Video: Kamala Harris Gaslights Reporters After Seen Laughing and Saying “Well Said” to Supporter Who Called President Trump “Mentally Retarded”

Democratic Party presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (CA) at a campaign stop in New Hampshire Friday laughed in agreement while saying, “Well said…well said” to a supporter who called President Trump “mentally retarded”. On Saturday, Harris gaslighted reporters questioning her about the incident. Harris did not apologize, saying, “Let me just be really clear. I would never condone that kind of language being spoken by anybody about anybody.” She also told one reporter she did not hear the supporter’s comment.

Video from Friday:

A Democrat voter calls Trump "mentally retarded" while speaking to Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris

Harris, a social justice warrior, responds while laughing: "Well said. Well said" pic.twitter.com/wtz9UDCTTt

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) September 6, 2019

Harris laughed out loud, as did the audience of Harris supporters who laughed and clapped at the “mentally retarded” comment.

NBC News reporter Vaughn Hillyard asked Harris on Saturday about the incident. Harris went on and on but never apologized.

NEW: @VaughnHillyard asks @KamalaHarris about remarks made at her town hall yesterday in NH where an attendee said Trump's actions were "mentally retarded."

HARRIS: "Let me just be really clear. I would never condone that kind of language being spoken by anybody about anybody." pic.twitter.com/6Ihb8VVQKp

— Deepa Shivaram (@deepa_shivaram) September 7, 2019

In her original responds to the man's question, Harris said: "Well said, well said"

Does she regret saying that?

HARRIS: "I would never condone anyone using that word in any way shape or form, even including the guy, against the guy I’m running against. Period. Period. Period"

— Deepa Shivaram (@deepa_shivaram) September 7, 2019

Harris adds:

"I have worked my entire career to do a number of things including to ensure our disability community receives the dignity and the rights that they deserve. I just... rolled out a policy on that, I think I might be one of the only candidates that did."

— Deepa Shivaram (@deepa_shivaram) September 7, 2019

"That is a reflection of just my long standing commitment to the dignity and the rights and accessibility and all of the associated points about the rights of our disability community," Harris says on her disability plan.

More on her plan here:https://t.co/YxgtAxB2d9

— Deepa Shivaram (@deepa_shivaram) September 7, 2019

Note that Hillyard asked Harris point blank if she regretted saying, “well said” to the supporter’s “mentally retarded” comment and that Harris did not deny saying it, nor did she deny hearing the comment.

In contrast, Harris told CBS News reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns she did not hear the reporter call Trump mentally retarded. Harris was looking right at the man who was speaking through a microphone but was close enough to hear without it.

I just asked @KamalaHarris about someone at her event yesterday calling President Trump “mentally retarded.” She told me: “It’s an incredibly offensive term” and she does not condone it, noting her disabilities plan.

— Caitlin Huey-Burns (@CHueyBurns) September 7, 2019

Posting video soon. Here is our exchange: pic.twitter.com/1VegOapc54

— Caitlin Huey-Burns (@CHueyBurns) September 7, 2019

Video:

Yesterday, someone at a @KamalaHarris event called Pres. Trump “mentally retarded.”

The 2020 candidate told @CHueyBurns the term is “incredibly offensive” and said in 2019 you would think "people would have a much better understanding of how hurtful a term like that can be." pic.twitter.com/01amMnkaqi

— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 7, 2019

Screen images show how agitated and animated Harris was speaking to Hillyard as she locked eyes while gaslighting him.

 Harris posted a statement to Twitter, “When my staff played the video from my town hall yesterday, it was upsetting. I didn’t hear the words the man used in that moment, but if I had I would’ve stopped and corrected him. I’m sorry. That word and others like it aren’t acceptable. Ever.”

When my staff played the video from my town hall yesterday, it was upsetting. I didn’t hear the words the man used in that moment, but if I had I would’ve stopped and corrected him. I’m sorry. That word and others like it aren’t acceptable. Ever. https://t.co/mNmo1hyNpW

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 7, 2019