Kamala Harris appeared bleary-eyed and slurred phrases in weird video message.
Nov. 28 2024, Revealed 1:56 p.m. ET
Kamala Harris has sparked theories she had consumed alcohol earlier than delivering her Thanksgiving message.
RadarOnline.com can reveal the Vice President’s video, which first aired on the Democrats official X web page, has been closely scrutinised by medical doctors to find out whether or not, as claimed, she had been ingesting pre-record.
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And a few social media customers have gone as far to recommend Harris has been drowning her sorrows following her election loss to Donald Trump, 78.
Harris appeared bleary-eyed and slurred her phrases by the weird speech, sparking a torrent of memes on social media.
The video was launched days earlier than Thanksgiving as Harris, 60, holed up in California for the vacation, is seen telling marketing campaign workers they nonetheless “had the identical energy” and thanked her supporters.
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Physique language specialists consider Harris could have been ingesting.
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Dr Carole Lieberman, a psychiatrist who has labored with alcoholics, stated after viewing the video she could not rule out Harris was below the affect.
She pointed to the VP’s half-closed eyes, barely slurred speech and over-emphasized hand actions, saying they had been all indicators she could have had one thing to drink.
Dr Stuart Fishcer, an emergency drugs physician in New York Metropolis, added that her head actions additionally instructed she had consumed alcohol.
The specialists stated different components akin to embarrassment over shedding, or exhaustion is also at play, though they identified that it was now 22 days for the reason that election.
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Harris had been on trip earlier than the message.
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In addition they raised the likelihood her physique language might have been the results of unwanted side effects from an undisclosed remedy the VP is taking. They used sleeping tablets for instance.
Individually, physique language specialists consider her weird demeanor was an try to come back throughout likeable and categorical sincere human emotion.
Harris was on the Fairmont Lodge in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday afternoon — following a six-day R&R trip to Hawaii.
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Harris’ weird video impressed a number of ‘drunk’ memes.
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Dr Fischer stated: “She’s not royally drunk, however that is positively the proper phrase (tipsy).
“She has barely slurred speech and there was additionally this head motion, a form of bobbing motion like you’re calmed down by an intoxicant however you continue to have to present a critical speech.
“I do not suppose that is exhaustion or anything, no, this isn’t merely days later, that is days and days after the election.”
Dr Fischer identified Harris took lengthy pauses throughout which she closed her eyes.
He stated this struck him as uncommon as a result of a normal blink ought to solely final between 100 to 150 milliseconds.
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Some followers concern the stress of election loss has turned Harris to drink.
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When intoxicated, folks are inclined to blink much less as a result of alcohol acts as a depressant, slowing down nervous system exercise, together with the pure reflex to blink.
The medical doctors additionally highlighted the second Harris held her fingers to her chest for six seconds after which leaned again in her chair.
Each medical doctors stated these sluggish and delayed actions, in addition to the extra relaxed positioning of her fingers, had been indicators that she could have been ingesting.
At one other level, she additionally seems to slur her speech when she says: “I simply need to remind you… (two second pause)… do not you ever let anyone take your energy from you.”
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Harris closed her eyes when blinking longer than regular.
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And once more, when she says, “And you’ve got the identical function… (one second pause)… that you just did… (three second pause)… and you’ve got the identical… (two second pause)… capacity… (one second pause)… to interact and encourage.”
Dr Lieberman stated: “There are numerous movies on-line which can be photoshopped to make her look worse (extra drunk), however even the best way she seems to be within the non-photoshopped movies reveals proof of being drunk.
“When you’re drunk, you’re much less inhibited, and that’s what we’re seeing right here.”