ARKANSAS, USA — Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has responded to comments made by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders during former President Donald Trump's campaign event last month.
On Sept. 17, Sanders moderated a town hall for Trump. While speaking, the governor said, "My kids keep me humble. Unfortunately, Kamala Harris doesn't have anything keeping her humble."
The comment was taken by some to be a jab at Harris' lack of biological children, which, while true, Harris has two stepchildren with Second Gentlemen Doug Emhoff from his first marriage.
The Democratic Party of Arkansas later weighed in on the comment.
"Sarah Huckabee Sanders doesn't speak for Arkansas when she attacks women without biological children, intentionally and weirdly mispronounces the Vice President's name, and discredits women who are stepmoms and bonus moms and longing to be moms," the party said on social media. "Shame on you, governor."
On Sept. 19, Sanders' office sent 5NEWS the following statement in relation to her comments at the town hall:
“Vice President Harris, without winning any votes, and after driving up prices by 20% and allowing nearly ten million illegal border crossings, is claiming she alone can solve America’s problems. That’s the lack of humility Governor Sanders was referencing.”
Harris had remained quiet about the comments but recently addressed them in a podcast interview while on the campaign trail.
On Oct. 6, the vice president appeared on an episode of "Call Her Daddy," described by the show as "the most listened to podcast by women on Spotify."
During the episode, host Alex Cooper brought up Sanders' comments, asking the candidate how they made her feel.
"I don't think she understands that there are a whole lot of women out here who, one, are not aspiring to be humble. Two, a whole lot of women out here who have a lot of love in their life, family in their life, and children in their life," Harris said. "I think it's really important for women to lift each other up."
"We have our family by blood and then we have our family by love, and I have both," Harris added. "I consider it to be a real blessing, and I have two beautiful children, Cole and Ella, who call me 'Mamala.' We have a very modern family."
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