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Edward Helmore

Kamala Harris drops F-bomb as she urges young people to break barriers

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Kamala Harris speaks at Salus University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, last week. Photograph: Ryan Collerd/AFP/Getty Images

Twelve minutes into a health forum discussion for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander organizations, Kamala Harris on Monday offered a punchy piece of advice to younger members of the audience.

“We have to know that sometimes people will open the door for you and leave it open,” the US vice-president said. “Sometimes they won’t, and then you need to kick that fucking door down.”

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