Harris’ rapid rise has sent Trump’s team scrambling to recalibrate its strategy and messaging. Opinion polls show Harris has erased the lead Trump had built over Biden, and Democrats have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars from voters and big donors since she became the party’s candidate.
Trump insisted on Thursday he has not altered his approach to the race. In a question-and-answer session with reporters that stretched beyond an hour, Trump hopped from topic to topic and said Harris and Walz are weak candidates.
Nevertheless, Trump lamented that he isn’t able to face Biden in the Nov 5 election, suggesting the president was a victim of a plot to dislodge him from atop the Democratic ticket.
Biden dropped his faltering reelection bid under pressure from fellow Democrats worried about his chances of victory after a poor debate performance against Trump.
Asked about his controversial comments last week that Harris, who is of Black and Indian decent, recently “happened to turn Black”, Trump said: “You’ll have to ask her that question, because she’s the one that said it, I didn’t say it … To me it doesn’t matter.
“But to her, from her standpoint, I think it’s very disrespectful to both, really, whether it’s Indian or Black, I think it’s very disrespectful to both.”Trump’s initial comments, delivered to an audience of Black journalists, drew widespread condemnation and left donors and aides baffled and alarmed.
The Trump campaign didn’t immediately comment further to provide evidence of remarks by Harris that Trump said he was referring to.
Source: CNA
