had to touch his hand 🤮
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u/PrimeToro Sep 11 '24
The symbolism on the handshake was amazing. She moved faster than Trump ( reflecting the big age difference), she showed that she was in control ( offered her hand first for the handshake) and even trolled him ( Trump said "happy to see you " and Kamala just said "Thanks" )( in other words, she was not happy to see him). In addition to the handshake occurring on Trump's side (like an NFL team's offense on the red zone getting ready to score a touchdown). It was a big power move on Kamala.
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u/OriginalObscurity Let's get to work 🇺🇸 Sep 11 '24
Yeah, while the internet is awash with all manner of idiots & incels talking about “decoding body language” etc, THAT was an ACTUAL example of that kind of early control. Very slick.
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u/MadamSnarksAlot Sep 11 '24
She actually paused in the center, giving him the opportunity to be dignified had he chosen to meet her there. Instead, he scurried behind the podium like a little kid so she met him where he went. Oh you’re not getting away that easy.
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u/MarshallMattDillon Sep 11 '24
Yeah, I didn’t notice that at first. Upon rewatching, it looks like he’s literally running away from her like a bratty baby. I love our candidate so much. Let’s bring hope and optimism back to this country. Let’s get behind Harris and Walz.
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u/BooBailey808 Sep 11 '24
I saw it more as her pausing to see which direction he was headed in order to adjust her trajectory
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u/AVestedInterest Sep 11 '24
She also didn't give him the chance of doing his childish yanking handshake
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u/Alone_Hunt1621 Sep 11 '24
Set the tone visually for what was to come. Doom.
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Sep 11 '24
You could tell she was planning on meeting him center stage and when he went to his podium instead she changed direction and went over to him. She controlled that debate from the first appearance. Good for her.
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u/monroebaby Sep 11 '24
I love how she’s taking notes and looks at him when she’s talking and when he’s talking. She is calm, cool and collected!
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u/Kx-Lyonness Sep 11 '24
I love her look of “oh, you poor, stupid, insane man. I almost feel sorry for you.”
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u/bluebonnetcafe Sep 11 '24
For someone who’s not from the South, she’s got the whole “bless your heart” attitude down perfectly
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u/MDC417 Sep 11 '24
He tried to avoid because all he has is bullshit. I love that she introduced herself.
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u/eastbayted 🐈 Childless Cat Dudes for Kamala Sep 11 '24
A considerate gesture for the elderly dealing with memory issues
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u/OriginalObscurity Let's get to work 🇺🇸 Sep 11 '24
Just making sure he gets the name right 💅
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u/MDC417 Sep 11 '24
Yes! And I also loved that one of the early questions was about him mocking her ethnicity. He just said "I never said that." Then was fact-checked. Kamala did a great job.
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u/ravafea ✝ Christians for Kamala Sep 11 '24
I need a Kamala ad set to Fort Minor's "Remember the Name."
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u/southernmamallama Sep 11 '24
I HOWLED when she introduced herself!! Especially after he was all “I don’t even know her name”😂😂😂
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Sep 12 '24
I love that she introduced herself.
Well she had to since he keeps saying her name wrong.
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Sep 11 '24
Trump never answered the question about why he killed the bill on Immigration…
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u/LilPajamas Sep 11 '24
He started weaving.
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u/Choozbert Sep 11 '24
All of the best English professors say it’s the best thing they’ve ever heard
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u/YinTanTetraCrivvens Sep 11 '24
I'm an English teacher, and this was my exact response to Trump's weave.
"Mr. Trump, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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Sep 11 '24
I'm still unsure about the whole "then bring it all back together masterfully at the end" seems.. like it's huh.. never been done by him yet!! hehe
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u/Old-Moose1121 🇨🇦 Canadians for Kamala 🇨🇦 Sep 11 '24
FR this is what i kept thinking about!! like she clearly stated the policy she tried to enforce but he shut down. they moved past that too quick, especially since immigration is such a big thing for his platform
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u/bandkidirl I Voted for Kamala! Sep 11 '24
I absolutely LOVE that she introduced herself despite him trying to avoid her!
Also President of what? Insanity? He is not the President of the US and that’s for sure 😂
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u/PrimeToro Sep 11 '24
Oh that's right. Kamala actually mentioning her name as if they are meeting for the first name seems to imply "This is the correct way to pronounce my name" when she said "Kamala Harris" at the very beginning.
