Kamala Harris has been likened to Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker by Meghan McCain after she was filmed laughing nervously moments before discussing the Afghanistan crisis.
‘This may be some kind of real issue (like Joaquin Phoenix in the Joker), but she’s the Vice President and she’s [had] ample time and resources to media [to] train herself out of reacting to every SINGLE crisis like she’s walking onto a late night show,’ McCain tweeted on Monday, adding: ‘She comes off so craven.’
In the 2019 movie The Joker, Joaquin Phoenix’s character suffers from uncontrollable laughter, often at inappropriate moments. He was eventually driven mad and became the titular Batman villain.
McCain took aim after the Vice President faced a group of reporters as she prepared to depart for Singapore on Friday amidst the growing chaos in Afghanistan.
Harris she began to nervously laugh as a reporter started to ask her an urgent question, which she cut off, but assumed was about Afghanistan.
‘Hold on, hold on, hold on,’ Harris said before the reporter could finish.
‘Slow down, everybody,’ she said after a big laugh.
‘And in particular high priority is making sure that we safely evacuate American citizens, Afghans who worked with us, Afghans at risk, including women and children, and that is one of our highest if not the highest priority right now.’
‘And it’s a big area of focus for me in the past days and weeks, and will continue to be,’ she added.
A video of the exchange has gone viral on social media, with many claiming her laugh was inappropriate in light of the dangerous situation in the country.
![Former The View host Meghan McCain](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/23/47016737-9920331-Former_The_View_host_slammed_Vice-m-17_1629756204707.jpg)
Former The View host Meghan McCain (left) slammed Vice President Kamala Harris (right) on Monday after a video of the vice president laughing at a reporter’s question about Americans trying to evacuate Afghanistan went viral
![In a tweet, McCain compared the vice president's laugh to that of the Joker in the 2019 movie](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/22/47016847-9920331-image-a-6_1629755361280.jpg)
In a tweet, McCain compared the vice president’s laugh to that of the Joker in the 2019 movie
![In the movie, the Joker, played by Joaquin Phoenix (pictured), suffers from a disorder in which he laughs uncontrollably even at inappropriate moments until he is eventually driven mad](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/22/47016761-9920331-image-a-9_1629755388427.jpg)
In the movie, the Joker, played by Joaquin Phoenix (pictured), suffers from a disorder in which he laughs uncontrollably even at inappropriate moments until he is eventually driven mad
It is not the first time Harris’ distinctive nervous laugh causes her to be the target of criticism.
On March, Harris was blasted after she laughed when a reporter asked if she planned to visit the southern border amid the migrant crisis.
‘Do you plan to visit the border?’ asked the reporter before Harris took a flight at Jacksonville International Airport.
‘Um, not today,’ said Harris before letting out a laugh,
‘But I have before and I sure will again,’ she said as she evaded a definitive answer.
In June, she went to Guatemala and Mexico for meetings on the ‘root causes’ of the migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border – a trip which was overshadowed by repeated questions as to why she was yet to visit the border herself.
Under pressure, she did several weeks later.
![Kamala Harris nervously laughed and cut off a reporter, before saying that Afghanistan was a priority issue](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/04/46982111-9917793-image-a-5_1629691174365.jpg)
![The Vice President boarded a flight to Singapore. She will visit Southeast Asia to meet with leaders](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/04/46982109-9917793-image-m-4_1629691168114.jpg)
Kamala Harris nervously laughed and cut off a reporter, before saying that Afghanistan was a priority issue, before she boarded a flight to Singapore
![Harris notoriously laughed at the 2020 vice presidential debate, after being asked if she planned to support expanding the Supreme Court so a Democratic president could nominate more liberal justices](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/05/46982095-9917793-image-a-6_1629691204169.jpg)
Harris notoriously laughed at the 2020 vice presidential debate, after being asked if she planned to support expanding the Supreme Court so a Democratic president could nominate more liberal justices
Harris also notoriously laughed during the 2020 vice presidential debate, when she was asked if she planned to support expanding the Supreme Court so a Democratic president could nominate more liberal justices.
‘Once again you gave a non-answer, Joe Biden gave a non-answer,’
‘The American people deserve a straight answer. And if you haven’t figured it out yet, the straight answer is they are going to pack the Supreme Court if they somehow win this election,’ said an evidently upset Pence.
When inquired about the legalization of marijuana, Harris also evaded questions by repeatedly laughing when asked about her stance on the issue.
The Federalist Senior Editor Mollie Hemingway said on FOX News in June that Harris seems to just laugh nervously when she is challenged by journalists.
