Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Salon
Salon
Politics
Kelly McClure

Trump calls Harris a "lunatic" at rally

Kamala Harris' campaign team has issued a new statement in their established youthful tone, pushing back against Donald Trump's fiery comments delivered during a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota on Saturday.

In his first few public appearances since President Biden dropped out of his reelection campaign, Trump has leaned in on berating Harris, most recently referring to her as a "lunatic," and "probably the most far-left person in American history."

In a sequence of clips from the rally compiled by journalist Aaron Rupar in a handy thread on X, Trump also takes issue with what he sees as an effort being made by Democrats, presumably, to position Harris as a Margaret Thatcher-esque figure.

"Margaret Thatcher didn't laugh like that, did she?" Trump said, receiving a smattering of laughs from the crowd.

In the statement from Harris spokesperson Sarafina Chitika, they call Trump out by mentioning some of his other questionable speaking points, writing, "Tonight in Minnesota, a bitter, unhinged, 78-year-old convicted felon kept clinging to his lies about the 2020 election he lost being 'rigged,' rambled about his former president and golfing, and made excuses for why he's afraid to debate Vice President Harris. Donald Trump said that if [he] loses, our country is 'finished.' Yesterday, he promised the end of our democracy if he wins."

Read the full statement here:

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.