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J.D. Vance delivered a rally speech Tuesday in Pennsylvania with a backdrop that made it appear he was campaigning for his arch nemesis, Kamala Harris. 

The unfortunate signage appeared to stem from the event’s advance team not accounting for its crowd blocking half of a gigantic poster that sat directly behind Vance, which appeared to read in full, “KAMALA CHAOS.”

For those watching on Fox News and other broadcasts, however, the only words clearly visible—in white text on a blue background, in all caps—was simply “Kamala.” 

The apparent gaffe quickly went viral on X, where many joked that Harris’ VP choice in Tim Walz, which was announced just prior to Vance’s rally speech, had convinced Trump’s running mate to switch teams.

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I want to call this accidental subversion, but I feel like that's still ascribing far too much credit to Vance. There was never an ounce of thought about it, it was probably a phrase he saw on twitter a few days before and ordered it for the press conference without even the notion of a thought to how it would appear on tv. Subversion, even accidental, requires some kind of consideration. There was none. If the amount of thought he put into this were an ecosystem, it would be a barren wasteland.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

"Kamala Chaos" was what they were calling it when the Stock Market shit the bed, but had to walk back when the market took back most of the loss the next day (as the market tends to do)

[–] zigmus64@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Legit… the idea that he’d ever be caught on camera standing in front of a sign that had anyone else’s name besides his own or his running mate’s is just brain dead branding.

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

They are sending their best. And it's a sad time. The sadliest.