As part of her diplomatic visit to France, Harris stopped at the world-renowned biomedical research facility where her scientist mother worked in the ’80s, CNN reported. Harris was tasked with smoothing over relations between France and the U.S. after the raucous [[AUKUS]] rollout, but mocking the nation’s language with a microaggression was the wrong way to go about it. It was p[ainful to watch.
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Harris demonstrated her lack of couth and basic self-awareness during a visit to the Institut Pasteur in [[Paris]] by slipping into what sounded like a very bad, and bizarre, French accent. Harris was speaking about her affinity for scientific hypotheses, which she said were far superior to government plans because of the ability to pivot when things are not working out. “We campaign with ‘The Plan’ — uppercase ‘t’ uppercase ‘p’ — the plan,” she repeated in what sounded like a phony accent if not simply an awkward affectation. “And then the environment is such that we’re expected to defend ‘The Plan,'” Harris added.<ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/watch-harris-raises-eyebrows-bizarre-moment-breaks-french-accent-talk-french-people/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=AE&utm_campaign=can&utm_content=2021-11-11</ref>