Vice President Kamala Harris was criticized on social media for her exaggerated facial expressions during the ABC News presidential debate against former President Trump on Tuesday.
Harris’s grin was repeatedly captured on the split screen when it was Trump’s turn to answer questions from the moderators. Both Harris’ and Trump’s microphones were muted when the other candidate spoke – a rule the Harris team had tried to change, leaving Harris with no choice but to express her disdain for the Republican candidate with her facial gestures.
At times, Harris was filmed dramatically rolling her eyes, frowning or winking at her opponent as he spoke. At other times, she laughed or appeared to mock Trump’s answers with exaggerated smiles.
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Her many faces were immediately mocked by social media users, with some saying they represented her nervousness and discomfort on stage, while others called them rehearsed and “pathetic.”
“Kamala Harris obviously goes through rehearsed routines instead of answering questions. Then she makes rehearsed and exaggerated facial expressions when Trump speaks. She comes across as fake and weak,” New York Post columnist Miranda Devine wrote on X.
“Harris wins on content. Visually, she hurts herself. #Debate2024,” wrote pollster Frank Luntz.
“Kamala Harris’ exaggerated facial expressions during this debate are pathetic. They convey a sense of dishonesty and nervousness,” said Ryan Saavedra, senior reporter for the Daily Wire.
“So far… HARRIS is making a lot more faces on this split screen than TRUMP. I don’t know how that will go over with voters,” wrote Aisha Hasnie, Fox News congressional correspondent.
“Kamala Harris has been trained far too much to make facial expressions because of the muted microphones. It’s awkward and weird,” said conservative author Carmine Sabia.
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Journalist Ian Miles Cheong wrote: “Kamala Harris should have taken more acting lessons. Her expression betrays only a thinly concealed fear.”
“The split screen at #Debate2024 is currently hurting Kamala Harris because of her facial expressions. I can’t believe her debate coaches didn’t notice,” agreed conservative media star Ford O’Connell.
Former Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon joked, “My kids make the same expressions as Kamala Harris when they’re in trouble.”
“Harris has nothing but smug TikTok-ready expressions and friendly moderators on her side tonight. All of her answers are memorized and fake,” posted Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America and Students for Life Action.
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Harris displayed many of the same expressions that went viral during the 2020 vice presidential debate in which she faced Mike Pence.
