Overview
- Habba made the misstatement on Monday while criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris’s remarks at Jesse Jackson’s funeral during a Newsmax segment.
- Anchor Ed Henry immediately corrected her on air, after which she acknowledged the mistake and continued her critique.
- A clip of the exchange circulated on BlueSky, where users mocked the flub and noted that baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson is alive at 79.
- Commenters also countered Habba’s claim that Harris “didn’t even know” Jesse Jackson by pointing to the vice president’s longstanding ties to the Jackson family, including connections dating back to Howard University.
- The coverage highlighted Habba’s polarizing profile as a Trump-aligned attorney who was removed from a U.S. attorney appointment in New Jersey, with no apology or formal repercussions reported for this remark.