VP Harris Ditched Netanyahu Address For Sorority Leadership Event

 Vice President Kamala Harris ditched Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Congressional address in order to speak at the Zeta Phi Beta sorority’s Grand Boule in Indiana, an event that aides said she had previously planned to attend.

The event was titled, “Finer Women Amplifying The Extraordinary Power of S.H.E. through
Legacy, Leadership & Impact,” and was scheduled to be held July 23-28 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

Despite the event being previously scheduled, critics pointed out the awkward optics of Harris not being present at Netanyahu’s address — particularly because President Joe Biden was not attending either and because, since Biden officially dropped out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, she has since become the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee.

“I cannot imagine worse optics for the White House not to have Biden or Harris at this speech. Seems so very small. The fact that she was at a sorority speech is just an incredible choice,” Josh Holmes said.

“Hamas is still holding over 100 hostages and Kamala Harris is skipping Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to go to a sorority event. She needs to get serious,” Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) added.

 

From the New York Post: “Today’s cover: Kamala Harris skipping Netanyahu’s speech to Congress to address sorority event instead.”

“VP Harris avoiding Netanyahu’s address to attend a sorority function is the wrong choice. Israel is a democracy and an ally under constant siege from Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, all funded by Iran. Her failure to attend turns her back not on one man but on 10 million Israelis,” Mark Penn posted. “She need not agree with all but she should do her job as Pres. of the Senate and be there.”

While Harris missed Netanyahu’s address for another event, dozens of members of her party boycotted it intentionally. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and others refused to attend the speech, while anti-Israel Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) did attend solely in order to hold up a sign in the chamber claiming that Netanyahu was a “war criminal.”