Kamala Harris’ Detroit rally quickly spiraled into total craziness.
Many are calling it “carnival-like.”
It started with 15,000 people poured out of the airport hangar before Kamala entered while Beyonce played in the background.
From there, things got extremely unruly, with speakers dropping cuss words and F-bombs like no tomorrow.
And, Kamala did not handle the pressure well.
When a huge group of anti-Israel protestors flooded the rally and interrupted Kamala as she spoke, she completely snapped.
The crowd was heard chanting phrases like, “Kamala, Kamala, you can’t hide, we don’t want no genocide!”
At first, Kamala tried to play it cool, but eventually she broke.
“If you want Donald Trump to win then say that,” Kamala snapped at them, “Otherwise I am speaking.”
See for yourself:
NEW: VP Kamala Harris gets flustered after a large group of anti-Israel protesters interrupt her speech in Detroit, Michigan.
The protesters were heard shouting about "genoc*de" at Harris when she snapped back at them.
"You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then… pic.twitter.com/y09stUpjgs
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 8, 2024
🚨 Kamala Harris SNAPS on Pro-Palestine protesters accusing her of supporting Genocide in Gaza: “You know what, if you want Donald Trump to win then say that. Otherwise, I’m speaking”
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 8, 2024
The rally was hectic and unprofessional, full of chaos – and profanity.
So much profanity.
Gretchen Whitmer with forced and unnecessary cursing at the Michigan Kamala rally
“Tim and I get along because we both lead according to a 3 part strategy: Get. Sh*t. Done.”
It’s so cringe how they keep doing this pic.twitter.com/QXDBe8rDYv
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) August 7, 2024
The Daily Mail had this to say:
The crowd got wild at the biggest rally thus far of Kamala Harris‘ campaign and the Democratic nominee snapped when it got out of hand.
In Detroit on Wednesday night, the raucous gathering sang along to Beyonce and screamed to ‘lock up’ Donald Trump while the speakers dropped obscenities and f-bombs as they spoke in Harris’ favor, only pausing to direct medics after multiple people fainted in the heat.
Even vice presidential nominee Tim Walz felt the mood.
‘Holy h***, can you throw a party here in Michigan,’ he told them.
The mood ramped up another notch when he introduced Harris. She came out to a sustained, minute-long screaming ovation but then struggled to regain control of the unruly rally.
There were 15,000 people spilling out of a hanger at the Detroit airport, the biggest crowd yet of Harris’ presidential campaign.
And when a group of Gaza protesters started yelling at her, Harris snapped.
‘If you want Donald Trump to win then say that. Otherwise I am speaking,’ she told them as her supporters cheered her on.
Harris experienced the first pro-Gaza protesters of her presidential campaign when a group of them slipped into the event to heckle her from the sidelines.
‘Kamala Kamala, you can’t hide, we don’t want no genocide,’ they chanted.
At first Harris downplayed the interruption to her speech. ‘All good,’ she said.
The crowd yelled ‘Ka-ma-la, Ka-ma-la’ to drown them out.
But as the anti-Israel protests continued Harris got snappier: ‘I’m here because we believe in democracy. Everyone’s voice matters but I am speaking now.’
It was the roughest rally yet for Harris and her running mate, who are on a multiple state tour. The war in Israel is a huge issue in Michigan, which as a large Muslim population. Harris, as a member of Joe Biden’s administration, has faced criticism for not enough being done to help civilians in Gaza.
But the event was raucous from the start, beginning with Harris’ rock star entrance.
MLive added:
Vice President Kamala Harris had a message for protesters of the Gaza war who interrupted her rally Wednesday: “I’m speaking now.”
“You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that,” Harris said, staring down the group. “Otherwise, I’m speaking.”
The Democratic presidential nominee’s remarks Wednesday, Aug. 7, in a Detroit Metropolitan Airport hangar were interrupted by protesters about midway through, with demonstrators appearing to shout, “Kamala, Kamala, you can’t hide, we won’t vote for genocide.”
It wasn’t clear if Harris heard the contents of their shouts or was simply responding to the noise, which she first tried to talk over.
The crowd of roughly 15,000 people cheered as Harris responded to them, first by saying: “I’m here because we believe in democracy; everyone’s voice matters, but I am speaking now. I am speaking now.”
Some in the crowd booed the protesters as they were escorted out.
It was the first time during Harris’ presidential campaign that she had been interrupted by people protesting the ongoing war in Gaza.
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