It was just one part of Harris’ remarks, but the White House made sure to draw attention to it when excerpts were delivered to the media.

And then on Thursday evening, the White House announced that Harris would visit Florida, where she would “deliver remarks on the fight to protect fundamental freedoms, specifically, the freedom to learn and teach America’s full and true history.” So it looks the Biden administration is leaning into this.

There hasn’t been any direct response from Gov. Ron DeSantis about this. But there has been some pushback from state education officials about the rising criticism.

Alex Lanfranconi, who works as a spokesperson for Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, late Thursday afternoon tweeted out a statement from those who worked on the new standards. Lanfranconi drew attention to this part: “Any attempt to reduce slaves to just victims of oppression fails to recognize their strength, courage and resiliency during a difficult time in American history.”

The other messaging from Diaz and others is that the critics of the standards are in the thrall of the state’s teacher union — which has clashed repeatedly with the DeSantis administration over the past few years.

If the past is prologue, however, expect the governor and his supporters to respond forcefully to Harris soon.

A version of this article first appeared in Florida Playbook. Sign up for it here.