Harris campaign tries to beat Trump at his own game − ridicule
But those adults abandoned Trump because of his contempt for both the Constitution and the country.
- But those adults abandoned Trump because of his contempt for both the Constitution and the country.
- “Just imagine Donald Trump with no guardrails,” Harris said, “and how he would use the immense powers of the presidency of the United States.
- “IS SHE TALKING ABOUT ME?” Trump squawked on Truth Social.
‘Weird’
- Trump’s running mate, U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, appears no more serious than Trump, warning Americans of the existential threat of “childless cat ladies.” Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov.
- Tim Walz, described the GOP ticket as “just weird.” Walz later elaborated in a speech by calling Trump and Vance “weird and creepy as hell,” garnering laughter and applause.
- Hillary Clinton, who lost the 2016 presidential election to Trump, added: “If Republican leaders don’t enjoy being called weird, creepy and controlling, they could try not being weird, creepy and controlling.”
Is ridicule Trump’s Achilles’ heel?
- The Democrats have discovered and exploited what Michael Tomasky, writing in The New Republic, said in August 2024: Ridicule is Trump’s Achilles’ heel.
- He was, after all, the one who put the “kick me” sign there.
- “I hate when people laugh at me,” he said at a July rally.
- Long before Harris took the convention stage, other Democratic speakers were openly mocking Trump, perhaps none more effectively than former first lady Michelle Obama.