Kamala Harris tests new attack on Trump and J.D. Vance: ‘just plain weird’
- The US vice-president cast herself as the underdog in the White House race and once again challenged her Republican rival to debate her
US Vice-President Kamala Harris labelled statements by Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance “weird” at her first fundraiser since US President Joe Biden quit the White House race, pursuing a line of attack that has taken off among Democrats since her ascent.
Harris tried out the line on Saturday at a theatre in the Berkshires town of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where she was introduced by singer James Taylor and supporters clapped and cheered during her speech.
The event was expected to bring in more than US$1.4 million with some 800 attendees, according to the Harris campaign.
The shift to Harris as the presumptive nominee has given Democrats a bump in the polls, but she reprised a line from Barack and Michelle Obama’s endorsement of her candidacy this week to inject a note of caution.
“We are the underdogs in this race,” Harris told the crowd. “We have our work cut out for us. And this is not going to be easy.”
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In calling out the Republican nominee, Harris did not specify which comments, past or recent, by Trump and Vance she had in mind.