Harris admonishes opponents: Voters don’t want ‘a food fight’
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) cut through the noise during Thursday night’s debate and admonished her opponents during a particularly heated moment between several participants, warning them that voters don’t want to see a “food fight” between Democrats.
Several candidates began to speak over each other after Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) caused a stir onstage with his mocking agreement of former Vice President Joe Biden’s past call for leaders to “pass the torch” to a younger generation. Harris implored her fellow Democrats to calm down.
“Hey guys, you know what? America does not want to witness a food fight. They want to know how we are going to put food on their table,” she said, to applause from the crowd.
Kamala Harris: “America does not want to witness a food fight. They want to know how we are going to put food on their table.” pic.twitter.com/3MODWymvv9
— Contemptor (@TheContemptor) June 28, 2019
Her remarks were echoed online by celebrity chef José Andrés, who called it an “awesome way to bring order” to the unruly crowd of Democratic debate contenders.{mosads}
“‘America doesn’t want a food fight. America want to know how we’re going to put food on their table.’ -@KamalaHarris #PresidentialDebate Awesome way to bring order! And about time Food and all its ramifications becomes part of the conversation!” he tweeted.
“America doesn’t want a food fight. America want to know how we’re going to put food on their table.”
–@KamalaHarris #PresidentialDebate Awesome way to bring order! And about time Food and all its ramifications becomes part of the conversation!— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) June 28, 2019
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