Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign theme song may be Beyoncé’s “Freedom,” but there are political commentators saying Del Shannon’s “Runaway” sounds a bit better. The analogy follows Harris’s apparently hasty departure from LaGuardia International Airport shortly before Donald Trump’s campaign jet, Trump Force One, departed for a speech in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
The development was made known by Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung, who on X (previously Twitter) commented on Harris’s resignation as though she was stepping out to stay out of Trump’s way in Pennsylvania. “After a disastrous media blitz where she beclowned herself, @KamalaHarris is scurrying away on her plane… only to be overshadowed and cucked by Trump Force One,” Cheung wrote, drawing an outpour of online response.
Harris had visited New York for press interviews on “The View” and Howard Stern, and critics were saying that her interviews had not been received well. After these events, she departed New York shortly before Trump’s rally in Scranton — which led to social media speculation about why she left at that time.
Trump and Harris: Pennsylvania Showdown
The Republican presidential candidate Trump will deliver a speech at 3 PM ET in a rally in Scranton, an important battleground city in Pennsylvania. His address will likely focus on major concerns like inflation and the ever increasing cost of living, both central topics of his campaign platform. With the Pennsylvania race neck and neck at the polls, both candidates are competing for voters in the Keystone State.
Harris, Democratic presidential nominee, has been put under heightened fire on the campaign trail. The New York press visits were designed to boost her profile, and judging by her performance it only furthered the argument that her campaign was not growing in momentum. Her departure from LaGuardia came at a controversial moment, especially for those who supported Trump, as a retreat.
Social Media Reactions
Cheung’s short clip of Harris’s plane boarding while Trump’s jet was getting ready for takeoff, created a social media frenzy. Republicans found the incident humorous, and everyone was talking about Trump’s ability to control the airwaves.
One X user wrote: “Kamala is running away from Trump again! She knows she can’t win the crowd like he does.” Another wrote, “She’s got the wrong campaign song, it should be ‘Runaway.’”
Although these online responses were mostly sarcastic, they do shed light on the furious battle between these two candidates moving toward their final push toward Election Day.
What Next for Harris?
Harris’s campaign has focused on reproductive rights, climate change, and economic inequity. But as Election Day gets closer, her team would have to be sure her message reached swing voters, particularly in swing states such as Pennsylvania.
While Trump is still popular in Pennsylvania and Harris is a close candidate, her campaign’s success or failure will be a measure of how well she manages those waters.
Given both campaigns’ ongoing confrontations in the final weeks, scenes like this inject drama into what could be one of the most heated elections in decades.
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