If Kamala Harris wins the US election she has made clear one change sure to come to the White House: the first president in eight years who actually enjoys a beer.
In contrast to teetotalers Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Harris revealed on late-night TV Tuesday that she likes the occasional brew.
US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is pictured in studio at ABC during a break during the recording of the show “The View” in New York on October 8, 2024. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
The Democrat cracked open a can of Miller High Life at the prompting of host Stephen Colbert.
“Elections, I think, are won on vibes because one of the old saws is they just want somebody they can have a beer with,” he said.
US President Joe Biden speaks on replacing lead pipes and job creation at the Department of Public Works Field Headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 8, 2024. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
“So, would you like to have a beer with me so I can tell people what that’s like?”
The comic revealed that showrunners had checked ahead of time what they should serve up “because we can’t just be giving a drink to the vice president of the United States.”
As she took the can of Miller High Life — a 4.6 per cent beer whose makers say its “easy-drinking flavour is the epitome of the American lager category” — Harris revealed she had most recently supped booze with her husband, Doug Emhoff.
“OK, the last time I had a beer was at a baseball game with Doug,” she said as she cracked the can, adding: “Cheers.”
“There you go. It’s cold. From the beautiful city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin,” said Colbert, referring to one of the seven swing states that could decide the 2024 presidential election.
Attendees listen to US conservative political activist and YouTuber, Charlie Kirk , founder of Turning Point USA, speak at University of Nevada in Reno during his “You’re Being Brainwashed” tour, October 8, 2024. (Photo by Andri Tambunan / AFP)
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“The champagne of beers,” Harris replied, quoting the drink’s marketing tagline.
The appearance was part of a media blitz that also saw Harris sit with “The View” hosts and do a lengthy interview with Howard Stern on SiriusXM.
Like those outlets, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” was a friendly environment that was never going to involve probing questions.
And Colbert’s frequent mockery of Trump boosted Harris’ message.
Bodie Whalen, a University Reno student, attends the speech by US conservative political activist and YouTuber, Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, at the University of Nevada in Reno during his “You’re Being Brainwashed” tour, October 8, 2024. (Photo by Andri Tambunan / AFP)
When he asked her about Trump’s loss in 2020 — which the billionaire still refuses to accept — she jumped on the opportunity to taunt her opponent.
“You know, when you lost millions of jobs, you lost manufacturing, you lost automotive plants, you lost the election, what does that make you? A loser,” she said.
“This is what happens when I drink beer,” she laughed.
AFP
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