Awkward moment Kamala Harris gets stuck stuttering same phrase when her teleprompter appears to glitch at Michigan rally

Kamala Harris was left repeating the same phrase after her teleprompter appeared to malfunction in an embarrassing gaffe at a Michigan rally.

The Vice President was speaking to a crowd in Flint when the system appeared to glitch.

'Remember his number 32 today? We got 32 days until the election,' Harris says.

However, she then pauses while casting her eye across the crowd and appears to falter. 

'So 32 days, 32 days, Okay,' she continues. 'We got some business to do. We got some business to do. All right. 32 days and we know we will do it,' she adds before pausing as the crowd cheers.

'And, and this is gonna be a very tight race until the very end. This is gonna be a very tight race until the very end. We are the underdog and we know we have some hard work ahead.' 

Her performance was trashed on social media, where viewers branded it 'humiliating'.

'Kamala Harris is the embodiment of the Biden administration's incompetence,' one person said. 

'With a teleprompter malfunctioning, all we get is a robotic echo of “32 days.” This isn’t just a gaffe; it’s panic, and a glimpse into the chaotic leadership that will continue to undermine our nation.'

'Look at her face when the teleprompter goes out. Like a deer in the headlights,' another added. 

Harris was visiting the union stronghold city in hopes of securing an endorsement from the firefighters' union but suffered another blow.

But by a slim margin, the International Association of Firefighters declined to back any candidate, a reminder of the Democratic nominee´s struggle to lock down the same support from organized labor that President Joe Biden won four years ago. 

The vice president spoke after basketball legend Magic Johnson, who said 'nobody is going to outwork her,' and UAW President Shawn Fain, who described Trump as 'a scab.'

The leader of the Michigan firefighters union, Matthew Sahr, still showed up for Harris in Redford Township - although not to bestow the endorsement.

'We could have chosen to stay away. But what kind of message would that send?' Sahr said.

'The vice president is proud to have the support of organized labor, including firefighters across key battlegrounds like those who joined her in Michigan Friday,' said Harris campaign spokesman Brian Fallon.

 'She is the only candidate in this race who always stands with workers and has fought to protect overtime pay, worker pensions, and the right to organize.'

 What unfolded nonetheless reflects the shifting loyalties in American politics as Harris vies with Trump for support among working-class voters who for years could be more solidly counted on to support Democrats.

Harris didn't mince words when she spoke at the firehouse, saying Trump 'has been a union-buster his entire career' and would launch a 'full-on attack' against organized labor.

Harris said Trump supports 'right-to-work' laws that often make it more difficult to unionize, and said he had weakened federal employees´ unions. While he was president, Trump used a series of 2018 executive orders designed to reduce those unions´ powers to collectively bargain.

He has expressed support for right-to-work since his initial run for president in 2016 - while also making comments more generally supportive of labor rights when speaking to union audiences since then.

Harris also accused the former president of 'making the same empty promises to the people of Michigan that he did before, hoping you will forget how he let you down.'

Her remarks followed U.S. dockworkers suspending their strike in hopes of reaching a new contract, sparing the country a damaging episode of labor unrest that could have rattled the economy.

 A tentative agreement that has been hailed by Harris was reached to raise salaries, although other issues still need to be resolved.

 She also hit back at Trump's claims she would ban Americans from driving gas cars if elected.

'I will never tell you what kind of car you have to drive,' Harris said. 'But here´s what I will do, I will invest in communities like Flint,' she said.

Harris headed to North Carolina on Saturday as the state recovers from Hurricane Helene, arriving there one day after a visit by Republican Donald Trump,