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US Vice-President Kamala Harris is being widely criticised for breaking into laughter after being asked whether America is willing to make a specific allocation for Ukranian refugees.
The incident happened when she was addressing a press conference alongside Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw. A short video of the whole moment has gone viral online with netizens calling her reaction “inappropriate” and “insensitive”.
Kamala Harris was in Warsaw to show US support for NATO’s eastern allies. “Is the United States willing to make a specific allocation for Ukrainian refugees?” a journalist asked Harris. “And for President Duda, I wanted to know if you think and if you asked the United States to specifically accept more refugees,” she added. The two leaders were seen laughing before answering the question. “Okay. A friend in need is a friend indeed,” said Harris while laughing.
Watch the viral video here:
Duda responded to the question and confirmed that Poland has indeed asked Harris to help speed up the consular process for Ukrainian refugees. Harris, meanwhile, informed that the two leaders have discussed the burden on Poland due to the large inflow of refugees but did not answer whether the US would take in a certain number of refugees.
However, more than their response, what caught the attention of the masses was their laughter. Some people even called it shameful.
“What is going on? Is this a comedy show or is she enjoying this destruction? #Shame,” a user wrote.
Another user commented, “Very very inappropriate, such a serious issue, war, life for refugees, people are killed in Ukraine. In such a situation, laughing is very inappropriate.”
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More than 2.5 million people have fled the Ukraine since Russia invaded the country on February 24, according to the United Nations.
