ERIE, Pa. (AP) – Republicans on Sunday distanced themselves from Donald Trump’s recent insult in which he called Democratic candidate Kamala Harris “mentally ill” during a rambling weekend rally in Wisconsin. I tried to do this.
President Trump escalated his personal attacks on the vice president during a self-described “dark speech” on immigration following Harris’ visit to the U.S.-Mexico border.
President Trump said, “Joe Biden was mentally disabled.” Kamala was born that way. She was born that way. And when you think about it, this kind of thing happens in our country. The only people who allowed this to happen were mentally ill people. Anyone can understand that.”
President Trump has already falsely claimed that Harris has “turned black” and regularly insults her, calling her “stupid,” “weak,” “stupid as a rock,” and “lazy.” With the presidential election just over a month away, his allies have urged him to speak out on behalf of the public and private sector about the economy, immigration and other issues.
Asked about President Trump’s comments on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Lindsey Graham said, “I think the wise thing to do is to prosecute her because her policies are destroying our country.” He said this in the “Kyosho.” Crazy liberal. ”
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota) was evasive when asked in an interview on ABC’s “This Week” if he approved of the remarks.
“I think Kamala Harris is the wrong choice for America,” said Emmer, who is helping President Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, prepare for Tuesday’s vice presidential debate. “I think Kamala Harris is actually as bad or worse an administration than we’ve seen over the last four years.”
When asked, Mr Emmer said: The thing is, Donald Trump fixed it once. they destroyed it. He’s going to fix it again. Those are the problems. ”
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who is running for the Senate as a moderate Republican, brought up President Trump’s false claim that Harris, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, had previously downplayed her black heritage. . Harris attended Howard University, a historically black university, and has consistently identified as both black and South Asian throughout her political career.
Hogan said on CBS’ “Face the Nation”: “When I was interviewed once, I had already called him and asked him about her racial identity, and now he has asked her about her racial identity.” “It calls into question his mental capacity.” “And I think this is an insult not just to the vice president, but to people who actually have mental illness.”
If elected, Harris would be the first woman, black woman, and South Asian to become president. She did not comment on President Trump’s latest attacks, but when asked about her other comments, she said it was “the same old show.” No plan for how he will address the needs of the American people, the same boring strategy we have heard for years. ”
President Trump held a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, and some supporters who came to speak said the president often makes offensive remarks. Still, they support his proposals to limit immigration, saying he would have better control over the economy.
“He says what he thinks, but sometimes he doesn’t say it in the right way,” said Jeffrey Balogh, 56, who attended the rally with two friends. “But he did his job. He was very good at it.”
Tamara Molnar said she thinks President Trump is very strong on immigration. Regarding his insult, Molnar said: “I think everyone has to have a certain level of decorum when talking about other candidates, and I don’t think either side is necessarily innocent of that.” Ta. There are plenty of slings in either direction. ”
President Trump said last month that he was “entitled” to make personal attacks on Harris.
“When it comes to personal attacks, I’m very angry with her because that’s what she did to the country,” he said at a press conference at the time. I think other people are very angry with her. I think I’m entitled to a personal attack. ”