‘She does that thing where she laughs nervously when she gets the slightest difficulty or a question or topic and it is making a lot of Americans nervous,’ Hemingway said.
FOX News host Jesse Waters has also said that Harris’ nervous laughter seems like a ‘glitch,’ and once enlisted the help of psychologist Brian Russell to analyze the situation.
‘For many people, laughter is a defense from anxiety they feel when a situation or topic makes them uncomfortable or unsure of themselves,’ he said.
![Harris has praised President Biden's decision to honor Trump's deal with the Taliban to retreat from Afghanistan](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/05/46981759-9917793-image-a-10_1629691227685.jpg)
Harris has praised President Biden’s decision to honor Trump’s deal with the Taliban to retreat from Afghanistan
The vice president’s most recent laughing controversy comes as the US and President Biden have received global condemnation for the unfolding chaos and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Hardline Islamists’ swift return to power came after US troops’ speedy withdrawal.
She has claimed to have a lead role and that she was ‘the last person in the room’ when Biden chose to follow through with the May 1 deadline to retreat US troops from Afghanistan.
But her remarkable absence and lack of communication with the media and the American public have not escaped backlash, as 47% of likely voters found her ‘not at all qualified’ to become President, according to a recent Rasmussen Reports poll.
![Harris arrived in Singapore on Sunday for the week-long trip to Asia, which also includes a stop in Vietnam, where she will be meeting officials](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/09/46990133-9917793-Harris_arrived_in_Singapore_on_Sunday_for_the_week_long_trip_to_-a-15_1629708548125.jpg)
Harris arrived in Singapore on Sunday for the week-long trip to Asia, which also includes a stop in Vietnam, where she will be meeting officials
![On Sunday, President Biden chuckled after getting some bad poll results from a reporter, who said that the CBS News/YouGov poll was 'out there' after the president insisted that he hadn't seen it](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/09/46979745-9917793-On_Sunday_President_Biden_chuckled_after_getting_some_bad_poll_r-a-8_1629708288260.jpg)
On Sunday, President Biden chuckled after getting some bad poll results from a reporter, who said that the CBS News/YouGov poll was ‘out there’ after the president insisted that he hadn’t seen it
Harris has stood by President Biden’s decision to honor Trump’s deal with the Taliban.
‘This is a president who has an extraordinary amount of courage,’
‘He is someone, who I have seen over and over again, make decisions based on what he truly believes… is the right thing to do,’ she said about the removal of the troops on a CNN interview.
During a press conference in Singapore this morning Harris also boasted that ‘the US is a global leader’.
She insisted Washington could be depended as she stood alongside Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien. She said: ‘The reason I am here is because the United States is a global leader and we take that role seriously’.
But the current administration has received backlash for its response to the Taliban takeover, amid reports of Americans and Afghan refugees being attacked by the Islamic extremists while trying to enter Kabul’s Hamid Karzai Airport.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was also blasted after people emailing her received an automatic ‘out of office’ reply as the increasingly tense situation unfolds.
![U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore August 22, 2021](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/05/46981785-9917793-image-a-9_1629691216920.jpg)
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore August 22, 2021
![Nancy Pelosi speaks at a ritzy Napa Valley fundraiser while the situation in Kabul worsens](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/05/46982753-9917827-image-a-1_1629691618393.jpg)
Nancy Pelosi speaks at a ritzy Napa Valley fundraiser while the situation in Kabul worsens
The video of Kamala laughing was shared hours after Joe Biden laughed when questioned by a reporter about his poor performance in a new poll during a White House press conference about the Afghan crisis and Tropical Storm Henri.
He said of the survey: ‘I haven’t seen that poll.’
And the Democrats were hit with a further optics issue Sunday, as Nancy Pelosi was filmed at a lavish Democrat fundraiser dinner in Napa, California, which cost up to $29,000-a-head to respond.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives – who is third in line to become president if Biden and Harris are incapacitated – was filmed addressing lavishly-set tables groaning with fresh flowers, smart cutlery and expensive looking food.
![A new poll shows 55 per cent of likely voters believe Vice President Kamala Harris is 'not qualified' or 'not at all qualified' to run the nation. There was a 6 per cent drop in those who feel she is qualified from April to August](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/09/46873587-9917793-A_new_poll_shows_55_per_cent_of_likely_voters_believe_Vice_Presi-a-9_1629708288284.jpg)
A new poll shows 55 per cent of likely voters believe Vice President Kamala Harris is ‘not qualified’ or ‘not at all qualified’ to run the nation. There was a 6 per cent drop in those who feel she is qualified from April to August
Government officials have said the Vice President will continue to work on Afghanistan while in Asia.
