Trump calls Harris a ‘lunatic’ and critiques her economic agenda at Pennsylvania rally
- Trump challenges effectiveness of Harris’ economic policies; fellow Republicans urge ex-president to shift focus away from personal attacks
“Yesterday, Kamala laid out her so-called economic plan. She says she’s going to lower the cost of food and housing, starting on Day One. But Day One for Kamala was three and a half years ago,” said Trump Saturday at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in the northeast of the state, close to Scranton, where Biden was born.
Trump, during a more than 90-minute speech where he declared that he is better looking than the vice-president, quickly pivoted to personal attacks on Harris, the first Black woman to be a major party presidential candidate.
“People say, be nice. Have you heard her laugh? That is the laugh of a crazy person. That is a laugh of a lunatic,” he said.
Trump added that his allies have urged him to limit the insults: “‘Please sir, don’t call her a lunatic.’ But that’s what she is.”
That approach has rattled some Republicans who have encouraged the former president to focus more on issues such as the economy and immigration that voters say are central to their decision in November, and where polls show Trump has an advantage.
