Was This Line From Kamala Harris' Speech Directed At Trump?

After a nail-biting few days, former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the president-elect of the United States, projected to surpass the 270 electoral vote requirement to secure the race against incumbent Donald Trump. To commemorate the monumental moment in his political career, Biden went live on Nov. 7 to address the American people and the world — giving them a taste of what to expect when he takes the oath of office in January 2021. While his speech was full of bombshells that will surely define the early days of his presidency, he wasn't the only one with a message for the masses.

By his side for the event was Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who made history as the first female and first person of color to hold the prestigious title. She opened the Wilmington, Delaware, event with a speech of her own that not only strongly endorsed the long-overdue inclusion of women on the front lines of American politics but also made some strong claims about what the country will look like under her and Biden's administration. In doing so, she also may have delivered a not-so-subtle jab against non-Borat fan President Trump and his conduct over the past four years he held office.

Early on in her incredibly powerful speech, Kamala Harris took some time to thank the American people for their support and to commend them for their resilience in the face of unprecedented civil unrest, a raging global pandemic, and the countless other obstacles that made this election so polarizing. "For four years, you marched and organized for equality and justice, for our lives and for our planet, and then you voted," she said, making it known that the will of the people was heard loud and clear through the democratic process. "You chose hope and unity, decency, science, and yes, truth." 

She notably emphasized the last word, and that hefty concept might have been directed at just one person: President Donald Trump. At this point, it's no secret that one of the most common criticisms of the 45th president is his penchant for being less than honest with the public — whether he lets off a chain of frantic Tweets or tries to rev up to his supporters at rallies by bending the truth a bit. According to the Washington Post's Fact Checker's database, he had made over 22,000 outright false or misleading claims as of August 27, 2020, which isn't the most glowing quality for a world leader.

The 2020 race for the White House was defined by political mudslinging from both ends to get ahead, but Trump's past issues with facts were perhaps the lowest hanging fruit for his opponents to use against him. In fact, his own inability to deliver on many of his promises (via Politifact) may have contributed to his ultimate defeat on the campaign trail. All things considered, it's entirely possible that Kamala Harris wanted to toss in one last dig at her political rival from behind the podium.