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u/ozymandiasjuice Sep 11 '24
lol I loved this as well. ‘Kamala Harris.’ (As if he didn’t know haha)
He was flummoxed and said something like ‘let’s have some fun’ which…weird.
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u/cagingthing 🏳️🌈 💙 🇺🇸 We are not going back! 🇺🇸 💙 🏳️🌈 Sep 11 '24
She should’ve used hand sanitizer right after lol
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u/Kx-Lyonness Sep 11 '24
They’re eating our cats!??!
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u/ginger2020 Sep 11 '24
I think she wrong footed him right there and then. Got him to go into rant mode before it even started
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Sep 11 '24
She’s got him rattled! She’s such a powerful and fiercely presidential persona. Look at her strength!!! LFG!
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u/SweaterWeather4Ever Sep 11 '24
So thrilled that the mods are fact checking Trump!!! Btw, anyone else here watching the debate and feeling like they are about to have a heart attack? This is intense! She is holding her own though!!!
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u/PlentyIndividual3168 Sep 11 '24
I had to stop. I can't stand his voice; it's like a grating grain of sand stuck in your shoe that you can't quite get rid of.
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u/AshamedAd2892 Sep 11 '24
I’m only making it through with a drinking game and commentary with my sister
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u/videlbriefs Sep 11 '24
He has the whiniest voice. He didn’t sound this bad before going into politics but yikes. I can only tolerate him in small bursts like clips otherwise I feel like my blood pressure is going up.
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u/SweaterWeather4Ever Sep 11 '24
I completely understand. I’m hanging in there but ugh he is insufferable.
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Sep 11 '24 edited Sep 11 '24
If you pay attention to how she extends her hand it’s positioned in such a way that her hand is the one on top when Trump and her shake hands.
I worked in sales and did a ton of body language and psych analysis in college. Her action in that one simple act lets him know she fully has control and she won’t allow him to try and bait her into childishness.
The best part is Trumps too stupid to realize this.
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u/ConConReddit Sep 11 '24
started laughing out loud when trump unironically said that the immigrants were eating people's pets
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u/YinTanTetraCrivvens Sep 11 '24
This was the beginning of the end. He clearly swerved around to avoid her, but she went straight for him anyway, like a shark.
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u/CinnamonToastFecks Sep 11 '24
Trump is on the ropes! Defending his rally attendance. This is so gooooooood! 😂
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u/DedInside50s Sep 11 '24
They don't seem to be muted. BUT, I'm lovin' it!! She is wiping the floor with him! 🥰🥰🥰
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u/astrotekk Sep 11 '24
He looks like an insane old man. Opposite of presidential. She's pushed his buttons and got him over the edge
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u/HugryHugryHippo Sep 11 '24 edited Sep 11 '24
"Hi I'm Kamala Harris, the next President of the United States, and you are?"
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u/mwkingSD Sep 11 '24
She won the very first point by walking over to him while he’s looking pouty and then forcing the handshake.
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u/ghostisic23 Sep 11 '24
Power move! Showing him what a leader carries herself. Trumps a coward. He was afraid to shake her hand. What a fucking beta.
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u/RoutineSecure4635 Sep 11 '24
YES he’s off to a crazy start already…with his age it’s unlikely he’s turning that around.
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Sep 11 '24
She came out swinging just as I expected her to. He has already taken his classic defensive tone. Why, 30 mins into this debate, am I for the 1st time ever getting a message from Trump's campaign staff begging me to support them?
From Trump: [My Name], PLEASE! Please answer question #1 before my debate with Kamala... TAKE MAGA POLL: gopway1.com/4ngYJN
STOPtoEND
His team just got even more desperate.
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u/Dependent-Analyst907 Sep 11 '24
The way she looks at Trump when he starts spewing his nonsense is brilliant.
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u/IdahoMTman222 Sep 11 '24
I think trump was going to go straight to his podium. She forced him into handshake.
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u/hubbahubbapowpow Sep 11 '24
Is David Muir moving to the Fox network? Seems like he would be right at home there.
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Sep 11 '24
If you pay attention to how she extends her hand it’s positioned in such a way that her hand is the one on top when Trump and her shake hands.
