Kamala Harris Used Teleprompter On Univision Townhall? Fact-Checking Claims

Vice President Kamala Harris, who is contesting the US election on the Democratic Party's ticket, interacted with voters on Thursday in a town hall discussion with the free-to-air channel Univision. During the live broadcast of the town hall, a moment was shown, where, as Harris was answering a question, a teleprompter with text flashing seemed to be in front of her. The video was widely shared by her opponents to accuse the Vice President of using a teleprompter while speaking to voters. However, Times Now Digital can confirm the claim is untrue, as the moderator of the town hall, Enrique Acevedo, confirmed that the teleprompter was not there to assist Harris.In a post on X Thursday evening, Acevedo said that the teleprompter only flashed his opening statements, and after that, it displayed a timer to help speakers time their questions and answers. “The prompter displayed my introduction (in Spanish) and then it switched to a timer," he wrote. "Any claim to the contrary is simply untrue.”

The prompter displayed my introduction (in Spanish) and then it switched to a timer. Any claim to the contrary is simply untrue. https://t.co/eYWZFoCyZf

— Enrique Acevedo (@Enrique_Acevedo) October 11, 2024

Meanwhile, Daniel Cornell, the president of Univision, also confirmed in a social media post that the teleprompter only displayed time during the interaction with the Blue Party presidential candidate.Kamala Harris' opponents, including Donald Trump, have questioned her public speaking skills ever since she replaced President Joe Biden on the Democratic Party ticket in July. She has been accused of "serving up word-salad," or saying simple points in a roundabout way with a lot of elaboration. People have also pointed out her frequent use of certain phrases across all situations. The most famous of them is "what can be, unburdened by what has been."At the town hall Thursday, Harris answered voters' questions on a broad range of topics, from immigration to inflation. Held in Las Vegas, in the battleground state of Nevada, it was aimed at Latino voters in the state, who comprise a significant vote bank in the state.