Kamala Harris Trolled For Her 'Child-Like' Explanation Of Ukraine-Russia Conflict

During an appearance on the 'Morning Hustle' radio program, the host asked Kamala Harris to explain the Russia-Ukraine conflict 'in layman's terms'.

US Vice-President Kamala Harris (Getty Images)

New Delhi: US Vice-President Kamala Harris was mocked on Twitter for her "child-like" explanation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict during a radio programme.

During an appearance on the "Morning Hustle" radio program, the host asked Harris to explain the Russia-Ukraine conflict "in layman's terms for people who don't understand what's going on", a report in New York Post said.

In her reply, Harris said, "So, Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia." 

"Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine. So, basically, that's wrong, and it goes against everything that we stand for," she said.

As the radio recording went viral, several users on social media criticised Harris for her overly simplistic explanation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which entered its seventh day on Wednesday.

Republican Senator Ted Cruz took a swipe at Kamala Harris by sharing a gif, while another person quipped, "Apparently Vice President Kamala Harris believes the average American layperson is aged 4."

Washington Examiner executive editor Seth Mandel called Harris' statement "terrifying". "She just has a real inability to talk normally to (people). Layman’s terms doesn’t mean 'assume the audience has never heard of Russia'," Mandel tweeted.

"I thought this was a parody. With everything we know about the incompetence and absurdity of Kamala Harris this is remarkable," Fox News host Tammy Bruce tweeted.

Former Trump White House counselor Kellyanne Conway called Harris' statement "embarrassing" and said, "No wonder staffers smarter than her have quit", a report in New York Post said.

This is not the first time Harris' remarks on foreign policy have been called into question. Last month, Harris was criticised for stating that Europe had enjoyed "peace and security" since the end of World War II during an interaction with reporters at the Munich Security Conference in Germany. 

She apparently forgot incidents like Soviet incursions into Hungary and Czechoslovakia during the Cold War, the Balkan civil wars of the 1990s and Russia's campaigns in Chechnya, Georgia and Ukraine, the report said.