Trump marketing campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt received into one other fiery conflict with a CNN host on Thursday forward of the community’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris and her operating mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Leavitt battled CNN anchor John Berman over whether or not voters ought to see Harris because the “change” candidate.
A brand new Fox Information ballot of 4 battleground states within the Solar Belt confirmed that voters put Harris on par with former President Trump for “bringing wanted change” (49% Harris, 48% Trump), regardless of Harris being the incumbent vp.
“How do you clarify now, that Vice President Harris is seen as maybe the candidate of change?” Berman requested, referencing the ballot, firstly of the interview.
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks throughout a marketing campaign rally, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Picture/John Bazemore) (AP Picture/John Bazemore)
“It’s our purpose over the subsequent a number of weeks forward of Election Day to make sure that voters perceive Kamala Harris shouldn’t be the candidate of change, neither is she the candidate of the long run,” the Trump 2024 nationwide press secretary responded. “Kamala Harris is the vp of the US proper now. And she or he is wholly answerable for the failures over the previous 4 years.”
Leavitt mentioned that Harris had promoted President Biden’s financial technique, “which has ushered the worst inflation disaster in a technology” and had overseen Biden’s open border coverage as “border czar.”
“Harris doesn’t deserve a promotion. She deserves a demotion,” she continued.
The CNN host denied that Harris was the border czar earlier than once more floating the concept voters see Harris because the candidate of “change.”
“Does it inform you that possibly they’re starting to see a Republican nominee who’s 78-years-old and been operating for president for 9 years? Is that starting to have an effect?” he requested.
“This race shouldn’t be about age. It‘s about competence,” Leavitt mentioned.
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This mix of pictures taken at marketing campaign rallies in Atlanta reveals Vice President Kamala Harris on July 30, 2024, left, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on Aug. 3. (AP Photographs)
The 2 additionally sparred over whether or not voters cared extra about Trump’s social media habits or Harris’ document.
Berman requested Leavitt about political memes Trump had reposted to his Reality Social platform on Wednesday with one suggesting the Harris “had traded sexual favors to assist her political profession,” the New York Times reported.
“Why was Donald Trump over the past 36 hours on his social media, reposting slogans from QAnon and reposting misogynistic, sexist content material about Vice President Harris?” he pressed Leavitt.
She dismissed the query, saying voters care extra about unlawful immigration and fuel costs surging below Biden.
“Properly, look, I don’t assume your viewers at residence are involved about social media posts,” she responded. “I believe they’re involved with the information of the day and the information of the day is {that a} Venezuelan unlawful immigrant crime gang has taken over a resort in rural Colorado due to Kamala Harris and Joe Biden’s open border insurance policies. The information of the day is that, once more, gasoline costs are 50% increased right this moment than they had been below Donald Trump.”
Alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang have overtaken an condominium constructing in Aurora, Colorado, charging hire in alternate for ‘safety.’ (Edward Romero)
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Issues received extra testy between Berman and Leavitt as he continued to press her concerning the memes.
“Have you learnt why he reposted that content material?” he requested.
“I haven’t been in a position to speak to President Trump but this morning as a result of he’s calling in to media interviews. In contrast to Kamala Harris, who has been avoiding the press for greater than 40 days,” she replied.
Harris is slated to do her first sit-down interview since rising because the Democratic presidential nominee with CNN’s Dana Bash on Thursday night.
The vp was fiercely mocked by critics on social media for bringing Walz to the interview with the pleasant community after avoiding the press for over a month.
“We’re excited that CNN lastly has the chance to query Kamala Harris tonight about her disastrous document. And we hope that Dana Bash, and we’re assured that she’s going to, will ask powerful questions of Kamala Harris’s document,” the Trump spokeswoman mentioned.
Trump Marketing campaign Nationwide Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt sparred with CNN anchor John Berman over Vice President Harris’ document and the previous president’s social media posts. (CNN/Screenshot)
“As a result of, once more, Individuals aren’t involved with social media posts and foolish memes. They’re involved with the issues which might be plaguing them of their households proper now. And so they want and deserve solutions to the questions of Kamala Harris,” she continued earlier than giving a laundry listing of far-left insurance policies Harris has backed away from since her 2019 presidential marketing campaign.
After Berman continued to push Leavitt on whether or not the posts had been demeaning to ladies, she named women and girls who had been killed by unlawful immigrants to indicate the actual hurt attributable to the Biden administration’s open-border insurance policies.
“I believe what’s demeaning to ladies is the truth that Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are permitting an invasion of unlawful criminals into our nation, lots of whom have confirmed to be rapists and murderers. I believe what’s demeaning to ladies like Laken Riley and Jocelyn Nungara and Rachel Morin is the truth that they’re now not with us due to the insurance policies of this administration, and that’s what voters and your viewers care about, John,” Leavitt responded.
