Donald Trump supporters accuse Kamala Harris of changing her accent: ‘She’s the fakest'

Vice President Kamala Harris has once again found herself at the center of controversy, with accusations from Donald Trump’s campaign and other MAGA supporters claiming she changes her accent depending on her audience.

The accusations were made after Harris delivered the same speech at two different rallies in Detroit and Pittsburgh. This comes after she was also accused of lying about her past employment at McDonald's recently.

Kamala Harris accused of changing her accent for different audiences

Clips of Harris’ speeches from both rallies were shared online, according to Newsweek. The 'Trump War Room,' an official campaign account, highlighted the differences by posting side-by-side clips of Harris’ speeches, captioned:

Kamala Harris delivers the same exact line in a speech earlier today in Detroit and again in Pittsburgh a few hours later. Let's see if you can spot the difference…

In the videos, Harris is seen saying the following sentence at the rallies that happened within hours of each other, and Trump supporters have claimed that she is using two different accents in each of them:

You better thank a union member for sick leave, you better thank a union member for paid leave, you better thank a union member for vacation time.

Trump campaign advisor Alex Bruesewitz also posted different parts of Harris' speeches, claiming that her tone varied between Detroit and Pittsburgh.

Accusations that Harris used a Southern Black accent in Detroit and her regular accent in Pittsburgh led to significant controversy. Many people took to X (formerly Twitter), writing:

Kamala Harris speaking in Detroit earlier today vs Pittsburgh a few hours later. Same speech. Two entirely different accents. She's the fakest human being that has ever lived.

Another user mockingly commented:

I'm from California. We all talk like this.

Harris has been accused of switching accents before

This isn’t the first time Harris has been accused of changing her accent. Last month, Trump’s running mate JD Vance also talked about how the Vice President adopted a more colloquial tone when addressing a crowd in Georgia. Vance labeled Harris a ‘chameleon’ and ‘phony,’ saying:

Kamala Harris is a phony who caters to whatever audience is in front of her…She went down to Georgia and started talking with a fake Southern accent. I’m serious. Now, what the hell is all that about?

He further pointed out that Harris grew up in Canada, where no one speaks with such an accent.

Kamala Harris' roots

With all this talk about Kamala Harris' accent, let's take a look at where she's really from and all the places she grew up.

Harris often refers to herself as a ‘daughter of Oakland,’ the city where she was born and launched her 2019 presidential campaign. However, the reality of her upbringing is more complex, as explained by The Daily Beast.

Harris spent most of her childhood in Berkeley, a neighboring city known for its liberal politics and as the home of the University of California, Berkeley. She lived in various apartments in Berkeley from ages 5 to 12 before moving to Montreal, Canada, with her mother and sister. Harris later returned to Berkeley in her mid-twenties.

However, a DNC video displayed her hometown as the ‘East Bay,’ a term used to describe the large cities across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The New York Times recently highlighted how Harris has distanced herself from Berkeley over the years as she prepared for a political career in California.

Despite her deep roots in Berkeley, Harris' political narrative often centers on Oakland, likely because Berkeley's reputation as one of the most liberal cities in the US may not appeal to all voters.

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Sources used

Newsweek: MAGA Accuses Kamala Harris of Changing Her Accent Between Speeches

The Telegraph: Kamala Harris under fire from Trump and Vance over ‘phoney’ southern accent

The Daily Beast: Kamala Harris Is From Berkeley—but She Doesn’t Talk About It Much