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Since Kamala Harris received the endorsement of the Democratic Party, the level of backlash against her has escalated rapidly. Her opponents have criticized her political career and personal life, with some even spreading false rumors. Doubts about her fitness for the presidency are growing. Recently, Lara Trump, the Republican National Committee Co-Chair, compared Harris to a designer handbag that was “literally a trash bag,” according to HuffPost.
Lara Trump appeared on Fox News’s Hannity on Monday, where she was asked how Republicans should campaign against Harris. Host Sean Hannity stated, “And as we go through her record, it is, by far the most radical record of anybody that has ever run for the office of the presidency.” He continued, “I would argue, in 98 days, it is the job of the Republican Party and the Trump campaign to make sure every American knows this record, backward and forward. That would be the winning formula to me.”
Lara Trump agreed, responding, “Sean, you’re exactly right because look, I think we very clearly have seen the mainstream media, and the folks out there are not gonna do it for us. In fact, they’re trying to rewrite history. It’s been incredible to see the way they have tried to prop up Kamala Harris and really sell her as some sort of– this amazing political figure to the American people.”
Further criticizing Harris, Lara Trump said, “It reminds me of– there was a bag that a very famous designer designed.” She continued, “This was several years ago, and it literally was a trash bag, but they sold this thing for like $2000 thinking that people would actually buy it. It’s a similar situation with Kamala Harris. Nobody was interested in Kamala Harris even several months ago.” She seemed to be referring to Balenciaga’s $1,950 calfskin Trash Bag pouch made in Italy.
In the interview, Lara Trump also claimed, “She was rated as the most liberal, most radical member of the United States Senate. We have to speak that loudly and clearly to the American people.” Recently, Donald Trump also targeted Harris, blaming her for various crimes allegedly committed by immigrants. “Kamala Harris’ deadly destruction of America’s borders is completely and totally disqualifying for her to be president. You can’t have a person like this as president,” he said.
He added, “No person who deliberately releases these kinds of savage criminals to prey on our youth and our people…not just youth, elderly people too….should ever be trusted with power. Again, she has no clue, she has no clue, she’s evil,” as reported by USA Today. During his first rally in Minnesota after Joe Biden’s departure from the race, Donald Trump attacked Harris, calling her a “lunatic” and a “liar.” Republicans have also labeled Harris as a “DEI candidate,” a term often used to undermine leaders of color.
