Watch: John Kennedy Spars with Fox Host, Calls Kamala Harris a ‘Ding-Dong’ During Wild Segment
The article discusses a contentious exchange between Fox Business host Neil Cavuto and Senator John Kennedy regarding Vice President Kamala Harris. During an interview, Kennedy referenced polls indicating that many Americans perceive Harris as lacking intelligence and as too far-left, using terms such as “ding-dong” and questioning her credibility as a serious candidate. Cavuto challenged Kennedy on his choice of words, suggesting that such comments could be seen as derogatory, especially towards a female candidate. Kennedy maintained that he was merely reflecting public opinion and emphasized that he would not adjust his criticisms based on Harris’s gender or race. The dialogue highlights contrasting views on political discourse, especially surrounding female politicians, with Cavuto advocating for respectful dialogue and Kennedy asserting the right to criticize without concern for gender dynamics. The exchange reflects broader societal debates about political correctness and gender in politics.
Fox Business host Neil Cavuto bickered with Sen. John Kennedy after the Louisiana Republican said polls show that many Americans view Vice President Kamala Harris as a low-IQ, radical leftist.
“Fair or not — and it may upset you — but fair or not the American people think, those who have an opinion of the vice president, think that, number one, she’s a little bit of a ding-dong,” Kennedy said when asked about polls on Monday’s edition of “Your World.”
“And number two, that she is a member of the loon wing of the Democratic Party.”
Cavuto pushed back, saying name-calling isn’t an effective strategy to take against Harris, who’s supposedly surging in the polls against former President Donald Trump.
“Well, I’m sorry if that offends you, Neil,” Kennedy said. “But I’m just telling you what the people of America think based on the polling that I’ve seen.”
Sen. John Kennedy says the American people think Kamala is “a little bit of a ding dong” and “they’ve had one vegetable-in-chief.
They don’t want another.” pic.twitter.com/bhlcZU3OPV
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) July 29, 2024
Kennedy reiterated that polls indicate that many Americans think Harris is a “ding-dong” and “not a serious person.”
“They’ve had one vegetable-in-chief. They don’t want another,” he said. “And they also think that she is a member of the loon wing of the Democratic Party.
“She’s a San Francisco Democrat. She believes in abortion on demand,” he added. “She believes in an open border. She thinks cops are a bigger problem than criminals. She’s proud of what she and the president did in Afghanistan.”
“I’m just wondering how you think that will resonate with women, when she’s called ‘nasty’ and ‘crazy’ and a ‘ding-dong,’” Cavuto replied. “I’m just wondering, do you worry how that comes across?”
Cavuto added: “And maybe you draw no distinction between a female candidate and male one, and that’s fair game. But this could hurt you with female voters with these type of comments.”
Kennedy underscored that he’s not going to pull punches simply because Harris is a woman.
“The vice president is a candidate for president of the United States,” the senator pointed out. “I don’t care about her gender, Neil. Maybe you do, but I don’t. I don’t care about her race.”
In response, Cavuto again suggested that calling Harris dumb is sexist, as if stupidity is solely a female trait.
By berating Kennedy for calling Harris a clueless DEI hire that many Americans do think is a “ding-dong” and a far-left loon, the Fox News host betrayed his own misogyny.
Many of us women agree with the senator that Kamala Harris is an incompetent radical whose far-left policies could destroy the United States.
Cavuto’s insistence that Republicans treat a presidential candidate with kid gloves simply because she’s female is itself patronizing and sexist.
Harris and countless other Democrats have repeatedly maligned Trump as a white supremacist, a misogynist and a Russian puppet, among numerous other slanderous names.
If you want to be leader of the free world, you should be able to endure a little name-calling without having effete media hacks leap to your defense at every turn.
Cavuto should stick to being a TV host by asking his guests questions and letting them answer freely, instead of cosplaying as a campaign strategist.
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