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Veterans Rip Kamala Harris for Tone Deaf Memorial Day Weekend Tweet

Veterans Affairs, Memorial Day, US Army, Holidays, Kamala Harris

Posted on AllSides May 30th, 2021

From The Right

Veterans ripped Vice President Kamala Harris for her Memorial Day weekend tweet that made no mention of the purpose of Memorial Day, which is to honor those who died fighting for the nation.

“Enjoy the long weekend,” Harris tweeted from her official account, along with a close-up photo of herself.

Veterans lambasted the tweet immediately.

Marine Corps veteran and Fox News contributor Joey Jones responded to Harris with a picture of himself in front of a wall of fallen troops.

Jones, a double amputee, tweeted: “hey @KamalaHarris my buddies wanted...

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