Washington: The war of words continues in the US presidential elections. But Republican Party candidate Donald Trump has crossed all limits. In fact, Vice President Kamala Harris visited the southern border and also promised to crack down on refugees and increase security. Just a day after this, Trump made sharp personal attacks on her at a rally on Saturday. Trump raised questions on his intelligence. Trump even called him “mentally handicapped.”
In this speech that lasted more than an hour, Trump intensified his attacks against Harris. Joe Biden, who has often questioned President Biden’s mental abilities, told supporters at a rally in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, that “Joe Biden is mentally handicapped; “Kamala was born this way.”
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Trump crossed all limits on Harris
Trump then linked Harris to the Biden administration’s border policies, saying, “And if you think about it, only a mentally disabled person could allow this to happen to our country.” Later, she criticized his comments on the border on Friday, calling them “nonsense”.
It was a shocking statement in the middle of a presidential campaign, even from a candidate who enjoys making offensive comments. Trump’s speech in Prairie du Chien, a town of about 5,000 people along the Mississippi River, was a response to Harris’ visit to the border in Douglas, Arizona. Where he promised to crack down on refugees and called for strict punishment against those crossing the border illegally.
Harris is leading
Latest surveys show that there is a tough contest between the candidates. And in a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, 69 percent of likely voters described Harris as intelligent, including 71 percent of independent voters. This is more than the 60 percent who said the same about Trump.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : September 29, 2024, 07:26 IST