Harris praised for 'killing Trump with condescension' after response to 'meltdown'

Vice President Kamala Harris' 2024 presidential campaign issued a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump's Thursday press conference — which was mostly an hourlong rant from the former president consisting of numerous jabs at his opponent and countless false claims.

USA Today White House correspondent Joey Garrison shared screenshots of a press release distributed by the Harris-Walz campaign, writing: "Harris campaign with a lengthy response to Trump’s 'very good, very normal press conference.'"

The press release reads:

Donald Trump took a break from taking a break to put on some pants and host a public meltdown. We have a lot to say about it. Here are some initial thoughts - with more to come.

He hasn't campaigned all week. He isn't going to a single swing state this week. But he sure is mad Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are getting big crowds across the battlegrounds.

The facts were hard to track and harder to find in Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago meltdown this afternoon.

He lied. He attacked the media. He made excuses for why he's off the campaign trail.

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The Harris-Walz campaign release continued:

We worked to pin down reality so DonaldTrump, bless his heart, doesn't have to.Here are the facts: We had 12,000 and 15,000 people in Wisconsin and Michigan yesterday, respectively (Not 2,000.)The ABC debate is September 10th. Not the 25th.

People have spoken to bigger crowds than Donald Trump. (Obama, Clinton, literally anyone atLollapalooza, Coachella, the World Cup...) January 6th was decidedly nothing like MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech. And Trump did not get a bigger crowd than Martin Luther King Jr. on that historic day.

There was famously not a "peaceful transfer" of power after the 2020 election, which Donald Trump fought to overturn. (Famously.)

Five police officers died because of January 6th.

The list goes on.

Lawyer David R. Lurie replied: "The Harris campaign would benefit from a daily Trump 'press conference.'"

Historian Victoria S. Woeste PhD added: The Harris/Walz campaign is killing Trump with condescension."

Former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan commented: "This is excellent, much-needed and hilarious. More of this please"

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