Kat Timpf is no stranger to controversy, but her latest jab at Vice President Kamala Harris may go down as one of her most talked-about quips yet.
During Wednesday night’s episode of Gutfeld!, the libertarian pundit and comedian delivered a one-liner that instantly set the stage ablaze. The panel had been dissecting Harris’s recent struggles with approval ratings and public image when Timpf leaned back in her chair, smirked, and fired off: “Kamala Harris regrets not being woke enough.”
The studio audience reacted with a mixture of laughter, gasps, and murmurs, while Greg Gutfeld nearly fell out of his seat. “Oh my God, Kat,” he exclaimed, half-laughing, half-grimacing. “You did not just say that.”
But Timpf doubled down. “I mean, look at her,” she continued. “She tried to play it safe, to stay likable — but in today’s political circus, if you’re not the most radical voice in the room, you’re yesterday’s news.”
Tyrus chimed in with a chuckle: “So you’re saying she’s jealous she didn’t go full hashtag?” The remark drew fresh laughs from the audience but also underscored the divide among the panelists.
Kat’s barb quickly spilled onto social media, where clips of the exchange spread like wildfire. Within hours, the phrase “not woke enough” was trending, sparking furious debates. Supporters hailed Timpf’s candor as biting satire. “Kat Timpf just said what we’re all thinking,” one fan posted on X. “Kamala tried to be everything to everyone — and ended up being nothing to anyone.”
Critics, however, slammed the comment as “lazy” and “reductive.” One commentator argued: “Reducing Harris’s challenges to a ‘woke joke’ isn’t analysis, it’s trolling.”
Still, the buzz was undeniable. Political insiders pointed out that Harris has long walked a tightrope, balancing her progressive base with broader electoral appeal. Timpf’s crack, though exaggerated, tapped into a real narrative: that Harris has struggled to define herself in an era dominated by louder, more extreme voices on both sides.
Even some Democrats privately admitted the line hit a nerve. “It’s unfair, but it’s effective,” one strategist told the Daily Mail. “Jokes like that stick. They shape public perception more than any policy speech ever will.”
As the segment wrapped, Gutfeld tried to restore order, joking, “Well, Kamala, if you’re watching, you can always out-woke us tomorrow.” The audience roared, but the tension lingered.
Kat herself appeared unbothered by the fallout. Posting later on Instagram, she wrote simply: “Comedy isn’t supposed to be safe. If it makes you laugh or makes you mad, it did its job.”
Love her or loathe her, the moment cemented Timpf’s reputation as the wildcard of Gutfeld! — the panelist unafraid to torch sacred cows and spark cultural flashpoints.
As one viewer summed it up: “Kat didn’t just make a joke about Kamala. She exposed the entire political obsession with being ‘woke’ — and she did it with a smile.”