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Kamala Harris tries to touch a razor-sharp object while touring the semiconductor factory: “Straight from Veep”

Vice President Kamala Harris was told to keep her hands to herself Monday during a tour of a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Michigan, where the lure of touching “shiny” silicon almost led to a serious injury.

“There is actually a harvested U-bar here,” an employee at Hemlock Semiconductors in Saginaw informed Harris, 60, as she approached a large piece of silicon that appeared to be covered in plastic wrap.

“Can I touch it?” the Democratic candidate asked as her right hand hovered over the metalloid rod.

“Don’t touch it,” the factory worker replied immediately.

Harris, 60, was asked Monday not to touch the razor-sharp pieces of silicon at Hemlock Semiconductor. REUTERS

“Don’t do it,” the vice president remarked. “I’m glad I asked.”

“Please don’t touch any of the poly,” the hard-hatted employee added as Harris approached a tantalizing slab of silicon crystal chunks, just behind the U-rod display.

“They’re very spicy,” another man on the tour informed Harris.

“Okay…and shiny,” she remarked, this time from a distance from the display.

Harris was warned by the employee wearing a hard hat that the “shiny” silicone she had in her eye was “sharp.” AP

Several social media users compared Harris' behavior during the factory tour to that of the incompetent and vile Selina Meyer – the fictional vice president of the hit HBO comedy show “Veep.”

“This is straight out of Veep,” former Republican National Committee communications specialist Steve Guest wrote on X, sharing a clip of Harris on the tour.

The Trump campaign mocked Harris over the incident.

“She is completely helpless,” the Trump War Room X account wrote.

“Like walking around with a three-year-old,” argued another social media user.

Hemlock Semiconductors is the only U.S.-headquartered manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon, a key component in semiconductor chips.

The factory Harris toured Monday is in the key swing state of Michigan. AP

The company recently received a $325 million federal grant from the Harris Biden administration.

The latest RealClearPolitics polling average shows Harris trailing former President Donald Trump by a tenth of 1% in Michigan.

There are 15 Electoral College votes to choose from in the Wolverine State on Election Day.

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