Vice President Kamala Harris, her presidential campaign, and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff have collectively posted more than a dozen times on X since major stock indexes plunged Monday, but none of the posts addressed the sudden market crash.
The Down Jones Industrial, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite all saw sharp drops on Monday that dominated news cycles throughout the day. Yet, Harris, her husband, and her campaign have ignored the worrisome market trend stoking fear among Americans.
Instead, they opted to post on social media about fundraising, a coffee blend named “First Gentleman’s Blend,” and levying attacks on Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (OH).
For instance, Harris’s personal X page featured just two posts on Monday as of 4:00 p.m. ET, hours after the sharp decline in the market. She posted a link to a fundraising page for her campaign after attacking Trump in another post.
On her official government account under the “@VP” handle, Harris issued just one post on Monday, which was about union wages and “workplaces.”
Just after 10:30 a.m. ET, Emhoff posted a picture of himself smiling and holding a “signature blend” bag of coffee dubbed “First Gentleman’s Blend,” which would be his title should Harris become president.
Harris’s campaign account sent out a flurry of posts after the market dropoff began Monday, but most were attacks on Trump or Vance, and none addressed the financial disaster.
The campaign sent out ten posts between 10:25 a.m. ET and 4:15 p.m. ET. Seven were aimed at bashing Trump, two centered around Vance, and one touted new campaign volunteers.
Vance slammed Harris for her silence, wondering, “#WheresKamala,” in a post on X.
“This moment could set off a real economic calamity around the globe. It requires steady leadership–the kind President Trump delivered for four years,” he wrote.
“Kamala Harris is too afraid to answer media questions and cannot lead us in these troubled times,” he added.
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