#KamalaGropedMe

About

#KamalaGropedMe, also known as Kamala Groped Me, is a hashtag campaign created by Trump supporters to mock or attack Kamala Harris after former model Stacey Williams came forward with accusations that Donald Trump allegedly groped her in the presence of Jeffrey Epstein during an incident in Trump Tower in 1993. Trump's staffers criticized Williams for issuing her accusations in a Zoom group called "Survivors for Kamala," accusing her of peddling a fake story "contrived by the Harris campaign." In response, several of Donald Trump's supporters on Twitter / X shared the hashtag "#KamalaGropedMe," seemingly satirizing Williams' accusations, often with a quip about how they conveniently recalled an incident they had previously forgotten two weeks before the election. The hashtag made the rounds on X in late October 2024 amid the groping allegations.

Origin

Stacey Williams accused former President Donald Trump of groping her while Jeffery Epstein looked on during an incident at Trump Tower in 1993. Williams lodged the accusation during a "Survivors for Kamala" Zoom call on October 23rd, 2024.^[1]

Soon after news of Williams' accusations broke on X, several supporters of Donald Trump's 2024 Presidential campaign began sharing posts mocking Williams and Vice President Kamala Harris, saying that they were "groped" by Harris several decades ago. The tweets were seemingly made to undermine Williams' claim and push forward the notion that anyone could issue a baseless claim about a Presidential candidate.

X^[2] user @JosephPino_ was one of the first to tweet about being "groped" by Harris on October 23rd, writing, "Since we’re making shit up… Kamala Harris groped me while praising Hitler." The post gathered over 58,000 views and 4,000 likes in a day.

A few minutes later, X^[3] user @Hunter_Eagleman responded to a post featuring Stacey Williams' accusation, writing, "Per the left’s rules can I say Kamala groped me at the DA’s office in 1997?" gathering over 231,000 views and 17,000 likes in a day.

Spread

More supporters of Trump's 2024 Presidential campaign made posts on X / Twitter mocking Stacey William's accusation, accusing Kamala Harris of groping them in the past and claiming to have only just remembered that the incident happened. In posts made six minutes apart before 8 p.m. on October 23rd, 2024, X users @DogRightGirl and @dom_lucre accused Harris of such harassment.

Also on October 23rd, X user @DogRightGirl^[4] wrote, "Kamala and Walz both groped me 31 yrs ago. Its was so traumatic that I never said anything until 2 wks before an election," gathering over 197,000 views and 19,000 likes in a day.

Meanwhile, @dom_lucre^[5] wrote that same day, "I have a confession to make, Kamala Harris groped me on January 6th 2021, when I was in Washington D.C. there are allegedly rumors about there being a video of this assault. I have been afraid to come out to say this because I was afraid people wouldn’t believe me." The post gathered over 1.7 million views and 35,000 likes in a day.

On October 23rd, 2024, at 9:06 p.m., X^[6] user @grandoldmemes posted a picture of American politician Willie Brown, writing, "'Kamala Harris groped me 32 years ago.'" The post gathered over 364,000 views and 36,000 likes in a day.

X^[7] user @GuntherEagleman tweeted, "I am a survivor! #KamalaGropedMe" on October 23rd as well, gathering over 124,000 views and 11,000 likes in one of the earliest notable uses of the hashtag as it began to emerge on the platform.

Criticism

The informal hashtag campaign "#KamalaGropedMe" was criticized by other internet users as it began trending on the platform,^[10] including X^[8] user @ShutUpAmanda, who called it a "sick joke" on October 23rd, 2024. The post gathered over 91,000 views and 2,000 likes in a day.

Also on October 23rd, X^[9] user @LColeman1998 made a post criticizing MAGA supporters and the hashtag, gathering over 394,000 views and 7,000 likes in a day.

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