Harris urges Democrats to behave like elephants

[ad_1] Former Vice President Kamala Harris urged Democrats throughout the nation to behave like elephants in a clumsy digression throughout her speech Wednesday night time.

Harris delivered her first public tackle since dropping the 2024 election on Wednesday in California, providing an offended and adverse view of President Donald Trump's first 100 days in workplace.

"Please enable me, pals, to digress for a second," she informed the viewers at Emerge's twentieth anniversary gala in San Francisco. "Okay, it is type of darkish in right here, however I'm going to ask for a present of arms. Who noticed that video from a few weeks in the past? The one of many elephants on the San Diego Zoo in the course of the earthquake. Google it when you have not seen it.

"In order that scene has been on my thoughts. Everyone has been asking what are you desirous about nowadays. For individuals who have not seen it, right here these elephants had been, and as quickly as they felt the earth shaking beneath their ft, they acquired in a circle and stood subsequent to one another to guard essentially the most weak. Give it some thought. What a robust metaphor," she continued.

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris urged Democrats to behave like elephants throughout her first look since dropping the 2024 election. (AP Picture/Jacquelyn Martin)

"As a result of we all know those that attempt to incite concern are best once they divide and conquer. After they separate the herd, once they attempt to make everybody suppose they're alone. However within the face of disaster, the lesson is do not, do not scatter," she added.

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"The intuition needs to be to instantly discover and join with one another, and to know that the circle can be stronger," she mentioned.

<img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/1200/675/gettyimages-2212838466.jpg?ve=1&tl=1" alt="SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 30: Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a keynote address during the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala at the Palace Hotel on April 30, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Kamala Harris delivered her first public speech since leaving office in January. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)" width="1200" height="675"/> Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a keynote tackle in the course of the Emerge twentieth Anniversary Gala on the Palace Resort on April 30, 2025, in San Francisco, California. Kamala Harris delivered her first public speech since leaving workplace in January. (Picture by Justin Sullivan/Getty Photographs)

Many customers on social media had been fast to mock Harris' story as weird and jarring within the context of her speech.

"It's higher to maintain your mouth closed and let individuals suppose you're a idiot than to open it and take away all doubt," wrote one consumer, @JohnETiffany1, referencing a standard maxim.

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The previous vice chairman didn't tackle rumors that she could also be contemplating a run for governor of California throughout her speech.

The organizer, Emerge, is a coaching group that seeks to organize Democratic ladies to run for workplace. It charged $25 for viewers to achieve entry to the digital livestream. Different bundle choices included a $100 charge for younger professionals and a $250 normal admission ticket.

Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox Information Digital protecting nationwide politics and main breaking information occasions. Ship tricks to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.