Political commentator Chris Matthews made a bizarre comparison on Wednesday’s episode of ‘Morning Joe’ and social media had a lot to say about it.
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When asked his opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris’s rally on Tuesday, Matthews launched into a gushing review of the event,
“Well, one was the strength of Kamala Harris. I mean, she came off as a leader. She owned that whole room. Her confidence level was through the roof,” he said. “I said after Barack Obama spoke in Boston back in 2004, we saw the first black president. I think anything is possible in this campaign now, and she proved it last night. Picking Walz was her point, her decision and she made it. This election may be short enough to beat history. We can have a woman of color as our next president because of the length of this campaign.”
After complimenting her a couple more times on “owning the room” and her sudden and newfound “confidence,” Matthews compared her to John Wayne.
“I don’t know where it came from and where it’s been four weeks ago even, but we saw leadership last night. Bob Casey, the former governor of Pennsylvania, who won his election by a million votes, said, Pennsylvania is a John Wayne state, not a Jane Fonda state. She was John Wayne last night. She was a leader, a leader. And she was clear that she was the boss,” the commentator said. “She came across as naturally the leader of that room.”
X users reacted to the strange moment:
Oh dear lord. Makes you want to puke all over Chris Matthews. What a fcking phony.
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) August 7, 2024
Is he getting that tingly feeling in his legs again? Or is it just incontinence?
— Plato’s_Cave _Shadows (@False_Shadows) August 7, 2024
The last time I saw this blow hard, he was apoplectic that Bernie, the commie, was beating joebiden.
Anything for money and 0:45 seconds in the spotlight, eh, Chris?— mj_ just plain mj (@majur_56) August 7, 2024
Wait wait wait! She was an albatross around Biden’s neck just a month ago when he was sharp as a tack!
— Frank Ferriolo (@Spaceman3810) August 7, 2024
Anyone who knows who John Wayne was, and how Patriotic he was knows this is BS
— Ricky Clay (@ricky_clay) August 7, 2024
Maybe John Wayne Gacy pic.twitter.com/sahCXLLtj0
— Stormweather (@markstormweathr) August 7, 2024
There was a time when he was relevant and had integrity. Those days are gone. Too many cocktail parties brings out the worst in them.
— Eileen (@SaveGodsChildre) August 7, 2024
2 names that were not on anybody’s bingo card to be used in the same sentence…ever.
— Wharfplank (@wharfplank) August 7, 2024
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