How Trump reacted to Biden’s VP pick Kamala Harris: she’s horrible and nasty
- US president unloads on Joe Biden’s running mate Kamala Harris
- Harris became the first black woman on a major party presidential ticket
Trump said Harris was “extraordinarily nasty” in her questioning of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his Senate confirmation hearing, repeating a line of attack he has used against several other female opponents, including his 2016 rival, Hillary Clinton, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
“I thought it was terrible for her, I thought it was terrible for our nation,” Trump told reporters at a press briefing at the White House. “I thought she was the meanest, the most horrible, the most disrespectful of anybody in the US Senate.”
“She was extraordinarily nasty to Kavanaugh,” he said.
Trump also called Harris “nasty” in reference to a heated debate exchange over Biden’s record on school busing during a Democratic presidential primary debate. “She was very disrespectful to Joe Biden, and it’s hard to pick somebody that’s that disrespectful,” Trump said.
The Trump campaign was prepared with a nickname “phoney Kamala” – opposition advertising, and a phone call with reporters to respond to the Harris pick.
