During the first At his first rally since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, Donald Trump rattled off his usual catalog of lies, while baselessly accusing Harris of crimes. The event in Charlotte, North Carolina, was also one of Trump’s first rallies since the assassination attempt on him in Butler, Pennsylvania, and his first with his new running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.
“Kamala’s deadly destruction of the American border is completely and utterly disqualifying. She should not be allowed to run for president,” Trump lamented, before repeating his fear-mongering rhetoric about undocumented immigrants. “What she has done, she is committing crimes… If the border is like this, Harris remaining in power every week will bring an endless stream of illegal alien rapists, bloodthirsty murderers, and child predators to come after our sons and daughters.”
Elsewhere, Trump referred to the charges against him, and spoke of Harris’ background as a prosecutor in the courtroom before becoming a senator. “She’s one of the worst prosecutors in history,” he said. “I’m the prosecutor and he’s the convicted felon — that’s their campaign. I don’t think people are going to believe that.”
Later, while discussing Venezuelan immigrants in the United States, in a moment of irony, Trump said: “You’re not going to teach a criminal not to be a criminal, it’s not going to happen, maybe a little bit, but you’re not going to do it.”
After Biden’s historic decision to step down, Harris received more than $81 million in donations in the first 24 hours of her campaign. Since then, the vice president has received a wave of support from members of the Democratic Party. In a joint statement, Bill and Hillary Clinton wrote: “We are honored to join the president in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do everything we can to support her.”
Harris has also received support from several leaders in Hollywood and the music industry, including Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Hamill, Shonda Rhimes, Charli XCX, Barbra Streisand, Kerry Washington and more. Earlier this week, Beyoncé’s representatives reportedly gave Harris permission to use the song during her “Freedom” rally rally during her presidential campaign, which the vice president took to the stage during her first public appearance since endorsing Biden.
On Monday, Harris secured enough support from Democratic delegates to become the party’s presumptive nominee for president. “This election will present a clear choice between two different visions,” Harris said in a statement at the time. “Donald Trump wants to take our country back to a time when too many of us did not enjoy full freedoms and equal rights. I believe in a future that strengthens our democracy, protects reproductive freedom, and ensures that every person has the opportunity not only to succeed but to get ahead.”
“I fully intend to unite our party, unite our nation, and defeat Donald Trump in November,” she added.
Meanwhile, Trump’s team has urged the former president not to underestimate his new opponent. “When Joe Biden was in the race, we were heading for a landslide victory for Trump,” said a source who recently discussed the matter with Trump. rolling stone“Now it's Kamala's turn, there are some scenarios that make me nervous.”
