Harris deflects to Ohio, Project 2025 when asked about her confidence in Secret Service after Trump attack

WASHINGTON, DC: Vice President Kamala Harris left many scratching their heads on Tuesday, September 17, when she was asked about her confidence in the Secret Service.

During an interview, a member of the National Association of Black Journalists pressed Harris on whether she felt secure with the agency responsible for her safety. The question came in light of a recent incident at Trump International Golf Club in Florida, where Secret Service agents fired shots at a suspected gunman who  allegedly intended to attack Donald Trump while he was golfing.

Kamala Harris goes on a tangent while responding to question

The question was pretty straightforward: "Do you have full confidence in the Secret Service?"

Kamala Harris' answer, though, wasn’t exactly what people expected. Instead of sticking to a simple yes or no, the Vice President took a winding path.

“I do... but I mean, you can go back to Ohio," she began, pivoting the conversation away from herself.

She continued, "Not everybody has Secret Service, and there are far too many people in our country right now who are not feeling safe."

"I mean, I look at Project 2025 and I look at, you know, like the, don’t say gay laws coming outta Florida. Members of the LGBTQ community don’t feel safe right now. Immigrants or people with an immigrant background don’t feel safe right now. Women don’t feel safe right now. And so, yes, I feel safe."

While Harris had effectively sidestepped the question, her mention of Ohio wasn't entirely random.

The city of Springfield grabbed headlines after former president Donald Trump made an outlandish claim during his debate with Harris. Trump alleged that migrants were eating the pets of Springfield residents—a claim that the city manager called baseless, NBC 15 reported.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine later reported that Springfield had been hit with over 30 bomb threats in the days following Trump’s claim, but ultimately they were all hoaxes.

"Thirty-three threats; thirty-three hoaxes," DeWine said in a press conference. "I want to make that very, very clear. None of these had any validity at all."

During the interview, Harris stressed the importance of ensuring that everyone in the country feels safe regardless of who they are.

"I have Secret Service protection, but that doesn’t change my perspective on the importance of fighting for the safety of everybody in our country," she said.

"We need to lift people up, not beat them down so they feel alone, made to feel small, or somehow not a part of it or us."

Kamala Harris slammed online for bizarre response

As expected, Kamala Harris’ meandering response didn’t sit well with everyone. Many took to social media to roast the Vice President.

"Every voter should go watch this interview. Kamala Harris couldn't answer a single question and rambled on about nothing for several minutes after each question. I lost brain cells watching it," one posted on X.

"Kamala’s response is a masterclass in deflection. Asked about Secret Service protection, and somehow we end up talking about LGBTQ laws and immigrants. What does any of this have to do with Trump nearly being assassinated?" a second user wondered.

"This woman is legitimately dangerously dumb," another wrote.

"Amazing she is bringing up Project 2025 that Trump's disavowed & the don’t say gay law which is not an actual law in Florida. Yikes," someone else noted.

"Kamala Harris speaks, yet says nothing," read a comment.

"Let’s talk about everything except how a former president was almost taken out. It's a coordinated distraction. When you have to use identity politics as a shield for something this big, you have to wonder about what they’re really hiding," another offered.

The Secret Service has been under intense scrutiny since the first attempt on Trump's life in July, which led to the resignation of Director Kimberly Cheatle. Both Democrats and Republicans had called for her to step down over the security lapses.

Even President Joe Biden acknowledged that the agency was facing challenges.

“There is one thing I wanna make clear: The service needs more help,” he told reporters on Monday, September 16.

“And I think Congress should respond to their needs if they in fact need more services." 

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