Donald Trump says he's "entitled" to personally attack Kamala Harris

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Donald Trump says he's "entitled" to personally attack Kamala Harris
newsweek.com

Former President Donald Trump said that he's "entitled" to personally attack Vice President Kamala Harris because he doesn't "have a lot of respect for her."

Speaking with reporters at a news conference at his golf club at Bedminster, New Jersey, on Thursday afternoon, Trump was asked if he believed his "strategy" of attacking his political opponents was working in his reelection campaign.

"I'm very angry at her, that she weaponized the justice system against me and other people," the former president responded.

"I think I am entitled to personal attacks," Trump added. "I don't have a lot of respect for [Harris]. I don't have a lot of respect for her intelligence, and I think she'll be a terrible president."

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“I’m very angry at her, that she weaponized the justice system against me and other people,” the former president responded.

Mah dude, you are a convicted felon.

Right? That's what the justice system fucking does. It goes after criminals. Not just black people.

But have you ever taken out a full page ad to insist that a certain group of black people are responsible for a crime even when you had no idea whether or not that was the case?

Oh wait. What were we talking about?

She suddenly has/had so much power, apparently, considering she's VP.

I sure miss those days when all those great VPs whose names no one recalls wielded such massive power....

The best part is when asked if JD would be ready to go day one if needed, Trump said that VP doesn't matter and people only care about the President. So which is it? Does the VP have no power and no real use, or do they have all this secret power to set policy and control the Justice Department?

Trump seems to enjoy throwing JD under the bus. He also claimed that all the "weird" accusations were just about JD, not him too.

It has nothing to do with JD. He would be throwing anybody under the bus.

Convicted by the state, no less. His federal charges haven’t even been tried yet. Even the President couldn’t pardon him from his conviction.

Yeah, but she's simultaneously so powerful that she convinced several elected officials in New York to risk prison time by attacking one of her political opponents in exchange for...? Nothing? And oh by the way, he wasn't her actual political opponent when the prosecution started, 4D chess over there.

But also so stupid she couldn't pass the bar exam and can't form a complete sentence without a teleprompter.

Get with it folks!

Trump said Thursday that Walz has "had a terrible career" and called him "a weird guy," adding that Harris was "weird in her policy."

I love this so much. His best retort is "no, you're weird!".

Um so pumped to see him lose the ejection, and then go to jail, and then become irrelevant, and then die.

The popular political position of "no u."

That's all these fascist fucks ever have.

Which is why they have to coopt every movement/slogan created by the left

& twist it into their own fucked shit.

The only arguments reactionaries have are "no u" and "nuh-uh."

I had more stimulating debates at the middle school lunch table.

Um so pumped to see him lose the ejection

I dunno if that's a Freudian slip or intentional, but either way it's funny as hell.

Does secret service have to protect him in prison?

Not an expert but I think so.

I don't think he'd end up in regular prison anyway. House arrest at his golf club or some shit.

Pump the brakes on that excitement. I don't know how old you are, but let me tell or remind you that voters were this excited in 2016 too, and spoiler alert, he won.

Harris does not have that big of a lead. Let's get excited after she actually wins.

I wasn't anywhere near this excited to see every imaginable bad thing happen to him back then.

Without looking it up, can you tell me who Hillary's vp pick was?

Her most memorable moment was calling Trump supporters deplorables but she immediately walked it back.

Tim Kaine.

I did not realize "don't celebrate too early like we did in 2016" would be a hot take.

You didn't say celebrate. You said excited.

People are excited. Possibly more excited than when Obama was running.

Trump has been pouting about how excited everyone is so telling people not to get too excited sounds a lot like what Trump is ranting about.

I think I am entitled to personal attacks, I don't have a lot of respect for Trump. I don't have a lot of respect for his intelligence, and I think he'll be a terrible president.

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What a weird guy. He should keep up the personal attacks, they're clearly working. 🙃

old white man talking about entitlement. How else are you suppose to win elections?

Isn't it weird how Trump had nothing bad to say about her before she was running against him, but now he thinks she "broke the world"?

"[...] and I think she'll be a terrible president."

But she will be President. Good to see even that fool can see it.

