Kamala Harris slams Trump at her first presidential campaign rally
US Vice President Kamala Harris.
US Vice President Kamala Harris launched her White House campaign's first rally by attacking Donald Trump, framing the upcoming November election as a choice between a former prosecutor and a convicted felon.
Addressing the crowdin the battleground state of Wisconsin, Harris compared her Republican opponent to fraudsters she said she had prosecuted.
Meanwhile, Trump criticised her record on the border and posted on social media, "Lyin' Kamala Harris destroys everything she touches!"
This comes a day after Harris received the support of a majority of Democratic delegates, making the way for her to become the party's nominee.
It may be mentioned here, on Sunday afternoon, US President Joe Biden announced he was withdrawing from the race and endorsed Vice-President Harris. Biden decided to drop out amid rising pressure from top Democrats and donors following his disastrous debate against Trump in late June.
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The Harris campaign raised a staggering $100m plus in the 36 hours after Biden’s exit.
While adding to her momentum, a new national poll from news agency Reuters and Ipsos showedHarris with a two-point lead over Trump, 44% to 42%.
Sharing about her experience as California's attorney general in Milwaukee on Tuesday (Jul24), Harris highlighted, "I took on perpetrators of all kinds. Predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers and cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain.”
"So listen to me when I say I know Donald Trump's type," Harris added. "In this campaign, I promise you, I will proudly put my record against his any day of the week."
While on the other side, Trump posted on his social media platform, ‘Truth Social’ about a poll showing that Harris was the most unpopular vice president in US history.
Trump also shared a post stating that GovTrack, the non-partisan congressional scorekeeper, rated her as one of the most left-wing senators among dozens of Democrats during her tenure.
Harris also mentioned a number of liberal priorities in her speech, from gun control to abortion access, child poverty, union rights and affordable healthcare.
(With inputs from agencies)