A comedian has shared her impression of Kamala Harris accepting the Democratic Party's nomination, mocking the vice president's unique laugh.
On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced that he would not be seeking reelection in the 2024 presidential race. On the same day, he threw his support behind Harris, the first Black, South Asian and female vice president in U.S. history. His decision followed weeks of pressure from within his party and from key Democratic donors to step down amid concerns over his age and mental acuity.
Since the announcement, Harris has secured enough delegates to become the presumptive Democratic nominee, meaning she will likely be former President Donald Trump's opponent in November's election.
On Monday, in her first speech since Biden dropped out of the 2024 race, Harris praised the president's achievements. Later that day, comedian Stephanie Jones, who refers to herself as "the Konservative Kamala," posted a video of herself impersonating Harris on TikTok and YouTube.
In the video, Jones highlighted Harris' unique laugh as she spoke at a makeshift podium, chuckling throughout. The clip has been viewed more than 2.6 million times on TikTok, and one YouTuber commented that her performance was an "absolute dead-ringer."
Newsweek has contacted a spokesperson for Harris for comment via email.
"Kamala Harris accepts Joe Biden's endorsement for President, after he drops out of the 2024 race," Jones captioned the clip on TikTok.
"Thank you, fellow Americans. OK. I didn't see this coming. Actually, I did. I think we all did," she said in the video between exaggerated laughs.
"I officially accept, OK, the nomination as president of the Democratic Party. Tomorrow I will announce my VP possibilities. Until then, thank you," she continued.
Jones told Newsweek: "I've coined myself as the 'Konservative Kamala,' and it's become my niche. It's a family-friendly parody, which has grown my following to what it is today.
"I created this video on Sunday, right after I saw the announcement that Biden had dropped out. I did not see or hear any speech from Kamala before the video. My video was off the cusp and filmed in one take, as I always do.
"Before I create all of my Kamala videos, I have an outline in my head, and then filming it in one take allows the content to come through as organically as possible. Making people laugh, by simply bringing light to current events, brings me so much joy."
On TikTok, one viewer wrote in the video's comments section, "Lord help us, this is to on point," to which Jones responded, "Haha thanks!!!"
Another user said it was the "best Kamala's impersonation ever."
On YouTube, viewers likewise praised the video, with one person writing: "Absolute dead-ringer! Well done! (I genuinely hope you're not nearly as much of a dope as the real one. Life would be hard if that were the case. Just ask Willie Brown.)"
Other commenters shared their support for Harris, whom one YouTuber said was a "way better choice than Dingus Don."
A TikToker wrote: "Harris has a law degree, was a DA of SF, Attorney General for CA, And the VP for the US. And brings the perspective of a woman and person of color—Perfect!"
Harris has become well known for her laugh, which has been a feature of several viral clips and prompted a new nickname from Trump earlier this month: "Laffin' Kamala."
However, the Republican presidential nominee appears to have changed his nickname for the vice president, referring to her as "Lyin' Kamala" in two Truth Social posts on Monday.
Harris spoke to campaign staff on Monday at her Delaware election headquarters after walking out to Beyoncé's "Freedom." During her speech, she called her role as Biden's vice president "the greatest honor of [her] life" and doubled down on drawing a line between her and Trump.
"We have 106 days until election day, and in that time, we have some hard work to do," she said.
"Our campaign has always been about two different versions of what we see as the future of our country … One focused on the future, the other focused on the past. Donald Trump wants to take our country backward," she continued.
Harris added, "We believe in a brighter future that makes room for all Americans."
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