A New York Magazine cover featuring Vice President Kamala Harris, titled “Welcome to Kamalot,” sparked a flurry of comments on social media on Monday.
The accompanying post on X stated, “Welcome to Kamalot! Our latest edition explores the two weeks that transformed the 2024 election — and the excitement of embracing Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee,” and provided a link to the article.
“Following President Joe Biden’s unprecedented withdrawal from his reelection campaign, our new issue captures the exhilarating, contagious, and potentially risky presidential run of Kamala Harris,” the post elaborated.
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Social media users criticized both the imagery and the underlying message.
“The wordplay revolves around a fictional ruler whom no one elected,” stated Stephen Miller from The Spectator.
“It’s a clever pun, but when a magazine references an earlier media-created myth about a past Democratic president, it feels a bit too obvious,” commented Joe Gabriel Simonson from The Washington Free Beacon.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at her presidential campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del., on July 22, 2024. (Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS)
Media outlets like Not the Bee also took jabs at the cover with “Monty Python” references.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis shared the cover and accused the media of trying to “manufacture” Harris into a candidate that she is not.
“Bizarre and dystopian,” Townhall.com writer Sarah Lee remarked. Many others referred to it as “strange” and “cringe.”
Conversely, some supporters of Harris found inspiration in the cover.
“Kamalot” – we love it!” exclaimed The Democratic Coalition. “Kamala Harris has invigorated the Democratic Party in an unprecedented manner in just one week.”
“Since we sent our last issue to print, Donald Trump faced an assassination attempt, J.D. Vance joined his ticket, Republicans have been celebrating their expected victory in Milwaukee, Joe Biden contracted COVID, and his closest Democratic allies compelled him to exit the race, while Kamala Harris — with astonishing agility — secured her path to succeed him,” editor-in-chief David Haskell shared regarding the new edition.
“We crafted an issue addressing all these developments, plus a look at what could emerge as the largest political-financial scandal of Trump’s potential second term, as well as sending the Look Book to a nude beach at Sandy Hook, plus so much more (including an extensive, relatively light-hearted literary summer read for the ages),” he elaborated.
Commencing her book tour, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at George Washington University in Washington on January 9, 2019. (Sait Serkan Gurbuz/AP)
President Biden endorsed Harris for the presidency after announcing his withdrawal from the race last Sunday, following a lackluster debate performance and concerns regarding his health. Since his exit, several media outlets have seemingly united in support of the vice president, defending her against past criticisms, including being labeled Biden’s “border czar.”
Harris was frequently referred to as the “border czar” following a March 2021 initiative where Biden assigned her to tackle the underlying issues prompting mass migration from Central and South America. Although the Biden administration has distanced itself from the title, it was commonly used by her detractors and various news platforms — until now, as she appears ready to take Biden’s place at the helm of the Democratic campaign.
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A comparison of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. (Getty Images)
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, who is also former President Trump’s running mate, along with other Republicans, has claimed that Harris’ nomination would be undemocratic as it circumvents the voters’ preferences.
“That’s a democracy threat, not the Republican Party, which is advocating for democracy daily,” Vance stated during an Ohio campaign event.
The Trump campaign announced Monday that Trump would debate Harris if she achieves the Democratic Party’s nomination. The Democratic National Convention is scheduled for August 19 through August 22.
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Fox News’ Jeffrey Clark and Joey A. Wulfoshn contributed to this report.
