Harris campaign tries to beat Trump at his own game − ridicule

Kamala Harris laughs at Donald Trump during her convention speech on Aug. 22, 2024. Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images by Chris Lamb, Indiana University In her speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed her opponent, former President Donald Trump – not with scorn or outright condemnation but, as columnist Peter Nicholas put it, by taking a “cheekier tone.” “In many ways, Donald Trump is an unserious man,” Harris said, adding: “but the consequences of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious.” In Trump’s first term, Harris implied, there were adults in the room to serve the Constitution and protect America from the president’s worst impulses. But those adults abandoned Trump because of his contempt for both the Constitution and the country. “Just imagine Donald Trump with no guardrails,” Harris said, “and how he would use the immense powers of the presidency of the United States. Not to improve your life, not to strengthen our national security, but to serve the only client he has ever had: himself.” Trump, for his part, didn’t know how to respond. “IS SHE TALKING ABOUT ME?” Trump squawked on Truth Social. Yes, she was. ‘Weird’ Harris’s...