Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan humorously queried a crowd during a recent public appearance whether he should perform his famed wrestling move, a body slam, on Vice President Kamala Harris.
TMZ captured Hogan’s playful banter in a video, which elicited a lively reaction from the audience and confirmed the six-time WWE champion’s enduring charisma.
Amid the event, partly to promote his new beer, Hogan asked the crowd, “Do you want me to body slam Kamala Harris?!” and “Do you want me to drop the leg on Kamala?!” referring to another one of his signature moves.
Later, the 71-year-old, whose real name is Terry Bollea, clarified that his remarks were made in jest. The BBC reported that these comments occurred in a context where there is heightened sensitivity around violent political rhetoric, especially following a recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
Hogan’s statements didn’t stop at the rhetorical questions; he also made remarks about Harris’s Indian heritage, questioning, “Is Kamala a chameleon? Is Kamala Indian?”
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Afterwards, Hogan acknowledged that his comments were influenced by alcohol and were not reflective of his sober thoughts. “I am going to face the consequences for that one, brother,” he remarked, attributing the misstep to the influence of beer.
