Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida on July 26, 2024 (AFP / Chandan Khanna)
Donald Trump lashed out at Kamala Harris and the Democratic camp on Friday, specifically criticizing the new candidate’s Middle East positions for the November presidential election.
He called her a “far-left” woman and said her views on America’s primary ally, Israel, were “respectable.”
Earlier in the day, Kamala Harris, speaking to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, judged what had “happened in Gaza” in the past nine months to be “disastrous” and was quick to stress to the Israeli leader that she “will not remain silent.” to reach a ceasefire.
Former President Mr. Met Netanyahu on Friday. At a campaign rally in Florida, the 59-year-old Democratic candidate vowed that he “doesn’t like Jews.” “She doesn’t like Israel. That’s the way it will always be, and she won’t change,” he said.
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Donald Trump has once again accused Kamala Harris of being in favor of “hanging children”. After outgoing President Joe Biden’s withdrawal on Sunday, the candidate who unleashed his blows against his rival had already leveled the allegations earlier in the week.
The Republican, now 78, is the oldest candidate in U.S. presidential history and has given his rival, nearly 20 years his junior, a new nickname: “Kamala-la — the liar.”
“It shows that he’s afraid, if they both end up on a podium, it’s not going to end well for him,” said Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary and a top defender of the Biden administration. Kamala Harris campaign on MSNBC channel.
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Meanwhile, JT Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, has been embroiled in controversy after an attack on Kamala Harris, referring to the cliché of “old cat ladies with no kids.”
On Friday, he refused to apologize, saying he was being “sarcastic” and that he continued to think Democrats were “anti-family.”
Donald Trump, who thought he would take on 81-year-old outgoing President Joe Biden, has lost his vigor and faces an energetic and younger replacement accustomed to guffaws.
The latter received significant support on Friday from the knighting of influential Democratic figures, former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.
“At this critical moment for our country, we’re going to do everything we can to make sure he wins in November,” Barack Obama said at X, waiting for all the other heavyweights to come forward. A “wonderful president.”
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The support of former President Obama (2009-2017) adds to the growing momentum gained by the campaign of the woman who was a lawyer and senator in California before being elected as the first woman, but the first person of black and South Asian descent to run for the country’s presidency.
Former US President Barack Obama and US Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington, US, April 5, 2022 (AFP / MANDEL NGAN)
Beyond her party, Ms Harris has benefited from a wave of support from unions and ethnic minorities. And polls confirm renewed popularity for the Democratic camp.
This new movement is also visible on the ground: people are rushing to hear it even via video conference, fundraising is breaking records and volunteers are pouring in…
On Friday, support came from the Paris Olympics: US track and field legend Allyson Felix said Ms Harris’ victory would be “a monumental one”.
Building on this dynamic, Kamala Harris said she was open to a debate with Donald Trump. But the latter pushed aside, deciding it was “inappropriate” to arrange a face-to-face meeting before he was officially appointed.
This should be in early August, two weeks before the Democratic convention in Chicago.
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