Their connection began before Harris threw her hat in the presidential election ring.

It’s no stretch to say both Washington andHarris have made history.

She’s married to a white man.

Kamala Harris smiling

She’s a lawyer.

She doesn’t have children of her own, although she is a stepmother.

And she’s always in a pantsuit."

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Washington also seems to have a strong rapport with Harris' family.

The trio then offered the crowd a charming and quick lesson on how to pronounce Harris' first name.

Washington also shared that the girls were set on rehearsing the segment over and over.

It seems safe to say that they inherited their great-aunt’s leadership gene.