Kamala Harris once again called out Donald Trump for becoming “increasingly deranged” as she held her first joint campaign rally with Barack Obama in Atlanta.
“Over the last eight years Donald Trump is more confused, more unstable and more angry. You see it every day, he has become increasingly unhinged,” she said.
The rally in Georgia on Thursday is the first of a series of get-out-the-vote events in key swing states. Harris was also joined by celebrities including Samuel L Jackson, Tyler Perry, Spike Lee, and Bruce Springsteen.
“Kamala Harris is running to be the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump is running to be an American tyrant,” Springsteen told crowds.
Tomorrow in Houston, Texas, superstar Beyoncé will lend her support to the campaign as the vice president focuses on the future of reproductive rights. Obama and Springsteen will also appear together again in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Trump, who is due to appear in Las Vegas on Thursday, is still facing fallout over a report alleging that he once said he needed “the kind of generals that Adolf Hitler had.”
Earlier, while speaking about immigration in Tempe, Arizona, the former president referred to the US as the “garbage can for the world.”
In pictures: Harris’ celebrity guest speakers in Atlanta
Mike Bedigan25 October 2024 02:50
Trump comes up with new slur against US: ‘We’re the garbage can for the world’
During a campaign event in Arizona, Donald Trump once again echoed nativist tropes while talking about migrants to the US, the latest in a long string of rhetoric about immigrants and political opponents that’s been compared to fascist dictators.
“We’re a dumping ground. We’re like a garbage can for the world,” Trump said. “That’s what’s happened. We’re like a garbage can.”
Mike Bedigan25 October 2024 02:10
In pictures: Harris and Obama take the stage in Georgia
Mike Bedigan25 October 2024 01:50
Harris says Trump should ‘never again’ stand behind the seal of the President
Harris later turned her attacks towards her rival Donald Trump, telling crowds: “Over the last eight years Donald Trump is more confused, more unstable and more angry. You see it every day, he has become increasingly unhinged.”
She continued: “He’s calling Americans the enemy within, who says that he would use the military to go after them, and he who has called for the, quote, ‘termination of the Constitution of the United States.’
“Let us be very clear. Someone who suggests we should terminate the Constitution of the United States of America should never again stand behind the seal of the President of the United States of America. Never again.”
Mike Bedigan25 October 2024 01:40
Harris leads applause for young leaders and first-time voters
Kamala Harris led crowds at her rally in Atlanta, Georgia, to a round of applause for young leaders and first-time voters.
“I see you, and I see your power, and I know so many of you are voting for the first time, and know that our future is so good with you all at the helm, and I’m so proud of you,” she said.
Mike Bedigan25 October 2024 01:30
Harris on taking on criminals: ‘In 12 days, it’s Donald Trump’s turn’
After taking to the stage in Georgia, Kamala Harris listed her credentials as being vice president, California Attorney General, and courtroom prosecutor.
“And in those roles I took on perpetrators of all kinds, predators, fraudsters and repeat offenders. I took them on, and I won,” she said.
“Well Georgia, in 12 days it’s Donald Trump’s turn.”
Mike Bedigan25 October 2024 01:20
In pictures: Barack Obama speaks at Harris rally in Atlanta
Mike Bedigan25 October 2024 01:10
Barack Obama warns against the danger of another presidency under ‘goofy’ Trump
Addressing crowds in Georgia, Barack Obama cautioned against the danger of another Trump presidency.
“The interesting thing is, he acts so crazy, it’s become so common that people no longer take it seriously,” he said. “I’m here to explain to you just because he acts goofy does not mean his presidency wouldn’t be dangerous.”
Mike Bedigan25 October 2024 01:00
Bruce Springsteen calls Trump ‘an American tyrant’ as he serenades crowd at Harris rally
Bruce Springsteen described Donald Trump as “an American tyrant,” as he took to the stage in Atlanta, Georgia, at a rally in support of Kamala Harris.
The Boss threw his support behind the vice president and her running mate, and said her Republican rival “does not understand this country, or what it means to be deeply American.”
Mike Bedigan25 October 2024 00:50
