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Comedian Roy Wood Jr. Defends Kamala Harris By Highlighting Critics’ ‘Disrespectful’ Double Standard

<p><strong>Roy Wood Jr&period;<&sol;strong> is taking a moment to give Vice Presential <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;watch-tyre-nichols-funeral-live-video&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;1jlv6db&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;NzQ1MjEwNjMuMTY4Mjk1NTI4OQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4Mjk2MjI5Mi4zLjEuMTY4Mjk2NDQ5OS4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Kamala Harris<&sol;strong><&sol;a> her flowers amid continual backlash over her constitutional efforts&period; In fact&comma; the comedian called out the double standards that women in power often have to endure&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At The White House Correspondents&&num;8217&semi; Dinner &lpar;WHCD&rpar; on Saturday&comma; Wood had the opportunity to share a few words with attendees&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While he hilariously <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cnn&period;com&sol;videos&sol;politics&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;30&sol;roy-wood-jr-white-house-correspondents-dinner-cnntmw-vpx&period;cnn" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">roasted<&sol;a> politicians like <strong>Donald Trump<&sol;strong> and <strong>Joe Biden<&sol;strong> at the dinner&comma; he sweetly took a moment to acknowledge people&&num;8217&semi;s critiques against Kamala Harris as well&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Crdy--PslU0" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;kamala-harris-oprah-beyonce-rihanna-more-make-forbes-list-for-the-worlds-most-powerful-women&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Kamala Harris&comma; Oprah&comma; Beyoncé&comma; Rihanna &amp&semi; More Make Forbes&&num;8217&semi; List For The World&&num;8217&semi;s Most Powerful Women<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p>The Comedy Central personality segued to Kamala by calling the controversy surrounding her work efforts &&num;8220&semi;the most insulting scandal&&num;8221&semi; of the Biden Administration&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;I think the most insulting scandal to fall to the feet of the Biden Administration was placed at the feet of our Madam Vice President&period; The scandal of &&num;8216&semi;What Does Kamala Do&quest;'&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>After slamming the inquiry as &&num;8220&semi;disrespectful&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Wood pointed out&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Nobody ever asked that question about the vice president until a woman got the job&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CrrAoqZurjh" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Amid audience cheers&comma; Roy Wood brought former VP <strong>Mike Pence<&sol;strong> into the conversation—along with a coy reference to the January 6 attack on the Capitol&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;I don&&num;8217&semi;t know what Mike Pence did&period; The only thing I know about Mike Pence is that he&&num;8217&semi;s really good at playing hide-and-seek at the Capitol&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Wood humorously added&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Gotta be crafty to catch Mike Pence in that Capitol&comma; baby&period; He knows all them nooks and crannies&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube data-videoid&equals;"C5m5dIiJMD0" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"563" dock&equals;"&num;dock-slot"><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Here&&num;8217&semi;s What Our VP Kamala Harris Is Bringing To The Table<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s worth acknowledging some of Kamala Harris&&num;8217&semi; accomplishments during her tenure as our VP&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;whitehouse&period;gov&sol;administration&sol;vice-president-harris&sol;&num;&colon;~&colon;text&equals;As&percnt;20Senator&percnt;2C&percnt;20Vice&percnt;20President&percnt;20Harris&comma;passed&percnt;20the&percnt;20Senate&percnt;20in&percnt;202018&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The White House<&sol;a> details Kamala&&num;8217&semi;s efforts to &&num;8220&semi;get America vaccinated&comma; rebuild our economy&comma; reduce child poverty&comma; and pass an infrastructure law that will lift up communities that have been left behind&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s also acknowledged that Kamala has &&num;8220&semi;played a key role in engaging world leaders and strengthening our nation’s alliances and partnerships&comma;&&num;8221&semi; evidenced by her trip to Africa in March&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CqQ0WZNsrDL" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;vice-president-kamala-harris-speaks-at-tyre-nichols-funeral&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">WATCH&colon; Vice President Kamala Harris Speaks At Tyre Nichols&&num;8217&semi; Funeral&comma; Demands Congress Pass &&num;8216&semi;George Floyd Justice In Policing Act&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p>Of course&comma; she&&num;8217&semi;s also advocated for change in the U&period;S&period; As <em>The Shade Room <&sol;em>previously reported&comma; Harris attended <strong>Tyre Nichols<&sol;strong>&&num;8216&semi; funeral earlier this year and demanded that Congress pass the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;As a United States Senator&comma; I co-authored the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act&period; And as Vice President of the United States&comma; we demand that Congress pass this act&period; Joe Biden WILL sign it&comma; and we should not delay and we will not be denied&period; It is non-negotiable&excl;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>A quick scroll through the official U&period;S&period; Vice President Instagram account also highlights some of Kamala&&num;8217&semi;s recent efforts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Last week&comma; Harris linked up with South Korean President <strong>Yoon Suk Yeol<&sol;strong> to explore how they could &&num;8220&semi;monitor the impacts of the climate crisis&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CroXfrhOCzy" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She has also advocated for <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;reel&sol;CrLr0laMHhM&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;web&lowbar;copy&lowbar;link" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Black maternal health<&sol;a> and the replacement of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;CronhZnOMtN&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;web&lowbar;copy&lowbar;link" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">lead water pipes<&sol;a> throughout the country&comma; showing her involvement in various different areas&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CrWSGNLOByc" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">We Can&&num;8217&semi;t Forget About The LEWKS From The WHCD<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>While Roy&&num;8217&semi;s comments about Kamala were a significant takeaway&comma; the stunning fashions that attendees donned deserve a shoutout&comma; too&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>From <strong>Gayle King<&sol;strong> donning a pink gown to <strong>Sunny Hostin<&sol;strong> wearing bright yellow&comma; the journalists kept it cute with their lewks&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Julia Fox<&sol;strong>&comma; <strong>Brittney and Cherelle Griner<&sol;strong>&comma; and <strong>Ayanna Pressley<&sol;strong> all opted for black outfits&comma; while <strong>Rosario Dawson<&sol;strong> and <strong>Winnie Harlow<&sol;strong> opted for pops of color&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>The Nanny <&sol;em>star <strong>Fran Drescher <&sol;strong>attended the event while keepin&&num;8217&semi; 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