Vice President Kamala Harris is facing backlash after telling a group of Christian protesters that they “had the wrong rally” during a campaign event in Wisconsin. While addressing supporters in La Crosse on Thursday, Harris made several false claims about former President Donald Trump’s position on abortion. The Harris-Walz Campaign has maintained that Trump will sign an abortion ban, something both he and J.D. Vance have explicitly ruled out.
When Harris asserted that Trump “hand-selected” the Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade, a member of the audience shouted, “that’s a lie!” The protesters also chanted “Jesus is Lord” and “Christ is King,” prompting Harris to wave them off and tell them they were “at the wrong rally.” She added: “No, I think you meant to go to the smaller one down the street.” The incident occurred just hours before Harris broke decades of tradition by skipping the Al Smith dinner in New York City, a historic event designed to reduce extreme partisanship through humor. Proceeds from the event support Catholic charities.
Trump addressed her remarks during a rally in Pennslyvania. “She doesn’t know what the hell she’s saying,” Trump said in reference to the Wisconsin incident, adding that Harris is “anti-religion.” The Harris Campaign has asserted that the protesters were not removed from the event, but footage shared by conservative activist Scott Dressler suggests otherwise. In the video, several crowd members can be seen shoving one of the protesters as he was peacefully exiting the event.
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? BREAKING: We now have ANOTHER ANGLE of the people shouting “Christ is King… Jesus is Lord” at the Harris rally.
Afterward, she shouted at them, “You must be at the wrong rally.” They were kicked out.
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The protesters later identified themselves as two students from La Crosse University. They clarified that their intention was not to make a political statement or endorse a candidate, emphasizing that their goal is to share pro-Christian content on a daily basis.
