Riley Gaines got in on the viral conversation surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris’ surprise video addressing supporters that was released on Tuesday.
Gaines, a former NCAA swimmer and conservative influencer, was one of many high-profile users to share the video on X with a message mocking Harris for the unprompted and confusing-to-some video address.
“Now do you understand why she didn’t go on Joe Rogan lol,” Gaines wrote in her post re-sharing the video.
Harris not appearing on Rogan’s podcast was pointed to as a key criticism of her campaign strategy both prior to and after her election defeat. President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance and billionaire backer Elon Musk all did interviews with Rogan in the weeks leading up to the election.
Gaines, an OutKick contributor, raised the question about whether Harris’ appearance on the show would have been as beneficial to her campaign.
The video, shared by the Democratic Party’s official X account, featured …