Harris: Trump 'Demeans' Presidential Office

Above: Democratic presidential nominee, US Vice Pres. Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event at Divine Faith Ministries International on Oct. 20, 2024 in Jonesboro, Georgia. Image copyright: Megan Varner/Getty Images News via Getty Images

The Facts

  • In an interview with Rev. Al Sharpton aired on MSNBC, Democratic nominee Vice Pres. Kamala Harris claimed that GOP candidate former Pres. Donald Trump "demeans" the office of US president.

  • Harris alleged Trump "should never again stand behind the seal of the president of the United States," stating that he had "not earned the right" which was "why he's going to lose."


The Spin

Democratic narrative

Trump's hateful post-truth propaganda attempts to divide the American people in the pursuit of power. Such polarizing behavior is unbecoming of a candidate seeking to become president and goes against the very values of the country he seeks to lead. Seeing himself as an unchallengeable authority and hellbent on stoking societal tensions, Trump must be stopped from returning to the White House at all costs.

Republican narrative

It is no surprise that the Democratic campaign is losing momentum — Harris is an unpopular and unimpressive candidate forced upon the American people by the establishment elite. Having failed at the first hurdle during her 2020 presidential bid before undertaking one of the least successful tenures as Vice President in American history, it's laughable that Democrats expect the public to believe it is Trump, and not Harris, who is unfit for office.


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