After Vice President Kamala Harris declared her intention to run for president, her supporters began to post emojis of coconuts and trees on social media Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Kamala Harris in 2023.

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You think this meme just fell out of a coconut tree? Vice President Kamala Harris’ abrupt ascension to frontrunner status for the Democratic presidential nomination has opened the floodgates to a ...

For more on Biden's decision and the now open 2024 race, head to the NPR Network's live updates page. In the weeks before President Biden announced he would not be seeking reelection, some Democrats ...

Brandon Bell / Getty Images In the weeks before President Biden announced he would not be seeking reelection, some Democrats online rallied behind Vice President Kamala Harris to become the party's ...

What did Kamala Harris say about coconut trees? In a May 2023 speech to swear in new members of the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic ...