Emojis, Marijuana And Midterms: Kamala Harris' Talking Points On Late-Night Talk Show
KEY POINTS
- Kamala Harris urged Americans to "speak with their vote"
- She also said "nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed"
- Harris then shared she has "not received directly an emoji in a year and a half"
United States Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" early Tuesday.
With less than one month to go for the midterm elections, Harris said in the episode, which appeared to have been taped, that people need to "speak with their vote."
Harris, 57, also brought up the administration's efforts to restore abortion rights and develop climate change policies. She then discussed how her life has changed after becoming vice president.
She talked about marijuana decriminalization as well.
"Nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed, right?" the Democrat asked.
President Joe Biden announced last week that individuals convicted of "simple possession" of marijuana under federal law would be pardoned.
Building up on Biden's announcement, Harris urged governors and lawmakers to take similar steps for those convicted under state law.
When asked about the possibility of any legislation on marijuana reform, Harris said "Congress needs to act."
"We are 29 days away from the midterms. Ask who you are voting for, where they stand on this, and I encourage you to vote accordingly," she added.
While speaking about how different her life has been since she was elected as vice president, Harris said speaking with her family on text chains was "no longer a thing."
"I have not received directly an emoji in a year and a half," she said, according to AP News.
Harris went on to share that her life has "high-class problems," referring to the security protocols that a vice president has to follow. She added that security officials accompany her when she is taking a walk with her husband Doug Emhoff.
It can be recalled that Biden appeared on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on June 8, days before the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn the Roe v. Wade precedent on abortion rights. Biden said at the time that the move was "going to cause a mini-revolution and they are going to vote a lot of these folks out of office," as per an earlier report from the outlet.
Kimmel also discussed gun control in America during the episode, which aired days after a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in which 21 people, including 19 children, lost their lives.
"I do not want to emulate (Donald) Trump's abuse of the Constitution and constitutional authority," Biden said while clarifying his limited use of executive orders, according to the outlet.
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