Vice President Kamala Harris tackled the problem of people taking their shoes off on planes in a recent podcast interview, joking she needed to create a ‘Department of Grievances’ in the federal government to handle the issue.
The vice president was asked about the issue during an appearance on the ‘I’ve Had It’ podcast, in a teaser for the interview shared on social media.
‘Oh God, had it. Completely,’ she said, bursting into laughter. ‘It’s awful and then if they take their shoes off and cross their legs so that their foot is just dangling right in front of you, it’s just… especially if they’re sockless!’
The full interview with Harris will air Tuesday.
Kamala Haris participated in an interview on the ‘I’ve Had It’ Podcast to talk about her personal grievences
As the second highest ranking U.S. government official, Harris promised to look into the issue.
‘We’ll look into that. We need a department of grievances,’ she said. ‘We have a lot of federal agencies, but not that one.’
The issue has always been a point of contention, but more plane passengers are complaining more about it on social media and even shaming people for removing their shoes on planes.
The ‘I’ve Had It’ podcast is hosted by former Bravo TV stars Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan.
The podcast features the two women and their guests sharing their unvarnished opinions about things they love to hate.
Each episode features a rapid-fire series of issues where the featured guest gets to weigh in on controversial issues like air travel.
An airplane passenger sits with their shoes off
Harris said airline passengers taking their socks off on flights were a big problem
The Biden administration is increasingly looking to podcast interviews to connect with different audiences ahead of the 2024 election.
Harris recorded a pair of podcast interviews last month as well as a podcast interview with former CBS Evening News anchor and Today show host Katie Couric.
President Joe Biden did a podcast interview with comedian Conan O’Brien in December.
Biden and former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton taped an interview with the SmartLess podcast hosted by comedians Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett in March.