California Sen. Kamala Harris announced on Monday that she’s running for president, but she’s already lost one voter: disgraced former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly.
“Kamala Harris announced she will run today. She denied Brett Kavanaugh due process in front of the nation, and in so doing has lost my vote. I could not imagine any American for somebody who does not believe in due process,” O’Reilly tweeted.
Full steam ahead on 2020 – Kamala Harris announced she will run today. She denied Brett Kavanaugh due process in front of the nation, and in so doing has lost my vote. I could not imagine any American for somebody who does not believe in due process. pic.twitter.com/9NzPikOzM7 [1]
— Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) January 21, 2019 [2]
Harris’ communications director was undaunted by the anti-endorsement and tweeted, “Somehow, we will soldier on.”
Somehow, we will soldier on pic.twitter.com/1P1hyMizBf [3]
— Lily Adams (@adamslily) January 21, 2019 [4]
Others mocked O’Reilly, with many pointing out that the conservative talker never would’ve voted for Harris in any case. And more than a few made not-so-subtle references to O’Reilly’s own history.
O’Reilly left Fox News in 2017 after revelations of legal settlements related to several sexual harassment allegations. The New York Times reported that he paid $32 million to settle some of those accusations.
Take a look:
She won't be able to recover from this.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 21, 2019 [5]
23 million dollars says you should sit this one out little buddy.
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 22, 2019 [6]
You just got her millions of Dem and independent votes. Keep going, dinosaur.
— Amy Holden Jones (@aholdenj) January 22, 2019 [7]
Well, you know the old saying: as @BillOReilly [8] goes, so goes the sexual assault defense attorney voting bloc of the electorate. https://t.co/rAQpqzRDtf [9]
— Charlotte Clymer????️???? (@cmclymer) January 21, 2019 [10]
Congratulations to Kamala Harris on dodging the bullet of receiving Bill O'Rielly's endorsement in a Democratic primary. https://t.co/ygBRjQWScn [11]
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) January 22, 2019 [12]
So in bizzaro world @BillOReilly [8] will not vote for @KamalaHarris [13] because of Brett Kavanaugh. Meanwhile here in reality, he will not vote for her because she's 1-a Democrat 2-a female Democrat 3-a black female Democrat. https://t.co/xgObI6Scw9 [14]
— Kelly (@Nogoodscreename) January 22, 2019 [15]
@BillOReilly [8] She never had your vote anyway you pompous asshole. https://t.co/7NHQzps8YZ [16]
— David T (@davidtvb) January 22, 2019 [17]