'Camilla' Harris trends as Trump mispronounces presidential rival's name again during Elon Musk interview
WASHINGTON, DC: Former President Donald Trump pronounced Vice President Kamala Harris' first name as "Camilla" during his live-streamed conversation with X-CEO Elon Musk on the social media platform, on Monday, August 12.
Trump was commenting on Harris' image on the recently released cover of Time magazine when he said, "Actually, she looked very much like our great first lady Melania. She didn't look like Camilla, that’s right. But of course, she’s a beautiful woman, so we will leave it at that."
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— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) August 13, 2024
Trump tells Elon Musk that he thinks that Kamala Harris’s new Time Magazine cover looks more like Melania Trump than Harris.
He pronounces Kamala as “Camilla” here, like the Queen Consort of the UK. pic.twitter.com/8ie4Fxaz9k
Incidentally, the GOP nominee distorted his Democratic counterpart's name in a way that made it sound similar to King Charles III's wife, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, Camilla.
Donald Trump's previous attempts at butchering Harris' name
Trump has mispronounced Harris's first name on multiple occasions and expressly stated that he could not be bothered to learn the correct way to say it.
At the Turning Point USA Believers Summit in Florida on July 26, Trump said, "There are numerous ways of saying her name. They were explaining to me, ‘You can say Ka-ma-la. You can say Ka-maaa-la.' I said don’t worry about it. It doesn’t matter what I say. If I mispronounce it or not, I couldn't care less. Some people think I mispronounce it on purpose, but actually, I heard it said about seven different ways. There are a lot of ways."
Trump: And by the way, there are numerous ways of saying her name, they were explaining to me, you can say Kamala, you can say Kamala, I said, don't worry about it. It doesn't matter what I say. I couldn't care less if I mispronounce it pic.twitter.com/PuwbKOawao
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 27, 2024
He has since drawn flak from her supporters, including the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, who responded, "Mr Trump, I know you have so much trouble pronouncing her name. But here's the good news - after the election, you can just call her Madam President."
'Camilla Harris' becomes new conservative slogan
Trump's gaffe has resulted in 'Camilla Harris' trend online, with conservatives on X using the new moniker in their trolling of the Democratic nominee. The following examples demonstrate.
"Since it was a coronation and not a democratic election, shouldn’t we be calling her Queen Camilla Harris?" posted a user.
Since it was a coronation and not a democratic election, shouldn’t we be calling her Queen Camilla Harris? pic.twitter.com/hqu2If7EfF
— Mike Ahern (@ahe00366594) August 12, 2024
"Camilla Harris is a con person. A liar n thief. A traitor to this country," wrote another.
Camilla Harris is a con person. A liar n thief. A traitor to this country https://t.co/fLEa7bMnmv
— AmericansFirst (@grandmaluper) August 11, 2024
"President of ‘Election Watch’ claims that all the money being donated to 'Camilla' Harris’s campaign is coming from China and being laundered into her campaign," read the caption to another post.
President of ‘Election Watch’ claims that all the money being donated to “Camilla” Harris’s campaign is coming from China and being laundered into her campaign. pic.twitter.com/buIgf5uGRy
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 12, 2024
However, others have hit back at Trump, with one user stating, "At least he got his wife's name right this time."
At least he got his wife's name right this time.
— Now Resisting from Australia! (@lang51b) August 13, 2024
"He said she was beautiful. That’s rare from him," observed another.
"I feel like this adds new dimensions to his recent meltdowns," quipped yet another.
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