Staff Reports
Kamala Harris’s recent border visit was anything but a shining moment for the vice president, as it came packaged with a hefty dose of irony. Sporting a necklace reportedly valued at a staggering $60,000, Harris seems to have nailed the art of inauthenticity, all while attempting to address a crisis that her administration has exacerbated. The trip to Arizona was meant to showcase her concern about the dire state of the southern border. Still, the flashy accessory could easily distract from the very real issues that have spiraled out of control thanks to her policies.
In a twist of fate, Harris thought the best way to connect with average Americans was to strut around the border—where crime rates have surged like a roller coaster at an amusement park—adorned in high-priced jewelry. The optics couldn’t be worse: while people on the front lines of the border crisis face the influx of criminals—including some with truly horrifying backgrounds—Harris looks like she just stepped off a yacht rather than a makeshift tour of America’s crisis zones. This visit could easily end up as the highlight reel for a future Trump campaign, illustrating just how disconnected she is from the realities that everyday citizens face.
Whichever “strategist” told Kamala Harris to go to the border, let alone wearing a $60,000 necklace, should be fired
— Emma-Jo Morris (@EmmaJoNYC) September 28, 2024
The choice to don a necklace from Tiffany’s—a brand not exactly synonymous with middle-class sensibilities—sends a glaring message about her understanding of the struggles of the average American. While ordinary folks worry about rising inflation and border security, Kamala Harris flashes her extravagant taste like it’s a badge of honor, as if to say, “Who cares about your problems? Look at my bling!” Some critics took to social media, wondering why Harris thought a $62,000 necklace would reassure anyone that she grasps the gravity of the issues plaguing the southern border.
It’s not surprising, considering the internal chaos within the Biden-Harris team. With an administration that often seems to be firefighting its way through major issues, the decision to send Harris to one of the most contentious areas in America—and to do so while dripping in luxury—seems almost comical. One commentator likened this blunder to an arsonist returning to the scene of the crime, which perfectly encapsulates how many Americans feel about the vice president’s attempts to address failures for which she’s partly responsible.
As the news cycle turns in the wake of this cringe-worthy photo op, it raises the obvious question: how could anyone on her team think this was a good idea? Whether or not the necklace itself earns her a special place in the most tone-deaf moments of political history, one thing is clear: someone within the Harris camp needs to feel the heat for allowing her to walk the line of hypocrisy while pretending to be a champion for struggling families. The border crisis may be an albatross hanging around Harris’s neck, but so is the glaring bling that only amplifies her disconnect from the fabric of American life.
