Kamala Harris
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And then, of course, being vice president.
And doing the work of Vice President of the United States, I met with over 150 world leaders, presidents, prime ministers, chancellors, and kings.
I've negotiated very important deals and issues on behalf of the American people.
I've spent countless hours not only in the Oval Office but the Situation Room and traveling around the world.
And so in those 107 days, I was fully aware of
of not only the importance of the job, but fully aware that I had the experience and knowledge to be able to do it effectively.
Yes, I have.
But I've also had the imposter syndrome experience, and that was when I was first elected DA.
And I challenged then the incumbent.
I started out at six points in the polls, which is six out of 100.
People recently ask me, oh, about polls, polls.
Well, if I listened to polls, I would have never run for my first office, and therefore we wouldn't be having this interview probably.
And I won, and it was not expected that I would, at least when I jumped in the race.
And there I was sitting in the office, and I thought, oh, my God, I'm now the elected DA of a major city in the United States.
In hindsight, maybe we call it imposter syndrome.
To your point, maybe it is a very loaded term because I think there is nothing wrong with having, and I think there's a lot that is good with having a certain level of humility.
and in particular when the people have vested you with great power, right?
To understand it's not about you, right?
I think that that is part and parcel of what we call imposter syndrome or who has it.
I think often it is because they understand how serious the job is on behalf of others.