Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ latest attempt to sway and energize Democratic voters — and perhaps galvanize her own political ambitions — went completely sideways after she headlined a major event this week that put people in the crowd to sleep.
Literally!
Shocking video from the Public Counsel’s William O. Douglas Award Dinner in Beverly Hills, CA, this Wednesday, captured Harris emphatically saying that “people would take to the streets if they tried to cancel elections” in a rant against the Trump administration.
However, Harris’ message apparently fell completely flat with the audience after a video of a saxophonist falling asleep on stage during Harris’ remarks suddenly went viral.
The footage, taken by an audience member, showed the musician had his eyes closed and head down for nearly a minute, all while sitting just a few feet from Harris onstage.
“They have had an agenda that has been in place for decades to get to this very moment and beyond, which is to make it so difficult for the people to vote that they won’t,” Harris raged, as the saxophonist snored.
She continued, “Because they know the people are not stupid and see the corrupt, incompetent, callous administration that is in the White House right now, and they are so damn scared of losing the midterms.”
The musician woke up just in time to play Harris off the stage.
Take a look —
🚨 LMFAO! Kamala Harris was giving an 'energetic' speech and the saxophonist literally FELL ASLEEP while she was going off on a tirade — TMZ
He is SNOOZED 😭
Please run Kamala again for president, Democrats — it would be a GIFT to Republicans 🤣 pic.twitter.com/SvtaSoMTP1
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 1, 2026
Harris was in attendance to receive the William O. Douglas Award from a far-left nonprofit law firm and was having an onstage discussion with Emmy Award-winning actress Uzo Aduba.
During her speech, Harris argued that Democrats “need to be ruthless” in countering Republicans.
She also admitted Democratic politicians “dropped the ball in a variety of ways” and urged people to “challenge the status quo and fight the system on behalf of the people.”
Her remarks come as news continues to swirl that Harris will run for office again despite her failed 2024 presidential campaign.
Last month, when speaking at Sharpton’s National Action Network convention in New York City, Harris made her clearest signal yet that she’s preparing another White House bid.
“Listen, I might. I might. I’m thinking about it,” Harris told Al Sharpton when he asked directly whether she planned to run in 2028.
“I served for four years being a heartbeat away from the presidency of the United States. I spent countless hours in my West Wing office, footsteps away from the Oval Office. I spent countless hours in the Oval Office and the Situation Room. I know what the job is, and I know what it requires,” she said.
“I am thinking about it in the context of who and where and how can the best job be done for the American people. That’s how I’m thinking about it. I’ll keep you posted.”
The announcement drew a standing ovation at Sharpton’s convention, where more than a half-dozen other potential 2028 Democratic contenders were also auditioning, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Her failed 2024 campaign, which she inherited from President Biden after he dropped out last July, burned through more than $1 billion in under three months.
Harris’ campaign ended $20 million in debt after losing all seven battleground states.
“The truth is this is just an epic disaster, this is a $1 billion disaster,” Lindy Li, a DNC National Finance Committee member, said after the loss.
Still, Harris has been laying the groundwork for a comeback since leaving office. She launched a political action committee, completed a nationwide book tour for her memoir on the 2024 campaign, and has begun traveling to key early primary states in the South, including South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina — all states she lost to Trump.