Former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has said Kamala Harris 'sounds a lot like' Meghan Markle because of their similar 'victim class mentality'.
Fox News host Jesse Watters asked Bachmann about Harris' alleged 'whining' after it was revealed that she felt sidelined by the Biden administration who are exasperated by Harris' 'dysfunction and lack of focus,' amid reports that Biden and his VP's relationship had soured.
'She sounds a lot like Meghan Markle, to be honest with you. Both of these are very entitled people who claim constant victim class,' Bachmann told Watters on Monday night.
Markle has been accused of 'playing the victim' and seeking sympathy from the public after her bombshell revelations about the royal family.
Former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann compared Kamala Harris (left) to Meghan Markle (right) because of their similar 'victim class mentality' following a CNN report that key West Wing aides are exasperated by Harris' 'dysfunction and lack of focus.' Markle has been accused of 'playing the victim' after her bombshell revelations about the royal family
'She sounds a lot like Meghan Markle, to be honest with you. Both of these are very entitled people who claim constant victim class, and the fact is normal people are fed up with this, seriously fed up with this,' Bachman told Fox News host Jesse Watters
Watters added that the vice president was incredibly privileged yet wouldn't stop complaining.
'Someone with her own jet. An adoring press, for the most part. She's in the situation room. She's got a staff, she's got whatever she wants. And she's whining, Michelle, she's whining. Mike Pence didn't even complain after January 6. Do you remember any vice president complaining so much?' Watters asked in the news segment.
'Not really... the fact is normal people are fed up with this, seriously fed up with this,' Bachman told Watters.
Bachman went on to criticize the Biden-Harris administration, and cited gas prices and 'people being thrown out of work' as the reasons for their low approval rates of 41 and 28 percent, respectively.
The former Minnesota Reepresentative also touched on the dire situation of the Democratic party, as the current administration faces relentless criticism and Biden is said to 'have given up' on Harris.
Privately, Harris aides complain that she has been set up to fail, and handed a portfolio that is not commensurate with her historic status as the first woman, and the first woman of color, to hold the vice president's office, according to CNN.
'When the president of the United States has approval ratings at 37 and 38 percent and they're dropping by the day, and Kamala Harris is down at 28 percent,' Bachman continued telling Watters. 'That means they're losing their own party. As a matter of fact, it's the party that is kicking at these two.'
Watters criticized reports that Harris was complaining that her political portfolio 'isn't robust enough,' while Americans 'are getting slaughtered with inflation' after the Labor Department reported a 6.2 increase in the cost of living.
'What am I missing here? It seems like it's all drama with Kamala. Did you expect this?' asked Waters.
'Absolutely I expected it,' Bachman replied. 'Remember, when she was a senator, she had no following. When she was running for the president of the United States, she had no base.'
Bachman continued: 'So now in office when literally everything they touch turns to dust, these two don't have a following because our lives are getting miserable really fast. So we don't have a lot of sympathy for these two because they aren't delivering.'
'Biden is old, unpopular and probably won't run for re-election,' said Watters. 'And Kamala Harris is unlikeable and I don't even think that the Democratic base likes Mayor Pete, so they have no bench. Thus, the infighting,' Bachmann concluded.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrived together on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday afternoon amid reports that their relationship was breaking down
The former Minnesota representative also touched on the dire situation of the Democratic party, as the current administration faces criticism and Biden is said to 'have given up' on Harris
Harris and her top aides, White House insiders told CNN, are frustrated with Biden for handing her 'no-win' issues like the border crisis.
They also claim that the president defended 'white man' Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, more vigorously than her.
On Monday, Harris lavished praise on President Joe Biden, thanking him for the work he did to secure a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill, amid reports that their relationship had soured.
They walked out onto the South Lawn together in a show of unity before hugging in front of about 800 guests.
Officials tried to shrug off the claims during the day, and Harris offered her boss the thanks of a grateful nation.
'From the very start, you welcomed Democrats, independents, and Republicans to meet with us in the Oval Office. You welcomed ideas. You welcomed debate, all in the service of getting this bill done,' said Harris before Biden signed the bill into law.
'And here is what I know to be true, Mr. President, you are equal parts believer and builder.
