Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked the White House press secretary on Tuesday about Vice President Kamala Harris’ changing accent when speaking to certain crowds on the campaign trail.
Harris, who is the Democrats’ presidential nominee, changed her accent while campaigning in Detroit, versus how she spoke in Pittsburgh, and was accused online of pandering.
“Since when does the vice president have what sounds like a Southern accent?” Doocy asked Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” she responded. “Do you think Americans seriously think this is an important question?”
Jean-Pierre continued to dismiss the question and suggested Americans don’t care about Harris’ accents, but do care about the economy — which, under the Biden-Harris administration, hit record high inflation in 2022 and continues to struggle.
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