Explained: Internet famous coconut meme involving US Vice President Kamala Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris has secured support from the Democratic Party to become their presidential nominee and will formally accept her nomination soon. She recently kicked off her first full day of campaigning for the presidential nomination, aiming to win the November 5 election. Amidst this, several videos have surfaced of Kamala Harris saying, “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?” Many people are posting coconut and coconut tree emojis, with some even sharing pictures of themselves climbing coconut trees.

US Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept her nomination for the presidential run soon. (Screengrab)

But how did it become an internet-famous meme, and why is everyone talking about it?

The meme originates from Harris’s speech in 2023 at the swearing-in ceremony of commissioners for the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.