She is not returning directly to Washington DC on Friday, going home to California instead, to campaign on behalf of Governor Gavin Newsom.
Her departure at a time of crisis will likely fuel criticism against her.
Other senior figures like the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, National Security Adviser and Biden himself have been forced to defend their actions in repeated interviews and remarks.
Last week, when likely voters were asked in a Rasmussen Reports poll released Thursday if Harris is ready to be U.S. president, 47 per cent said she is ‘not at all qualified’ while 8 per cent said she’s ‘not qualified.’
No laughing matter, Joe: Biden chuckles when he’s asked about new poll showing majority of Americans think he’s no longer ‘competent, focused or effective’ after his catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan
President Joe Biden laughed off a question about his declining poll numbers amid the rising chaos in Afghanistan during a press conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Sunday.
‘I haven’t seen that poll,’ Biden said of a CBS News/YouGov survey that shows 74 percent of respondents believe withdrawal from the Taliban-overrun country has gone ‘very badly’ or ‘somewhat badly.’
Biden chuckled when the reporter responded that the poll is ‘out there,’ but the results are no laughing matter.
Biden’s withdrawal, which was announced by former President Donald Trump in February 2020, is down to 47 percent approval from 60 percent in July, before the Taliban inched their way into Kabul, took over the presidential palace and sent President Ashraf Ghani fleeing to the United Arab Emirates.
The sample of 2,142 Americans also find him to be less competent, focused and effective than in April.
Biden’s overall approval rating also took a tumble amid a surge in the Delta variant and the latest crisis in the Middle East, down to 50 percent from 62 percent in March.
‘Look, I had a basic decision to make,’ Biden said of his decision to withdraw.
![On Sunday, President Biden chuckled after getting some bad poll results from a reporter, who said that the CBS News/YouGov poll was 'out there' after the president insisted that he hadn't seen it](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/07/46979745-9917793-On_Sunday_President_Biden_chuckled_after_getting_some_bad_poll_r-a-94_1629700369979.jpg)
On Sunday, President Biden chuckled after getting some bad poll results from a reporter, who said that the CBS News/YouGov poll was ‘out there’ after the president insisted that he hadn’t seen it
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![The survey of more than 2,000 Americans found that Biden's approval rating and his handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal have fallen in recent months as the Taliban take over the country after 20 years of US occupation](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/06/46978547-9917793-The_survey_of_more_than_2_000_Americans_found_that_Biden_s_appro-a-85_1629698326851.jpg)
The survey of more than 2,000 Americans found that Biden’s approval rating and his handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal have fallen in recent months as the Taliban take over the country after 20 years of US occupation
‘I either withdraw America from a 20-year war, that … cost us $150 million a day for 20 years or $320 a day for 20 years.’ (Forbes estimates the war to have cost $300 million per day since September 11, 2001.)
He then reached for a card underneath his lapel and began reading from it.
‘You know I carry this card with me every day,’ he said.
He continued: ‘And, who, in fact, where we lost 2,448 Americans, dead, and 20,722 wounded.
‘Either increase the number of forces we keep there and keep that going, all right, end the war, and I decided to end the war.
‘As I said the other day, the only reason we’re in Afghanistan is this is the place from which Bin Laden attacked the United States of America.’
In May 2011, a team of US Navy SEALs captured and killed Osama Bin Laden, who had planned the September 11 attacks that destroyed the Twin Towers in Manhattan and killed 3,000 people, at a compound in Pakistan.
‘So the question is when is the right time to leave? Where are our national interests? Where do they lie?’
Biden went on to liken terrorism to a cancer that had ‘metastasized’ around the world, and insisted that it can be fought without ‘permanently basing’ American forces anywhere.
‘My job is to make judgments no one else can or will make,’ he said.
‘I made them, I’m convinced I’m absolutely correct in not deciding to send more young women and men to war for a war that is, in fact, no longer warranted.’
Most Americans are still with the president on leaving the country, with 63 percent still in favor of removing US troops.
Biden also revealed US forces may stay beyond his deadline of Aug. 31 as he tries to accelerate the operation to rescue Americans after days of chaos and crushes at Kabul airport.
He said that U.S. forces had expanded the perimeter around the airport amid fears terrorists may seek to exploit the operation by attacking Americans or Afghan civilians.
But things were moving in the right direction with some 33,000 people brought to safety, he said.
‘Let me be clear – the evacuation of thousands of people from Kabul is going to be hard and painful,’ Biden said during a speech at the White House.
‘No matter when it started, when we began, it would have been true if we had started a month ago, or a month from now.
