Vice President Kamala Harris is increasingly portraying former President Trump as unprepared and dangerous amid Democratic concerns over a close presidential race and declining support among key voting blocs. .
“Donald Trump is increasingly unstable, unfettered and seeking unchecked power,” Harris told supporters at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, which will decide who wins the White House. .
He previously pointed out that the Supreme Court’s recent ruling effectively gives him immunity for his actions inside the White House, removing the boundaries that once existed for Trump’s actions.
“Imagine Donald Trump without guardrails,” Harris said. “He is someone who has vowed to become a dictator from day one if re-elected, to weaponize the Department of Justice against his political opponents, and who, to quote you, has called for the abolition of the U.S. Constitution.”
The crowd chanted “Lock him up!” Lock him up! “The courts will handle that. Let’s get through November,” Harris said.
Earlier Monday, Harris pointed out that Trump has refused to debate her again, hasn’t disclosed his medical records like she did, and is recanting an interview with “60 Minutes.”
“And you have to ask, ‘Why would his staff do that?'” And that’s because he’s simply unprepared, incompetent, unstable, and against the American people. Maybe it’s because they don’t think they need to be that transparent,” Harris said on the online show “Roland Martin Unfiltered.”
Harris’ campaign also released a new ad featuring Trump’s former national security advisers warning of the dangers if Trump wins the November election.
In the Philadelphia suburb about 445 miles southeast of Erie, Trump spoke on a wide range of topics, including affordable housing, President Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Second Amendment and immigration. He once again invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and said he would return as president to deport thousands of immigrants. And he was furious about what would happen to the country if Harris were elected president.
“We have the worst president and the worst vice president in the history of our country,” Trump said. “And let me tell you, she’s worse than him.”
He also cited his ties to the state, including attending the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
“If we win Pennsylvania, we’re in clover. Then we’re going to rebuild our country and we’re going to fix it right away,” Trump said.
After weeks of momentum since Harris became the Democratic nominee, polls show the race to decide who will win the White House has settled into a dead heat, both nationally and in battleground states. Both candidates are focused on Pennsylvania, the battleground state where Harris won the most electoral votes with a lead of less than 1 percentage point, according to pollster FiveThirtyEight.
Harris has appeared in recent days on traditional programs as well as non-traditional forums targeting various voter groups, trying to shake up her campaign with a media blitz. Her campaign announced Monday that she would give an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, her first appearance on the cable channel.
The Trump campaign said Harris’ actions reeked of desperation and criticized the former president’s comments about using the military to deal with “enemies from within.”
On Sunday, he made a campaign stop in Arizona and appeared on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” with host Maria Bartiromo.
“In my opinion, the enemy from within is more dangerous than China, Russia, or any other country,” President Trump said on the show, referring specifically to Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank). I mentioned it. President Trump has harbored a grudge against Schiff since he led the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
“We have some very bad people. We have sick people and radical left-wing lunatics,” Trump said. “And it could very easily be dealt with by the National Guard if necessary, or by the military if really necessary, because they can’t allow that to happen.”
Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, captured the comment Monday while speaking to college students in Wisconsin.
“Donald Trump talked over the weekend about using the U.S. military against people who oppose him,” Walz said. “This is not a mythical story. He calls it the enemy within, and for Donald Trump, anyone who disagrees with him is an enemy.”
Walz said such statements show the stakes in the election.
“I say that because we need to whip his ass and get this guy behind us,” he said.
Harris and Trump were scheduled to campaign in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Monday.
Polls show Mr. Trump has had some success in winning over black male voters, and the vice president went to Erie Black-owned small business Legendary to talk to black men before an evening rally.・Visited a record store. She also bought a Marvin Gaye album.
Previously, she announced an Opportunity Agenda for Black Men, which includes providing fully forgivable loans to entrepreneurs. Create education, training and mentorship programs aimed at increasing teaching and other employment opportunities for Black men, and health equity with a focus on sickle cell disease, diabetes and other diseases that disproportionately impact Black men. is creating an initiative.
The Trump campaign said Harris’ efforts show her campaign is in crisis.
“Kamala Harris is in full-blown desperation mode as she spends the waning days of her campaign trying to stop bloodshed among voting blocs traditionally most aligned with Democrats,” the campaign said in a statement. said. “Nowhere is this more evident than in her outreach to Black Americans, a constituency that Democrats have exploited for generations.”
President Trump also asked Harris to pass a cognitive function test, two days after releasing a medical certificate and documentation from her doctor that said she was “in very good health.” Although full medical reports have not been released, the Trump campaign has issued several letters from doctors stating that the former president is in “excellent health.” Last weekend, an open letter signed by more than 230 medical experts called on President Trump to release his complete medical records.
Trump’s Pennsylvania rally came just over a week after he visited Butler, Pennsylvania, where he held a rally in July, when an attempted assassin fired at the president, damaging his ear. President Trump also visited Scranton and Redding last week.
Trump and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who hosted the town hall, ended the event after about an hour because two medical emergencies interrupted questioning. The crowd began singing “God Bless America.” Trump then asked for a series of songs to be played over the speakers, including “Ave Maria,” “YMCA” and “Hallelujah.”
President Trump’s visit comes after a stop in the California desert over the weekend for a rally outside Coachella. In front of thousands of people under the scorching sun, President Trump lambasted California for its high cost of living, homelessness and other woes. He also repeatedly linked the state’s liberal policies to Harris.
A man was arrested on gun charges Saturday outside the rally, and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said his deputies “possibly thwarted another assassination attempt.” But Bem Miller, 49, told the Times he brought two guns for self-defense.
Participants waited for hours in the midday heat to get into the Calhoun Ranch polo fields outside Coachella. Many arrived via shuttle buses from several parking lots in the area. After the rally, hundreds of people were stranded for hours waiting for buses to take them back to their cars.
