Trump criticizes “Comrade Kamala” during a rally in North Carolina 

Former United States President Donald J. Trump (above) on stage at an outdoor event in Asheboro, North Carolina on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta VoiceASHEBORO, NC – In a rally billed as an opportunity to discuss national security, former United States President Donald Trump and Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, the Republican Party nominee for Vice President, took to the stage at the North Carolina Aviation Museum to a small but vocal crowd of supporters. But before national security became the topic of discussion, both Vance and Trump took a moment to levy criticism at Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris president Joe Biden for what they described as catastrophic failures on both the domestic and international stage.Trump began his opening remarks with a discussion of the Democratic National Convention, currently taking place in Chicago, and accused the assembled speakers of having “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” noting that his name was brought up so often, he had become a separate category. He also continually referred to Harris as “Comrade Kamala” and speculated as to whether the sitting Vice President was a Marxist or a Socialist, while deliberately mispronouncing her first name.“They have done a terrible job for our country...