Kamala Harris's Flip-Flop on Border Wall Draws Scrutiny

Vice President Kamala Harris is facing criticism for using imagery of former President Trump's border wall in her campaign ads after years of condemning it as "useless" and un-American.

Vice President Kamala Harris is facing scrutiny for using imagery of former President Trump's border wall in her campaign ads after years of condemning it.

A CNN investigation highlighted how Harris's past comments about the border wall are coming back to "haunt" her. CNN's KFile senior editor Andrew Kaczynski found 50 instances of Harris slamming Trump's border wall, but now her campaign is featuring the border wall in ads.

Kamala Harris's Flip-Flop on Border Wall Draws Scrutiny

In her 2019 book, "The Truths We Hold," Harris wrote that the wall was not only "useless" but that it would be "a monument standing in opposition to not just everything I value, but to the fundamental values upon which this country was built."

Harris also argued that the wall symbolically tells the world, "’KEEP OUT.’"

Kamala Harris's Flip-Flop on Border Wall Draws Scrutiny

In addition, Harris condemned the wall as a "misuse of taxpayer money." In a clip from a public event in 2019, Harris called the border wall a "vanity project" and claimed Trump "contrived a national crisis around his big distraction."

CNN noted that the border wall featured in Harris's ad was a portion that was constructed under the Trump administration.

Kamala Harris's Flip-Flop on Border Wall Draws Scrutiny

"That is a portion of wall that was actually built by Donald Trump. It was built in an area where there was not previous wall, it was actually pretty controversial when they were building it at the time," Kaczynski said.

CNN highlighted numerous past statements from Harris about Trump's border wall.

Kamala Harris's Flip-Flop on Border Wall Draws Scrutiny

Burnett asked, "She’s using his wall that he built to say, ‘Look at what I did’?"

Kaczynski also speculated that other images of the wall in the ad have "telltale signs" of being constructed under Trump’s administration because they featured anti-climbing plates on top that became popular during the Trump era.

The use of the border wall imagery in Harris's campaign ads has raised questions about her commitment to her previous stance on the issue.

Some critics have accused Harris of hypocrisy, arguing that she is now using the same tactics that she once criticized Trump for using.

Others have suggested that Harris's change of heart may be a reflection of the shifting political landscape, as the issue of border security has become increasingly important to voters.

Regardless of the reason for Harris's change in position, the use of the border wall imagery in her campaign ads is sure to draw further scrutiny.