Repeatedly, Vice President Kamala Harris argued in a CNN town hall on Wednesday night that Republican challenger Donald Trump is “unstable” and “unfit to serve.”
The Democratic nominee’s message in the 2024 presidential race in recent weeks focuses squarely on warning Americans — especially undecided independents and moderate Republicans — that Trump poses a threat to the nation’s basic principles.
Here are some key takeaways:
Yes, Harris thinks Trump is a fascist: Harris was asked Wednesday night if she considers Trump a fascist.
“Yes, I do,” she said. But she added that she didn’t want voters to take her word for it.
Harris pointed to senior military leaders who served under Trump and said the former president was a fascist, including former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, and former White House chief of staff under Trump, retired Marine General John Kelly.
Harris promises ‘a new generation of leadership’: Harris has faced repeated questions along the way about how — and to what degree — she will break with President Joe Biden on policy. Mostly, I ignored them.
However, on Wednesday night, Harris appeared more comfortable with the proposal and said that if she is elected, change will follow.
“My administration will not be a continuation of the Biden administration,” Harris said. “I bring to this role my own ideas and experience. I represent a new generation of leadership on a number of issues and I believe we have to take truly new approaches.
After flagging some key policy plans, such as making Medicare cover home health care for the elderly, Harris returned to what she called a “new approach.”
BORDER SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION A TOUGH AREA: By CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and audience members, the Vice President was pressed on border security.
She was asked about the record number of illegal border crossings that have occurred during the Biden administration despite multiple executive orders. Cooper noted that this flow only began to diminish after major executive action earlier this year, and questioned why Biden and Harris did not do something sooner.
Harris said the Biden administration, and she personally, believes the executive actions were just short-term solutions and that long-term reform can only happen through bipartisan agreement in Congress. She stressed the need for a large, bipartisan bill on border security.
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