What is the Kamala Harris coconut tree meme? | ITV News

[venangoproductions]

Thanks to a British news source for explaining it to a confused American

[GhostWriter]

Well who needs netflix, amazon prime and co when you have the us american politics😂😅

[beewa]

I like that. I'm going to use that. Maybe mix it up with some other trees. "Do you think you just fell out of a banyan tree?"

[BazNapper]

This woman is absolutely deranged.
At least Biden has an excuse.

[RandomFabrication]

Does anyone know what she was trying to say?? 😅

[andrewrivera]

I don’t want a meme as a president… I just want a leader with a sound mind that actually cares about the people they are leading. 😢

[peterjohnson]

As an old fogie...is 'brat' good?

[tindrums]

Coconuts are brown on the outside but white on the inside. This context is used quite often in Indian diaspora.

[AlfCalson]

Harris made her “coconut tree” remarks on May 10, 2023 at the White House while swearing in the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.
“My mother used to — she would give us a hard time sometimes, and she would say to us, ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with you young people. You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?’” Harris said, while laughing. “You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.”

[BitzLeon]

It's a good turn of phrase, I like it.

[hjs]

the passage of time will sweep that brat away...

[loriyates]

We Love you Vice President Kamala Harris 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[RandalPreston-lv]

Kamala you must first take the coconut off the tree before you : put Dee Lime in Dee Coconut🥥🥥🤣

[MwahMwahProductions]

Is this really where ITV News is at these days?

[Take_Me_Back_To_The_s]

Could they not find a British person to narrate this?

[wozy]

The debate between her and trump will be great

[wc]

What the hell? You Dems are special 😂😂😂😂

[LC-fxlo]

This proves that you can't take little clips out of context and get the full, accurate story. The first time I saw this clip, it only showed her saying, "You think you just fell out the coconut tree, " and then laughing. I thought she was talking to one of the reporters, and it seemed really unprofessional, and then I saw the full clip, and it's a great quote, and within context, makes perfect sense.

[aeonjoeyd]

everything is in context, indeed. I just donuated.

[philfletcher]

If she's 'black' then so am I and I'm whiter than white.