Kamala You're Fired

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Kamala You're Fired, refers to a series of memes and jokes mocking Vice President Kamala Harris after she lost the 2024 United States Presidential Election against Republican Donald Trump. Trump initially said the phrase in July 2024 during a campaign speech in which he said "We don't want you anywhere. Kamala, you're fired. Get out of here. You're fired." In early November 2024, the catchphrase gained virality, sparking memes and other memetics related to Harris' election defeat.

Origin

On July 25th, 2024, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dedicated part of a rally speech in Charlotte, North Carolina, to attacking Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, saying, "We don't want you anywhere. Kamala, you're fired. Get out of here. You're fired." The YouTube^[1] page @theipaper posted a clip showing the moment he said the phrase (seen below), amassing more than 23,000 views and 1,100 likes in four months.

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Trump's catchphrase quickly gained traction on social media platforms during the 2024 United States Presidential Election, being incorporated in memes and posts against the Democrat candidate Kamala Harris. For instance, on September 25th, 2024, the Facebook^[2] page GOP posted a picture of Donald Trump pointing and saying, "Kamala, You're Fired!" (seen below), which amassed more than 1,100 likes and 115 reposts in two months.

On November 6th, 2024, X^[3] user @Zvbear posted an Akakichi no Eleven Redraw featuring Donald Trump and Kamala Harris crying (seen below), captioning "Kamala, you’re fired, get out my office.” The tweet received roughly 9,800 likes and 737 reposts in a day.

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