'And because you are, we are all better off. On behalf of our nation, thank you, Mr President,' she said.
A string of insiders told CNN Biden was distancing himself from Harris because of her sliding poll numbers while the VP felt isolated.
Senior Biden aides spent the day trying to pour cold water on the CNN article published Sunday night with background from nearly three dozen sources suggesting that Biden had 'given up' on Harris after a poll showed her approval at 28 percent.
They offered a very public display of unity with broad smiles and a hug, despite claims that Harris felt isolated and that Biden was distancing himself from an unpopular vice president
They appeared together for the signing of the trillion dollar infrastructure bill. 'And here is what I know to be true, Mr. President, you are equal parts believer and builder,' said Harris before thanking the president for his work
'They're consistently sending her out there on losing issues in the wrong situations for her skill set,' said a former high-level Harris aide.
At the same time, Biden's staff are privately disappointed with Harris over self-inflicted controversies, like her 'awkward' laughter when asked about visiting the border by NBC's Lester Holt.
Publicly, the White House insists the relationship between Biden and Harris remains harmonious and productive.
'It is unfortunate that after a productive trip to France in which we reaffirmed our relationship with America's oldest ally and demonstrated U.S. leadership on the world stage, and following passage of a historic, bipartisan infrastructure bill that will create jobs and strengthen our communities, some in the media are focused on gossip - not on the results that the President and the Vice President have delivered,' the vice president's spokesperson Symone Sanders told CNN.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki also appeared to respond to the reports with a tweet in defense of the vice president.
'For anyone who needs to hear it,' she began in her Sunday evening tweet. '@VP is not only a vital partner to @POTUS but a bold leader who has taken on key, important challenges facing the country—from voting rights to addressing root causes of migration to expanding broadband.'
Before signing the infrastructure bill into law, Biden made a plea for more bipartisanship.
'Too often in Washington - the reason we don't get things done is because we insist on getting everything we want,' he said.
'With this law, we focused on getting things done. I ran for president because the only way to move our country forward is through compromise and consensus.'
Harris' Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh reposted Psaki's tweet and posted her own on Sunday that read: 'Honored to work for @VP every day. She's focused on the #BuildBackBetter agenda and delivering results for the American people.'
Two liberal commentators for CNN are not happy with their outlet publishing the story.
Bakari Sellers, who backed Harris' ill-fated presidential bid, complained on 'New Day' on Monday about the way media treat the first female vice president.
Biden thanked 'everyone who helped make this happen,' and listed Vice President Harris first
Harris is back in the U.S. after a diplomatic trip to Paris
'I have a larger issue with the tone and tenor by which Kamala Harris is covered, and I think we saw that in this article,' he said.
'I had to push back heavily on this article and throw a little cold water on it. I spent a little time with the vice president's office and no one's frantic, but more importantly, she just got back from a flawless overseas trip to France dealing with a very prickly issue where we had some freezing of our diplomatic relations with France, and she by all means performed extremely well.'
CNN legal and national security analyst Carrie Cordero quoted the article's headline 'Inside the frustrating and dysfunctional start to Kamala Harris' vice presidency' and tweeted to show she was unhappy with the piece: 'Alternatively, 'Accomplished, Brave & History-Changing @VP Doesn't Conform to Mythical Expectations of a Pandemic-Era, Post-Insurrection Vice Presidency.'
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain tweeted: 'Think about how many speeches, from how many officials, you've heard about how we are falling behind China on growth / investment / etc....Thanks to the Infrastructure Bill, next year will be the first time in 20 years where the US invests MORE than China on infrastructure.'
He also retweeted a gif showing Biden saying: 'America is back!'
Harris' approval rating has plunged even further than Biden's in recent months, with rumors swirling that the president is considering appointing her to the Supreme Court as a backdoor method of selecting a new VP.
At the same time, Biden's staff are privately disappointed with Harris over self-inflicted controversies, like her 'awkward' laughter when asked about visiting the border by NBC's Lester Holt.
Publicly, the White House insists the relationship between Biden and Harris remains harmonious and productive.
But privately, according to these reports, they blame her failure on the border crisis for sliding poll numbers.
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