Vice President Kamala Harris got roasted on Twitter Tuesday after claiming that the United States is making progress thanks to President Biden’s infrastructure spending, as hundreds of motorists remained stranded on Virginia’s I-95 due to a winter storm.
“Because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, America is moving again,” Harris tweeted Tuesday. “That’s what infrastructure is all about: getting people moving.”
The Vice President’s tweet was instantly met with criticism from American users accusing her of being “tone deaf” and posting photos of the stranded motorists.
Some users responded to Harris’s tweet by sharing a tweet from Virginia Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine, who was stuck in a traffic jam.
“I started my normal 2 hour drive to DC at 1pm yesterday. 19 hours later, I’m still not near the Capitol,” Kaine tweeted Tuesday morning. “My office is in touch with @VaDOT to see how we can help other Virginians in this situation. Please stay safe everyone.”
On Tuesday morning, Drivers are being warned to stay away from Interstate 95 so crews can free hundreds of drivers who are stranded or in slow-moving traffic in temperatures well below freezing, in what the Virginia Department of Transportation describes as an “unprecedented” event.
The unprecedented event, which is currently happening in Northern Virginia, comes after a winter storm dumped up to a foot of snow and toppled trees across the Fredericksburg region on Monday.
Currently, Interstate 95 remains closed northbound and southbound from exit 152 (Dumfries Road) to exit 104 (Carmel Church) as crews continue work to remove stopped trucks, treat for icing, and plow snow. Motorists are also advised to avoid the area as there are reports of drivers being trapped on the icy roads for at least 19 hours.
“We know many travelers have been stuck on Interstate 95 in our region for extraordinary periods of time over the past 24 hours, in some cases since Monday morning. This is unprecedented, and we continue to steadily move stopped trucks to make progress toward restoring lanes,” Marcie Parker, an engineer with the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Fredericksburg district, said in a statement.