Let's not make hasty predictions. Vote. And check to see if you're registered to vote, now not in two months.

and I think she'll be a terrible president."

So he's thinking she'll win, interesting.

Loving the difference between will and would!

It's annoying as fuck getting bombarded constantly with US politics on the All thread, but do you know what I haven't seen one bit of?

US politics

Not one mention of the different policies of either party. Not a thing.

Just constant, childish, embarrassing shit-slinging

It's absolutely shameful and just makes everyone look like screaming infants 😂

Here’s a short list of key policies and initiatives associated with Kamala Harris:

  1. Healthcare: Advocates for expanding access to affordable healthcare, including support for the Affordable Care Act and efforts to lower prescription drug prices.

  2. Climate Change: Supports aggressive action on climate change, including rejoining the Paris Agreement and investing in clean energy jobs.

  3. Criminal Justice Reform: Focuses on reforming the criminal justice system, including ending mass incarceration, addressing racial disparities, and promoting police accountability.

  4. Economic Equality: Promotes policies aimed at reducing income inequality, such as raising the minimum wage, supporting small businesses, and investing in education and job training.

  5. Immigration Reform: Advocates for comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and protecting DACA recipients.

  6. Gun Control: Supports measures to reduce gun violence, including universal background checks and banning assault weapons.

  7. Women's Rights: Champions reproductive rights and policies aimed at addressing gender-based violence and discrimination.

Here's trumps policies: https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf

Yes, and here's a list of the things the US media is reporting on -

  • The hue of someone's skin

Fucking infantile degenerates

Sounds like your feed might be a bit fucked. I constantly see stuff about Harris and walzs policies and stances.

Top story about Harris on CBS News (top story was just-broken news about SCOTUS, second non-policy story about Trump):

Kamala Harris releases economic plan aiming to lower housing costs, end price gouging

Top story on NBC News:

Harris makes her big pitch to bring down high costs of living

Top story on ABC News:

Harris unveils economic plans on inflation, housing. Here's what economists think

Top story on MSNBC:

Project 2025's training videos just took Trump’s clumsy abortion stance from bad to worse

Top story on shitty CNN:

Harris’ plan to stop price gouging could create more problems than it solves

Top headline on the New York Times website:

Harris and Trump Offer a Clear Contrast on the Economy

Top headline about Harris on the Washington Post website (top story was on Ukraine):

Harris unveils populist policy agenda, with $6,000 credit for newborns

So are you looking at Fox News or the New York Post or something?

You should probably find better news sources, because Kamala and Tim have been talking non-stop about policy for weeks, and I see articles about it constantly. Not enough to always make it through the noise, but still.

Most people in the US agree with you. The problem is that those companies are all owned by old rich xenophobic, homophobic, every other type of phobic, douchebags.

You are demonstrably incorrect on this. Either you are looking at the wrong sources, you have fucked up your feed, or you're only paying attention to the sensationalist nonsense.

Look at the threads about Project 2025. Plenty of talk about policies there.

I thought P2025 was a handbook on "how to be a lunatic that denies reality for something that's completely wrong"

Is it because he’s old, white and inherited money?

she weaponized the justice system against me...

the criteria for public leaders is low. aren't branches of the government taught in elementary?

And then forgotten in drunken high school and continued throughout life...

Well the Justice Department is part of the Executive branch. I think the irony is that Project 2025 seeks to remove the independence of various government departments, likely including the DoJ, such that the Executive branch CAN be weaponized against political enemies.

Trump is talking to the kids who flunked elementary school but got promoted anyway because their teachers didn't want to deal with them yet again.

"Because I'm a piece of shit, I get to act like a piece of shit. Get it?"

I mean, he is right about that. He can attack her however he wants. People don't have to like it though. There will be consequences. He is entitled to those, too.

Yes, Donald. That's called the First Amendment. It's part of that pesky Constitution thing you've never bothered to read.

Oh hey he said the lifelong philosophy. He's entitled. A somewhat rich entitled asshole.

May they all take a submarine ride together: Trump, Bezos, Musk, Thiel, Gates, Zuckerberg, and all their friends.

Can't we just put trump and Harris on one of bezos' penis rockets to space and try to get by without a president ? Maybe send Congress and the Senate with them so they don't get lonely.