Kamala Harris’ Smirk Sends Internet Into A Meme Frenzy After Heated Debate With Donald Trump

In a debate that felt more like a reality TV showdown, US Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump kicked things off with a handshake that barely masked their mutual disdain. For over 90 minutes on Tuesday, they engaged in a verbal sparring match, each casting the other as an unfit leader. Harris relied heavily on expressive body language — more so than her actual words — to argue her case and provoke Trump. Throughout the debate, her raised eyebrows, sighs, giggles, and pitying glances were expertly timed to irk her opponent and stir up the internet. The result? A meme frenzy, as social media buzzed with reactions to Harris’s dramatic and provocative debate performance.

As Harris and Trump engaged in a heated argument on a range of topics, including immigration, border security, abortion rights, and Israel’s aggression against Gaza, #Debate2024 has become one of the top trends on X. While the platform was flooded with memes and commentary on various debate moments, one particular exchange captured the most attention: Harris’s reaction after Trump called her a “Marxist.”

“She’s a Marxist. Everybody knows she’s a Marxist. Her father is a Marxist professor in economics, and he taught her well,” Trump said.

Social media users seized Harris’s expression — a sardonic smile, to be exact — as inspiration for their new meme template.

Here is the excerpt from the interview:

Sharing a collage of Harris’ expressions, a user said, “Same Kamala, same.”

“Her poses as he responds. LMAOOOOOOO!!!” read another comment.

“If 6 of Y’ALL went OUT! 4 of you were really CHEAP!”, declared another user.

Continuing with the humour, one user said, “When your friend lying about a story and forgot you were there.”

Meanwhile, a user wrote, “Kamala Harris starring at Trump got me dying.”

“Which Kamala are you tonight?” wrote another using, sharing four photos of Harris.

In addition to countering Trump’s false claims and reminding him of the 2020 election loss, Vice President Harris also sought to spotlight Trump’s role in the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn the national right to abortion.

Meanwhile, Trump, who called Harris excessively liberal and a remnant of Biden’s failed presidency, launched into a series of disjointed personal attacks and tangents — despite his advisors’ attempts to steer him away from such behaviour.