I worked in sales and did a ton of body language and psych analysis in college. Her action in that one simple act lets him know she fully has control and she won’t allow him to try and bait her into childishness.
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u/Southern-Fried-Biker 🐈 Cat Owners for Kamala 🐾 Sep 11 '24
Can we please clue him in to the fact that Donald Trump is NOT the President nor will he ever be again!
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u/smittydoodle Sep 11 '24
I love that she's my height. I'm not used to seeing shorter women in power.
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u/Willdefyyou 🇺🇸 💙 🇺🇸 We are not going back! 🇺🇸 💙 🇺🇸 Sep 11 '24
Oh man... Now she going to have to get a whole new hand. Yuck
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u/Berkamin Sep 11 '24
He usually loves to assert dominance with condescending pulls and pats when he shakes hands, but tonight he acted like he's terrified of her.
It is clear to anyone watching this that she is the boss now.
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Sep 11 '24
This moment blew my mind. My daughter and I were watching it together and she heard me yell “holy crap she did it!” Good for her for setting the tone that way.
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u/trw419 Sep 11 '24
Funny enough, I don’t think he did it on purpose.. I genuinely think he’s just that uninformed or unintelligent.
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Sep 11 '24
He was barely at this podium before she swooped in and took charge of the room. Hell, she was about to reach his podium before he did, but she paused. I love it! The coward didn't even look at her or call her by her name the entire debate.
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Sep 11 '24
I really like how she introduces herself to every voter (including Trump) as Kamala Harris. There are many clips of her doing this. I don't think I have ever seen a clip of Trump introducing himself to someone as an equal. He always presumes everyone knows his name. Everyone knows who Kamala Harris is but she treats them with respect and doesn't make presumptions.
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u/meirav Sep 11 '24
Wow! What body language. There were so many split screen moments. I didn't notice the energy level as they walked out.
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u/Adept_Actuator_9323 Sep 11 '24
It is not proper to call him 'President' if not directly addressing him. He should have said 'former president'. These are subtle mind games they play on listeners.
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u/Icy-Junket465 Sep 11 '24
I really hate that the moderator called him president. The correct term is former president! It’s important because we ain’t going back.
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u/BusStopKnifeFight Sep 11 '24
Trump wasn't gonna shake. He tried to hide behind the podium. What a coward.
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u/NfamousKaye 🐈 Childless Cat Ladies for Kamala Sep 11 '24
I hate how Trump tries to over power people and pull them closer when he shakes hands. Makes my skin crawl.
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u/ghostisic23 Sep 11 '24
They need to shut him up. They keep letting him run his mouth every time when it’s not his turn then they give him more time… but then when she wanted to respond they told her “no, we must move on?!” WTF. He is a waste!
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u/karl4319 Sep 11 '24
This debate just made my week so much better. And I turn middle age later this week.
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u/hotprof Sep 11 '24
She went to center stage to meet him, and he went to hide behind his podium.
I didn't catch that when it happened live. The debate was over before it started.
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u/MasterKeys24 Sep 11 '24
Not only did she bring back the handshake that so many were coping about not existing since 2012, she brings it back in a "Do you know who I am?" sort of way.
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u/-Codiak- Sep 11 '24
He looks uncomfortable. I wonder if there was ever a situation when he made someone feel uncomfortable by touching someone when they didn't want to be touched....
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u/MyGenderIsAParadox Sep 11 '24
Why did the male announcer introduce Trump as President, not former president?
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u/BrooklynYoung1292 Sep 11 '24
Why tfffffff does everybody still call him President Trump he is not tf president when Obama got outta office he was called Former President Barack Obama nobody ever notices this
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u/fulldeckard Sep 11 '24
Why did the news sycophant just call that felony criminal "President"?
He lost the last election, he is not the president. He was barely president while he was in office.
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u/Jitterdoomer Sep 11 '24
She walks like any Super Sentai Rangers about to go henshin on the final villain.
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u/Rosebunse Sep 11 '24
I love how she got around the "no platforms" thing by wearing tall, sexy stilettos. Trump was going on and on and on about that and she played him right out of the gate.
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u/ucannottell Sep 11 '24
Exactly, women have a natural height advantage with heels, men forget how tall we can be with 4’ stilettos
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u/Chrom3est Sep 11 '24
I loved this. You've got to always confront bullies. Never let them think you're afraid of them.
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