Updated
Jul 25, 2024, 11:00 AM
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Jul 25, 2024, 08:15 AM
CHARLOTTE – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump launched a volley of attacks against US Vice-President Kamala Harris on July 24, calling her a “radical left lunatic” in his first rally since she became the de facto Democratic presidential nominee for November’s election.
In a speech claiming she was in favour of the “execution” of babies due to her stance on abortion, the former US president said: “She is a radical left lunatic who will destroy our country.”
“We’re not going to let that happen,” he told the crowd in North Carolina.
Trump’s speech comes as Ms Harris, 59, hits the campaign trail armed with US President Joe Biden’s endorsement – after his historic decision over the weekend not to seek re-election.
The 78-year-old Trump repeatedly attacked Mr Biden, who is 81, over his age but has been forced to pivot as he has now become the oldest nominee in history.
Trump called Ms Harris “the ultra liberal driving force behind every single Biden catastrophe”.
He claimed that she wanted “abortions in the eighth and ninth month of pregnancy” as well as “right up until birth and even after birth, the execution of a baby”.
Saying Democratic Party bosses were behind Mr Biden’s decision to step down, he accused Ms Harris of covering up Mr Biden’s “mental unfitness”.
Earlier on July 24, the White House denied it had covered up any possible decline in Mr Biden’s health prior to his decision to drop out of the election race.
Ms Harris’s candidacy has stirred enthusiasm among Democrats after weeks of turmoil over Mr Biden, who came under pressure following a disastrous debate performance against Trump in June. AFP
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