Washington, Aug 19: In yet another personal attack on US Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump disparaged her physical appearance and intelligence at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
“I am much better looking than her,” Trump told supporters, as quoted by The Hill. “I’m a better-looking person than Kamala.”
The former President referenced a recent Time Magazine cover featuring Harris, claiming that the magazine had to hire a sketch artist because her photographs did not work out. He also questioned Harris’s intelligence and described her as a “radical liberal.”
Trumpās attack on Harris was one of many he made against her and other Democratic leaders during the rally. Talking about her eleventh-hour entry in the presidential race, he jibed, āWhat happened to Biden? I was running against Biden and now Iām running against someone else. I said, who am I running against, Harris? I said, āWho the hell is Harris?āā
This latest verbal assault follows Trumpās assertion that he feels āentitled to personal attacksā on his Democratic rival. Despite warnings from his party and advisers, the former President continues to use unflattering nicknames for Harris, including “Kamabla,” “Lyin’ Kamala,” and “Laffin Kamala.”
Trump has stepped up his aggressive rhetoric ever since polls showed Harris gaining ground in critical battleground states, like Pennsylvania ā where he survived an assassination attempt.
Pennsylvania will play a key role in deciding the final result under the US electoral college system. Harris is scheduled to visit Pennsylvania on Sunday, before heading to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.