Former Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff attended a Los Angeles Lakers game Thursday. In a viral video, Kamala Harris was seen waving at which haters took a swipe asking whom were they waving. "Kamala Harris is at the Lakers vs. Warriors basketball game right now, and no one there even cares. Who exactly is she waving at?" one wrote on X.
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