Mace defies CNN panel on Harris name pronunciation: 'I will say Kamala's name any way that I want to'
On August 15, 2024, Mace repeatedly mispronounced Vice President Kamala Harris's name on CNN after initially saying it correctly, then defiantly told the panel she would say it however she wanted when called out for disrespect.
August 15, 2024
On CNN's Newsnight on August 15, 2024, after repeatedly mispronouncing Vice President Kamala Harris's name and being called out by panelist Michael Eric Dyson of Vanderbilt, Mace said:
"I will say Kamala's name any way that I want to… I just did and I'll do it again."
When accused of racism she responded: "Oh, so now you're calling me a racist. That is B.S." Later on X she wrote: "The Left would rather talk about pronouns and pronunciation than policy."
Source: Mediaite / CNN · archived