‘There is no way to evacuate this many people without pain and loss and heartbreaking images you see on television.
‘It’s just a fact.’
His speech marked the latest attempt by the White House to seize control of a crisis that is rapidly turning into a humanitarian and political disaster.
A similar effort on Friday backfired when Biden claimed that he knew of no cases of Americans being stopped from reaching Kabul airport – only to be flatly contradicted by the Pentagon.
Things have only worsened since then, with reports that seven people died in the crush around the airport, including a two-year-old.
![President Joe Biden says the United States is 'working hard' and as 'fast as we can' to get Americans and U.S. allies out of Afghanistan, noting that 33,000 people have been evacuated from the country since July](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/05/46974633-9917793-President_Joe_Biden_says_the_United_States_is_working_hard_and_a-a-32_1629693220081.jpg)
President Joe Biden says the United States is ‘working hard’ and as ‘fast as we can’ to get Americans and U.S. allies out of Afghanistan, noting that 33,000 people have been evacuated from the country since July
![Speaking in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Biden said U.S. forces had extended the perimeter around the airport to improve security](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/06/46974635-9917793-Speaking_in_the_Roosevelt_Room_of_the_White_House_Biden_said_U_S-a-86_1629698326855.jpg)
Speaking in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Biden said U.S. forces had extended the perimeter around the airport to improve security
![Thousands of people surrounded the Kabul airport Sunday, desperate to take the steps needed to cross the threshold to sanctuary](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/05/46973773-9917793-Thousands_of_people_surrounded_the_Kabul_airport_Sunday_desperat-a-35_1629693220088.jpg)
Thousands of people surrounded the Kabul airport Sunday, desperate to take the steps needed to cross the threshold to sanctuary
![The crowds have made it difficult and dangerous for Americans and Afghans with the correct paperwork to reach the airport](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/07/46973963-9917793-The_crowds_have_made_it_difficult_and_dangerous_for_Americans_an-a-95_1629700370044.jpg)
The crowds have made it difficult and dangerous for Americans and Afghans with the correct paperwork to reach the airport
Biden said that as many as 33,000 people had been evacuated since July, including some 11,000 during a single 36-hour period.
Defense officials ‘hope’ they will not have to extend the evacuation operation, he added, but ‘there are going to be discussions I suspect on how far along we are in the process.’
He also said troops were maintaining constant vigilance against terrorist threats, particularly from the local affiliate of ISIS, sworn enemies of the both the U.S. and the Taliban.
‘The security threat is changing rapidly,’ he said.
‘There are civilians crowded at the airport, although we have cleared thousands of them.
‘We know that terrorists may seek to exploit the situation and target innocent Afghans or American troops .’
Every day that American troops and civilians are at the airport is another day of risk that terrorists launch an attack from distance.
But he said the Taliban had been helpful.
‘We discussed a lot with the Taliban,’ he said. ‘They’ve been cooperative in extending some of the perimeter.’
But he declined to describe further ‘technical changes’ designed to improve security.
‘So far the Taliban has not taken action against U.S. forces,’ he said, rapping his knuckles on the lectern as if knocking on wood.
‘So far they have, by and large, followed through on what they said in terms of Americans to pass through .
‘And I’m sure they don’t control all of their forces. It’s a rag tag force.
‘And so we’ll see if what they say turns out to be true.
Conditions deteriorated further at the weekend. The U.S. was forced to tell Americans not to try to brave the chaos around the airport unless they have been told to report.
And it emerged that evacuation flights were dropping flares and making steep combat landings after warnings that terrorists of the Islamic State might try to shoot down a plane.
Biden is still facing questions about why his administration did not have a better evacuation plan after being warned that the Taliban could sweep into Kabul within days.
Against that backdrop of criticism, the White House tried to show a president hard at work on a Sunday.
