The internet has entered its Kamala Harris ‘coconut tree’ era

Angela Yang is a culture and trends reporter for NBC News.

Democrats may soon nominate a presidential candidate capable of rivaling GOP nominee Donald Trump in memeability. After President Joe Biden announced his decision to forfeit re-election, a tidal wave of memes about Vice President Kamala Harris — whom Biden backed as the Democratic presidential candidate — flooded the internet.

You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?’” Harris said in the speech. “‘You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.’” In the 24 hours since Biden’s announcement, Google searches for “coconut tree” spiked dramatically. The “coconut tree” army gained so much traction overnight that even elected representatives — such as Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker — leaned into it.

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