Amazon scrambled to remove shirts with derogatory messages referencing Democratic vice president nominee Kamala Harris after screenshots surfaced of the offensive designs, according to USA Today.

A vendor on Amazon going by The Oxygen Bandit was selling t-shirts, tank tops and sweatshirts referencing the California senator, who officially became the Democratic Party nominee for vice president this week, The New York Times reported.

One of the shirts says, "Joe and the ho," and the other says "Just say no to Joe and the hoe."

“All sellers must follow our selling guidelines and those who do not will be subject to action including potential removal of their account,” an Amazon spokesperson told The Guardian after the shirts had been removed. 

Despite the removal of the clothing items, which were priced between $24.99 and $42.99, the seller appears to still be operating on Amazon.

The online store sells kitschy shirts with political messages for both conservatives and liberals.

The derogatory slogan gained momentum after outspoken radio host Rush Limbaugh implied Harris used a previous relationship as a source for political gain, pushing the narrative of her being a "mattress," according to New York Daily News.

Limbaugh devoted a portion of his show to criticizing Harris for her 1994 relationship with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. Harris won her first election in 2003, nearly a decade after her relationship ended, according to USA Today.

President Donald Trump awarded Limbaugh the Medal Of Freedom in February, CNN reported.

Since she was announced as the running mate for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, Harris has faced an onslaught of racist and sexist attacks from conservatives and even the president himself. 

According to CBS News, Trump took time during a press briefing last week to fawn over a conservative lawyer who wrote an opinion piece arguing Harris potentially was not eligible to be vice president because her parents are immigrants.

Harris was born in Oakland, California, and is eligible to be vice president, but for days both conservative and mainstream outlets entertained the idea and floated it as a debate worth having. Newsweek, the outlet that published the op-ed, eventually had to apologize for providing a platform for the perpetuation of the racist conspiracy theory. 

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