Supercut: VP Kamala Harris Tells Audiences She “Loves Venn Diagrams” At Least 10 Times Across Multiple Events — “You Know, the Three Circles”

A compilation video released in late October 2022 documented VP Kamala Harris declaring her “love” for Venn diagrams at least 10 separate times across multiple public appearances, always with the same formula: “I love Venn diagrams — you know, the three circles.” The supercut compiled clips from events spanning months — Minnesota, Washington, various policy forums — revealing that Harris used the Venn diagram reference as a verbal crutch in nearly every substantive policy discussion, regardless of the topic. She told audiences she had asked her team to prepare Venn diagrams on school buses, climate policy, attacks on communities, state-level policy overlaps, and coalition building — turning a basic analytical tool taught in elementary school into her signature rhetorical device.

”I Love Venn Diagrams. I Really Do.”

The compilation opened with Harris’s most effusive declaration. “I love Venn diagrams. I really do. I love Venn diagrams,” Harris said. “It’s just something about those three circles and the analysis about where there is the intersection, right?”

Harris then looked at her audience for validation. “Yeah, I see people that — you agree with me, right?” Harris said — seeking affirmation for her expressed enthusiasm about a concept most Americans learn in third grade.

The combination of genuine enthusiasm and audience polling was characteristic of Harris’s speaking style. Unlike Biden, whose verbal difficulties stemmed from processing and articulation, Harris’s communication challenges were structural — she frequently circled around topics, restated basic concepts as though they were revelations, and sought audience confirmation for unremarkable observations.

”I Brought Props”

At one event, Harris elevated the Venn diagram from verbal reference to physical prop. “So, among the many things that I like, I love Venn diagrams. You know, the three circles,” Harris said. “I love Venn diagrams. I just, like, just throw it into a Venn diagram. I’ll tell you everything you need to know about any issue.”

“And so I asked my team to prepare a Venn diagram for me,” Harris continued. “Here’s my Venn diagram. Oh, we have a Venn diagram — props! I love it. I love it. I brought props.”

The enthusiasm for visual aids that most professionals would simply display without fanfare became a defining Harris moment. The act of bringing a chart to a policy discussion is unremarkable; narrating your own excitement about having done so is not.

The Diesel Bus Venn Diagram

Harris attempted to use the Venn diagram framework to discuss school bus emissions. “Today, 95% of our school buses are fueled with diesel fuel, which contributes to very serious conditions that are about health and about the ability to learn,” Harris said.

The policy point — that diesel bus emissions affect children’s health and learning — was legitimate. But Harris’s path to the point wound through her Venn diagram enthusiasm rather than leading with the data. The framework became the focus rather than the substance it was supposed to illuminate.

”Three Usually”

At a St. Paul, Minnesota event on 10/22/2022, Harris delivered the line that became the most-clipped version. “Let me just say, I love Venn diagrams. I really love Venn diagrams,” Harris said, laughing. “You know, the circles, right? Three usually.”

The qualifier “three usually” drew particular attention. Venn diagrams can have any number of circles — two, three, four, or more — depending on the number of sets being compared. Harris’s specification of “three usually” suggested she was not actually using Venn diagrams as an analytical tool but as a rhetorical device she had latched onto, with “three circles” functioning as the memorable visual she referenced regardless of whether any given analysis actually required three sets.

”I Asked My Team”

A recurring element across multiple clips was Harris instructing her staff to create Venn diagrams. “I asked my team to do a Venn diagram,” Harris said in various iterations at different events. “I asked my team — do a Venn diagram on two circles for me.” “I asked my team to do a Venn diagram of where these…” “I asked my team to do a Venn diagram for me of where we are seeing attacks.”

The repeated insistence that she had directed her staff to create these diagrams served a dual purpose: it demonstrated that she was actively engaged in analysis (she asked for the diagram rather than passively receiving it), and it created a narrative of methodical, visual thinking. But the frequency — “I asked my team” appearing in clip after clip — suggested either that Harris’s team was producing an extraordinary volume of Venn diagrams or that the request had become a verbal formula detached from any actual analytical process.

The Repetition Problem

The supercut’s power came from accumulation. Any single Harris reference to Venn diagrams would have been unremarkable — politicians routinely use analogies and visual frameworks. The problem was the repetition: the same setup (“I love Venn diagrams”), the same description (“you know, the three circles”), and the same conclusion (“and where they overlap”) appeared with such consistency that it revealed the reference as a verbal loop rather than a genuine analytical approach.

The repetition problem was not unique to Venn diagrams. Harris had similar loops with other phrases: “what can be, unburdened by what has been,” “the significance of the passage of time,” and various recursive sentence structures where she restated the same idea in slightly different words without advancing the argument. The Venn diagram loop was simply the most visually documented example of a broader speaking pattern.

Why It Went Viral

The compilation went viral because it captured a phenomenon viewers recognized from Harris’s other public appearances: a reliance on a small repertoire of verbal formulas deployed repeatedly across different contexts. The Venn diagram references were not spontaneous observations — they were pre-loaded talking points that Harris inserted into discussions regardless of whether the topic naturally lent itself to set theory.

The virality also reflected a broader perception problem for Harris. Her approval ratings were consistently among the lowest of any modern vice president. Critics pointed to her communication difficulties as evidence that she lacked the policy depth to discuss issues substantively, relying instead on frameworks and formulas that gave the appearance of analysis without its substance.

Supporters argued the criticism was gendered and racial — that a male politician’s quirky enthusiasm for analytical tools would be characterized as charming rather than vacuous. The debate reflected the broader cultural divide around Harris: whether her communication style was a genuine limitation or a perception shaped by bias.

”He Sees the Venn Diagram of It All”

In one clip, Harris applied the framework to describe another person’s thinking. “He sees the Venn diagram of it all. He sees that there are those circles, and maybe people seem that they’re a little different. They live in different parts of the country. They may be different age or different race, but that area in the middle, that overlap,” Harris said.

The passage used the Venn diagram as a metaphor for political unity — different groups that appear separate but share common ground in the overlapping center. The concept was sound, but the delivery — filtering it through the Venn diagram formula rather than expressing it directly — added unnecessary complexity to a simple observation about shared values.

Key Takeaways

• A supercut documented Harris declaring her “love” for Venn diagrams at least 10 times across multiple events, always with “you know, the three circles.”
• She brought physical Venn diagram props to events, narrating her own excitement: “I brought props! I love it.”
• Harris repeatedly said she “asked my team” to prepare Venn diagrams on topics ranging from school buses to community attacks to coalition building.
• The compilation went viral as evidence of Harris’s reliance on a small repertoire of verbal formulas deployed regardless of topic.
• Harris specified Venn diagrams have “three usually” circles — a qualifier suggesting the reference was a rhetorical device rather than a genuine analytical tool.

Transcript Highlights

The following is transcribed from the video audio (unverified — AI-generated from audio).

• I love Venn diagrams. I really do. It’s just something about those three circles and the analysis about where there is the intersection.
• Among the many things that I like, I love Venn diagrams. I asked my team to prepare a Venn diagram for me. Props! I love it.
• Let me just say I love Venn diagrams. I really love Venn diagrams. You know, the circles, right? Three usually.
• I asked my team to do a Venn diagram. I love Venn diagrams. I just love Venn diagrams.
• He sees the Venn diagram of it all — those circles, that area in the middle, that overlap.
• Whenever you’re dealing with conflict, pull out a Venn diagram, right? The three circles.

Full transcript: 434 words transcribed via Whisper AI.