WATCH: Crowd Goes Wild For Kamala Harris Accidentally Calling Herself the President

 

Vice President Kamala Harris accidentally referred to herself as the president during a memorial service for the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX).

The likely Democratic nominee delivered the eulogy at a Houston area church for Lee, who died last month at the age of 74. During her speech, Harris praised the former lawmaker for being a “champion of women’s rights” and writing the bill that made Juneteenth a national holiday.

However, when Harris was lauding legislation Lee championed she accidentally called herself the president instead of the vice president, quickly offering a correction. The slip-up led to the audience breaking out in claps and cheers as Harris smiled.

A transcript of Harris’ remarks:

The congresswoman was a leader for Houston and she was a national leader. She was a national leader. She touched the lives of people all over our country. As a champion for women’s rights, she helped reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. As a fighter for LGBTQ rights, her support helped repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. As a lifelong advocate for our nation’s children, she founded the Congressional Children’s Caucus. And as a leader who believed deeply that America’s true and full history must be acknowledged and honored, it was Sheila Jackson Lee whose bill made Juneteenth a federal holiday.

Which, as a United States Senator, I was proud to co-sponsor. And then as president — as vice president, it was my honor — it was my honor, with the, with our president, Joe Biden, to stand beside Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee as our president signed her bill into law.

Watch the clip above via CNN.

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