'Frightened' RNC attacks Kamala Harris for laughing — and it instantly backfires

With Vice President Kamala Harris taking over as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee for 2024, Republicans are scrambling to find something for them to attack over, and one thing they appear to have settled on is that her laugh is annoying.

The Republican National Committee lasered in on this attack with a post to X on Tuesday, proclaiming, "Kamala Harris brought her cackle to Milwaukee: 'Good afternoon, Wisconsin! Ha ha ha ha!'"

This attack didn't go over well with commenters on social media — many of whom attacked the GOP messaging for a superficial attack, and many others who leaped to Harris' defense.

"You are frightened by the emotion of joy," wrote housing and transit activist Sam Deutsch.

"I’m reminded of Margaret Atwood’s adage that a woman’s greatest fear is being killed by a man, and a man’s is being laughed at by a woman," wrote Georgetown University political science professor Matt Kavanagh. "These guys see a woman laughing and don’t register pleasure or joy. They think a woman’s laughter is laughter AT THEM."

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"They keep posting moments of joy and heartfelt connection trying to frame them as attacks and I’ve never seen so many own-goals in my life," wrote Michigan state Senate Majority Whip Mallory McMorrow.

"I’ll just say it: Kamala is attractive (beautiful IMO), telegenic, and contagiously joyful," wrote former FBI Special Agent Asha Rangappa. "They are desperately trying to turn these qualities into liabilities and it’s kind of sad bc it only reinforces how much their ticket lacks them."

"Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please keep this up @RNCResearch. Please keep doing this. Please," wrote former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), a one-time Tea Partier turned outspoken GOP critic.

"RNC comms guy: we got it. Harris… *checks notes* likes to laugh and feels 'joy' RNC staffer: I’m unfamiliar with that emotion. are you sure it‘s not 'white hot flaming rage'? RNC comms: we checked. turns out there may be multiple emotions out there. we’re investigating further," wrote Split Ticket elections analyst Max McCall.

"These guys are completely lost right now it’s really something to behold," wrote former GOP strategist Tim Miller. "Maybe stick to the immigration hits til you get your bearings fellas."

"What they don’t get, to their peril, is that VP Harris is not going to change something that is no way a political liability (and is in fact an asset, in this case)," wrote humorist Jeremy Hooper. "Not one goddamn hair on her head! They’re such unrepentant bullies they don’t understand people who can’t be bullied."

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