Democrat Rep. Laphonza Butler (Calif.) defended Kamala Harris’ inexplicable reversals on many of her radical policies, claiming she’s just “a human being” who “learns new things” all the time.
CNN’s Dana Bash reviewed Harris’ previous policy stances, including her push to “defund the police”, decriminalize illegal border crossings, support for “Medicare for All”, including for illegal aliens, and asked Butler what voters are supposed to make of Harris suddenly reversing on those policies.
“I think that voters should think that she’s a human being who learns new things every single day,” Butler replied Sunday.
Rep. @LaphonzaB on what voters should think of @KamalaHarris reversing herself on every major issue: “Voters should think that she’s a human being who learns new things every single day” pic.twitter.com/1c4LQsmo8E
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) August 4, 2024
“And has the ability to take the time and effort to hear the concerns of all people. I think that they should be certain that she is a fighter and a leader who’s gonna do the work on their behalf to ensure that there is an economy that ensures that no one is left behind, that there’s a climate — that we’re going to continue to address the climate crisis in a way that ensures that there’s a Earth here for young people and for next generations of leaders.
“I think that they should absolutely believe that she is a leader who cares about people and who’s gonna put them first as she has done her entire career,” she added.
Bash again asked, “But no concern about flip-flopping?”
“No! No concern about flip-flopping,” Butler replied. “This is a part– our country changes every single day, the conditions of our country changes, uh, every single day. The vice president has been consistent in her values and there are lots of different ways to solve the challenges that are in front of us.”
“We’ve gotta make sure we have a candidate who’s listening, uh, and a candidate who is a leader who, frankly, again, puts the people first,” she added.
The reality is Harris, who was rated as the “most liberal senator” in 2019, has backtracked on many of her radical policies because she’s now the Democrat Party’s presidential nominee and must appeal to the broader electorate by portraying herself a moderate, much like Biden did in his 2020 presidential bid.
Kamala Harris preparing to flip flop on another issue pic.twitter.com/PvD1m9aY7R
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) August 1, 2024
And look how that turned out.
