‘Is This Even Legal?!’ Critics Slam Kamala Harris Over Vow to ‘Snatch’ Patents After Resurfaced Vid Goes Viral
Critics pounced on a resurfaced clip of Vice President Kamala Harris bragging that she’ll have the government “snatch” patents away from drug companies in an effort to lower costs.
The 2019 video from CSPAN from a campaign event in Iowa featured Harris arguing for the government setting a “fair market.” Companies that don’t comply, she said, would be stripped of their patents if the drug company received any federal funding.
“For any drug where they fail to play by our rules, and if that drug came about from federal funding for what’s called ‘R and D,’ research and development, I will snatch their patent so that we will take over,” she said. “Yes we can do that! The question is, do you have the will to do it?”
“I have the will to do it,” the now Democratic nominee for president said.
In the first of several posts on X to go viral with the clip, filmmaker Eric Abbenante kicked off a slew of conservative and right wing users to describe Harris with the word “dictator.”
“The party frightened about the ‘threat to our democracy’ is nominating a wannabe tyrant,” he wrote.
Dictator Kamala Harris discussing government takeover of companies' patents:
"I will snatch their patent, so that we [the American government] will take over.
Yes we can do that!
The question is: 'Do you have the will to do it'!?
I have the will to do it."The party… pic.twitter.com/fLTZE1pagq
— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) August 17, 2024
“Well, this is crazy,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) wrote in reaction.
Well, this is crazy. https://t.co/8PhNb6Pzxy
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) August 17, 2024
There were many such reactions, including from Emmy-winning actress Patricia Heaton, comic Tim Young, conservative writers like Dan McLaughlin and Guy Benson, and more. Many of the responses featured words like “dictator” or “communism.”
One former GOP communications staffer described Harris as “the queen of bad ideas.”
— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) August 17, 2024
Kamala says she will use the government to steal companies' patents…
That's what communist dictators do.
She's not just a bad candidate… she hates America and freedom.
This video should scare you and needs to be shared everywhere. pic.twitter.com/paF8skNvwL
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) August 17, 2024
She is the queen of bad ideas. https://t.co/q0o6akfvDm
— Brittany (@bccover) August 17, 2024
"I will snatch their patent so we can take over" https://t.co/0m9fMdCeKb
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 17, 2024
Will to power. https://t.co/bAmcmZ8xy6
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) August 17, 2024
One guy claps while everyone else was nervously like wtf https://t.co/gB2nFPcOoq
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) August 17, 2024
If you are on the fence about voting for Trump, here is a video of Kamala Harris talking about her willingness and desire to take over patents from American companies.
I told you she was a communist.
Trump is flawed, but he’s major upgrade over this.
— Cryptid Politics (pro-DeSantis) (@CryptidPolitics) August 17, 2024
#Kamala She is crazy. These policies are dangerous and will destroy lives. If the feds start stealing patents, then nobody will be investing in new inventions. China would love this https://t.co/VdoWR8wgPx
— Mark W. Smith/#2A Scholar (@fourboxesdiner) August 17, 2024
Kamala Harris discussing government takeover of companies’ patents.
Is this even legal? pic.twitter.com/Q06gMHYe5y
— TaraBull (@TaraBull808) August 17, 2024
BREAKING: Kamala Harris wants to seize patents owned by individuals and companies, threatening to strip them of their rights to their own products.
“I will snatch their patent so that we will take over.” pic.twitter.com/plbQ1x3wiv
— The General (@GeneralMCNews) August 17, 2024
Harris argued in 2019 that a “fair market” price for drugs would be determined by the government based on an average of the cost worldwide.
“We are going to set drug prices based on fair market,” she said. “So, essentially what we’re going to do – and you can visit the website if you will, and if not, get you some documents – but essentially what we’re going to do is set drug prices so that American consumers are charged a price for drugs that’s the average price that’s being charged around the globe.”
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