Kamala Harris’ latest word salad on MSNBC has people wondering if she’s discovered a new buzzword

Vice President Kamala Harris took part in an interview with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle on Thursday, but one answer in particular caught attention online.

Harris repeated the word “holistic” three times in just 23 seconds to emphasize a point about how to increase available housing.

“For example, part of the work will be what we do in terms of providing benefits and assistance to state and local governments around transit dollars,” she first responded.

“…and looking holistically at the connection between that and housing, and looking holistically at the incentives that we in the federal government can create for local and state governments to actually engage in planning in a holistic way that also prioritizes given to affordable housing for working people,” Harris explained to Ruhle.

The extensive emphasis on the word “holistic” left viewers wondering what Harris was talking about, while critics blasted her latest word “salad” on social media.

Kamala Harris talks the economy with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle

The Trump campaign leaned into the moment and cut the video for their followers.

“Kamala seems to have just learned the word ‘holistic,’” the report said.

Others made the same observation.

“Kamala learned the word holistic, guys. Proceed to using it three times in less than thirty seconds. Intelligent people don’t talk like that,” conservative radio host Clay Travis wrote on social media.

“People who try to pretend they’re intelligent do,” he continued.

“Kamala has learned a new word… ‘holistic’, watch her proudly use it three times in 15 seconds,” comedian Tim Young wrote.

“Today’s new word in Kamala’s word salad buffet: ‘Holistic,’” noted Mike Davis of the Article 3 Project.

A review of Harris’ transcripts shows that the vice president has used the word from time to time in prepared speeches.

But she’s been using it more and more during her presidential campaign as she tries to explain how she wants to solve problems.

Harris also leaned on the word “holistic” during her conversation with the National Association of Black Journalists earlier this month.

Kamala Harris speaks to MSNBC about the economy

Kamala Harris interviewed by the National Association of Black Journalists

“The trauma that exists in communities around the violence of losing their children, losing a brother, losing a father, an uncle – all of that needs to be addressed, and we need to have a holistic response to it,” said them when asked. about how she planned to address gun violence.

She continued: “It’s about understanding what we need to do to understand, again, that in your eyes, we need to have a holistic response to this issue and prioritize it, rather than reacting to the tragedy that unfortunately they have too much. predictable.’

Throughout her career as vice president, Harris has had moments in interviews where she struggled to explain herself, sometimes sidestepping the question and focusing instead on defining the problem.