![The Afghan interim council, formed to assist in the power transfer following President Ashraf Ghani's escape, has met several Taliban leaders to discuss issues related to control and security during the transition process](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/07/46973855-9917793-The_Afghan_interim_council_formed_to_assist_in_the_power_transfe-a-96_1629700370046.jpg)
The Afghan interim council, formed to assist in the power transfer following President Ashraf Ghani’s escape, has met several Taliban leaders to discuss issues related to control and security during the transition process
![President Biden met with his national security in the White House Situation Room on Sunday morning as they faced fresh questions about how much they knew of intelligence assessments that said the Taliban could be in Kabul within days](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/09/46971311-9917793-President_Biden_met_with_his_national_security_in_the_White_Hous-a-12_1629708288378.jpg)
President Biden met with his national security in the White House Situation Room on Sunday morning as they faced fresh questions about how much they knew of intelligence assessments that said the Taliban could be in Kabul within days
![At least seven people have been killed at Kabul airport by stampeding crowds, as thousands of panicked Afghans try to flee the country, the British military said on Sunday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/07/46944319-9917793-At_least_seven_people_have_been_killed_at_Kabul_airport_by_stamp-a-98_1629700370053.jpg)
At least seven people have been killed at Kabul airport by stampeding crowds, as thousands of panicked Afghans try to flee the country, the British military said on Sunday
![Afghans trying to flee are surrounding Kabul airport where the Taliban are using live rounds and beatings to maintain order. Americans were told not to try to reach the airport on Saturday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/23/06/46945073-9917793-Afghans_trying_to_flee_are_surrounding_Kabul_airport_where_the_T-a-89_1629698326943.jpg)
Afghans trying to flee are surrounding Kabul airport where the Taliban are using live rounds and beatings to maintain order. Americans were told not to try to reach the airport on Saturday
It sent out a situation room photograph of Biden meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and other members of his national security team.
And earlier the Pentagon ordered six U.S. commercial airlines to help move evacuees from temporary sites outside of Afghanistan.
‘Our first priority in Kabul is getting American citizens out of the situation as quickly and safely as possible,’ Biden said.
‘Any American that wants to get home will get home.’
He also said the government was ‘looking to move our Afghan allies’ out of the country as well, noting that citizens of NATO allies and Afghan allies were amongst the 11,000 individuals evacuated this past weekend.
The president stated that as evacuation efforts are underway he wanted to be clear about three things: ‘One, planes taking off from Kabul are not flying directly to the United States,’ said Biden, explaining that the planes are landing at U.S. Military bases and transit centers around the world where security screenings will take place for non-citizens.
‘Two, at these sites where they are landing we are conducting scrutiny security screening for everyone who is not a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident.
‘Anyone arriving in the United States will have undergone a background check.’
He also noted that the government will welcome these individuals into the U.S.
‘Three, once screened and cleared we will welcome these Afghans we helped us in the war effort over the last 20 years,’ said Biden.
The Biden administration has given no firm estimate of the number of Americans seeking to leave Afghanistan. Some have put the total between 10,000 and 15.000.
A White House official said U.S. planes flew 3900 people out of Kabul in the previous 24 hours. Coalition aircraft rescued a similar number.
It marked a busier weekend for Biden than last, when he was slammed by allies and opponents for staying at Camp David last weekend as the crisis deepened.
And even international partners such as the United Kingdom have voiced their frustration this weekend at the way Biden pushed ahead with such a rapid withdrawal.
A former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said the hasty retreat would embolden enemies, including terrorist groups.
‘It has damaged our alliances, emboldened our adversaries and increased the risk to our own security. It has also flouted 20 years of work and sacrifice,’ said Ryan Crocker in a New York Times essay.
This week Biden will join a virtual meeting of the G7 to discuss cooperation between the nations as the Taliban overruns Afghanistan, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in her statement on the upcoming meeting.
‘The leaders will discuss continuing our close coordination on Afghanistan policy and evacuating our citizens, the brave Afghans who stood with us over the last two decades, and other vulnerable Afghans,’ Psaki’s statement reads.
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President Joe Biden will participate in a virtual meeting with G7 leaders on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing situation in Afghanistan
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The call comes after Biden received a slew of backlash last week for not talking with any world leaders in the aftermath of the Taliban takeover. Hours after reports came out attacking him for his inaction, Biden spoke with Johnson.
The G7 intergovernmental group includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the U.S.
On Sunday afternoon, Biden will deliver remarks on Afghanistan – and Hurricane Henri response – at the White House.
Britain currently holds the rotating leadership of the G7 and announced earlier on Sunday that it called for the group to meet virtually this week.
The meeting comes as chaos in Afghanistan continues to unfold, and nations scramble to evacuate their citizens from Kabul.
So far, Biden has sent in 6,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan to help with evacuation efforts after the Taliban was able to take over the country in just over a week. This means the U.S. has deployed more troops into Afghanistan than the number of American citizens it has extracted from the country since the Taliban swept into power on August 14.
The Pentagon said Saturday they were only able to evacuate 2,500 Americans from Kabul in the past week.
Overall, the U.S. was able to evacuate 7,000 people from the pandemonium at the Kabul airport since last weekend, including 3,800 in the last day.
Up to 15,000 Americans still need to be evacuated and the administration hopes to get out 50-60,000 more Afghan allies and their families.