Vice President Kamala Harris received criticism over her tweet about the Equality Act amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Let’s send the Equality Act to President Biden’s desk. We must increase protections for LGBTQ+ Americans across the country. The onslaught of state bills targeting transgender Americans and their families is wrong,” Harris tweeted.
Let’s send the Equality Act to President Biden’s desk.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) March 4, 2022
We must increase protections for LGBTQ+ Americans across the country. The onslaught of state bills targeting transgender Americans and their families is wrong.
Twitter users were quick to slam Harris for the timing of her tweet:
What a luxury that we can be focused on pronouns during a time like this. https://t.co/UuNtG74tbh
— Lisa Song Sutton (@LisaSongSutton) March 4, 2022
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) responded, saying, “America: inflation is screwing us, our border is lawless, and there’s a ground war in Europe. Kamala: we need to get men in women’s sports asap.”
America: inflation is screwing us, our border is lawless, and there’s a ground war in Europe.
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) March 4, 2022
Kamala: we need to get men in women’s sports asap https://t.co/NEbWhnoPpU
This is what they care about. We should be terrified that we are being led by these lunatics in such a dangerous period of time https://t.co/hzfvgp38Pb
— Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) March 4, 2022
— Tariq Nasheed 🇺🇸 (@tariqnasheed) March 4, 2022
On Thursday, The Hill reported the White House is considering sending Harris to Warsaw, Poland, and Bucharest, Romania, to show support for Ukraine, citing sources familiar with the conversations.
“A presidential visit is a heavier logistical lift,” a source told the outlet, adding, “The vice president has a smaller footprint and is historically more nimble.”
A White House official also said Harris has been “deeply involved in the administration’s engagement with allies and partners,” as The Hill reported.
During an appearance on “Today” earlier this week, Harris shared what the United States is going to do to address the situation, as IJR reported.
“We are going to continue to do what we’ve done,” Harris said.
She explained the U.S. is going to continue to “stand firm with our allies in terms of reassessing what we are doing with sanctions. Everything is on the table for consideration, frankly.”
Harris added, “We are not going to put U.S. troops in Ukraine to fight the Russians on the ground or in the air, but we are firm in our preparedness to defend our NATO alliance and our allies.”
ABC News reported the Pentagon has ordered roughly 12,000 service members from certain bases in the U.S. to Europe.