An attempt by former Donald Trump lawyer Alina Habba to take a dig at 2024 Democratic presidential candidate fell flat when she managed to screw up the late Jesse Jackson’s name.
Habba, who was booted from her appointment by Donald Trump to be a US attorney in New Jersey, appeared on Newsmax and attempted to criticize Harris over her eulogy at the civil rights legend’s funeral, and instead name-dropped New York Yankees and Oakland A’s Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson instead.
Speaking with the host, she confidently asserted, “If you look at Kamala Harris’ comments of desperation at Reggie Jackson’s funeral, and she didn’t even know him, if you look at this, they’re reaching so far.”
After the video was posted to BlueSky, the jokes about Habba, long an object of ridicule since she burst on the scene as one of Trump’s least successful personal lawyers, poured in.
“She missed the name on the checked box,” joked BlueSky user Prickly Pair.
Julia Dillard added, “It's well known that she's a moron.”
“Well, that's just...perfect. First the deliberate mispronunciation of VP Harris' FIRST name (A-Line-A, is it?), then the, oopsie, mixing up of the Black men,” observed Lisa Pierce.
Maria Livia pointed out, “she looks haunted. Trump dumped you dear.”
“Reggie Jackson might have something to say about this…..” suggested Leslie Sherman with Gerry 57 pointing out, “Reggie Jackson is 79, alive and well.”
Another commenter pointed out that Harris had a longtime relationship with the Jesse Jackson family, contrary to Habba’s “she didn’t even know him” remark.
“They’re all so, so dim. SAD! On a serious note, they ought to do their research before opening their yaps. Rev. Jackson has been to her home and they have a friendship going back many years. In fact, his daughter Santitia was her classmate at Howard University,” they wrote.
Alina Habba condemns Kamala Harris’s remarks at Reggie Jackson’s funeral. (It was Jesse Jackson).
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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) March 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM