Moment CNN speaker is criticized for Kamala Harris’ comment in heated back and forth as he is criticized for ‘lack of respect’

A DEBATE over the upcoming presidential election heated up on Monday night as two speakers discussed the presidential race.

Tensions rose on Monday night’s CNN NewsNight panel discussion between CNN contributor Cari Champion and author Coleman Hughes.

Along with other speakers, including columnist Solomon Jones, the pair discussed how Kamala Harris’ unexpected run for the White House rocked the election.

As Hughes talked about the “instincts” of the two presidential candidates and Joe Biden, he referred to the former president as “Donald Trump” and the current president as “Biden,” but repeatedly used Harris’ first name when referring to she.

“Can we also call her vice president?” Champion interrupted as she turned to Hughes and Jones.

“You are talking about her so carefully and casually, as if you know her and I think she deserves respect,” the speaker continued.

“If we continue in the media to just call her Kamala or whatever name you just called her, it will send a message of lack of respect, and so I think she needs the title and deserves respect.”

“When you say her name wrong, it’s definitely a term of disrespect,” she added after Hughes tried to defend his actions.

“I don’t always say President Biden when I say Biden,” he initially said.

“I think you are reading this message, this message is not my intention”, added the collaborator.

The US Sun has reached out to Hughes for comment.

The pronunciation and use of the vice president’s first name have long caused fights.

CNN senior political commentator David Urban was told to “stop” by the outlet’s political commentator Bakari Sellers on Anderson Cooper 360 about Harris’ name.

“That’s not her name! That’s not her name. Stop, stop, stop, stop. Stop,” Sellers said to Urbano after he repeatedly mispronounced the vice president’s name.

“Her name is Kamala,” Bakari said before being refuted by Urban, who responded by saying, “Shame on you, Bakari!

“Because you know me better than that, so shame on you. I’m saying, let’s talk about her record,” the former Trump adviser said.

Bakari was then given time by Cooper to discuss his objection to the mispronouncing of Harris’ name.

Kamala Harris’ potential running mates

Kamala Harris accepted Joe Biden’s endorsement for the Democratic presidential nomination after the president ended his re-election bid on July 21.

Harris said he plans to win and win the Democratic nomination while uniting the party.

Who are Kamala Harris’ potential running mates?

• Pete Buttigieg: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg ran for president during the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries, competing against Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.
• He was widely considered a breakout star, becoming the first openly gay candidate to win a presidential primary or caucus when he narrowly won the Iowa caucus during the 2020 primaries.
• Buttigieg was one of the first Democrats to formally endorse Kamala Harris after President Biden.
• In his statement, Buttigieg said Harris was “the right person to take up the torch, defeat Donald Trump and succeed Joe Biden as president.”
• Andy Beshear: Governor Beshear has carved out a successful career in the heavily Republican state of Kentucky.
• The 46-year-old two-term governor fully supported Harris for president and said he would consider being her running mate.
• Gretchen Whitmer: Michigan Governor Whitmer is seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party.
• In 2020, the two-term governor caught the eye of Joe Biden as a possible running mate before ultimately choosing Harris.
• Whitmer joined the growing list of Democrats who have supported Harris for president.
• A Harris-Whitmer campaign would be the first female candidate for a U.S. political party.
• Gavin Newsom: Prominent California Governor Newsom’s name has long been associated with a potential presidential candidate in the upcoming election.
• Newsom has already endorsed Harris for president, saying, “No one is better at prosecuting the case against Donald Trump’s dark vision.”
• But there could be a problem if Harris and Newsom are in the same position.
• Both Newsom and Harris come from Californiaand according to the 12th Amendment to the Constitution, both members of a presidential ticket “shall not be inhabitants of the same state.”
• If Harris chose Newsom as her running mate, they would lose all 54 of California’s Electoral College votes.
• Josh Shapiro: Shapiro, the governor of Pennsylvania, is a rising star in the Democratic Party establishment.
• His shares soared after achieving victory in the state’s 2022 gubernatorial election, defeating Republican rival Doug Mastriano.
• Shapiro’s margin of victory was greater than Joe Biden’s when he defeated Donald Trump in 2020.
• Pennsylvania is one of the swing states that Trump is trying to win.
• Trump allies said NBC News that they think Shapiro would be a super strong running mate for Harris.
• Marco Kelly: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, 60, is also named as a front-runner.
• He has significant military experience, having been a Navy combat pilot and a former astronaut.
• Harris’ allies believe he could help win over working-class voters and also keep Arizona.
• Arizona is one of the Sun Belt states the Trump campaign is targeting.

“There are women in this country who have different names, which are often mispronounced, and all I’m trying to do is set the bar and have a level of respect for Kamala Harris, the same level of respect that you and I have for each other. . another, David, and that’s my only point.”

Harris herself previously released a campaign ad when she ran for Senate in 2016 about how to correctly pronounce her name, which comes from her South Asian heritage.

The 20 seconds video features clips of children correcting the common mispronunciation of their name.

These are most commonly: “camel-a”, “Kuh-MAHL-a” and “Kuh-MEL-A”.

However, it is correctly pronounced “COM-mah-la”, according to the woman herself.

Meanwhile, a new poll by The US Sun revealed that the “Harris honeymoon” is over, as a third of voters believe that the vice president is unlikely to defeat her rival.

It comes as voters talk about her qualifications for the job as they wait to see who she will announce as her running mate.

Governor Josh Shapiro is on Harris’ vice presidential pick, however, he has recently come under fire for an alleged sexual harassment cover-up.