At a campaign rally in Chandler, Arizona, Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would not accept offers to host future presidential debates and praised the local indigenous community.
Harris returned to the Grand Canyon State on Thursday, nearly two months after holding her first joint rally with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Timothy Walz, in Glendale, across the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Harris told the raucous audience that Trump had announced on Wednesday that he would no longer debate her after they first met in September in front of ABC News’ David Muir and Lindsey Davis. spoke.
“Right now, I think this is a disservice to voters. I also think it’s a pretty weak move,” Harris said.
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“But even if he doesn’t debate, the contrast in this election is already clear. This election is about two very different visions for our country, two very different visions. One focuses on the past. and other hours focused on the future, including focusing on issues that matter most to working families across America, including lowering the cost of living and investing in small businesses and entrepreneurs. It includes guessing.”
In an all-caps message posted on Truth Social, Trump said he had won the previous two debates against Harris and Biden and accepted Fox News Channel’s offer to debate Harris in September. He said he accepted, but added that it was the vice president at the time who turned him down. appear.
“J.D. Vance easily won the debate against Tampon Tim Walz, who called himself a knucklehead. I’m also leading in the polls…”
Trump continued: “There will be no rematch.” “And Kamala made it clear (Tuesday) that she wouldn’t do anything different than Joe Biden, so there’s nothing to discuss.”
Harris also expressed concern for the public’s response to Hurricane Milton, which made landfall on the Gulf side near Tampa Bay, causing extensive damage across the state and along the Atlantic coast, with several deaths reported near Port St. Lucie. He also expressed his reaction.
“We know, as do you, that our hearts go out to all those affected by these storms. We are mobilizing federal personnel and working with local and state authorities to get people the help they need,” she said.
“I have spoken with both Republican and Democratic state and local officials to let them know we will work with you every step of the way as you recover and rebuild.”
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Halperin added that an internal investigation revealed that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign was in “tremendous difficulty.” (ABC/The View)
However, Harris was rebuffed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who reportedly refused to take calls during the crisis. DeSantis told CNBC that he and President Biden had been in regular contact, but that the vice president had “no role” in disaster recovery and had not been in contact with him before this cyclone. he said.
“She’s trying to inject herself into this issue for political activism,” DeSantis said.
At the rally, Harris also said she was the first vice president to visit the nearby Gila River Indian Community, where former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez is running for Congress against incumbent Republican Rep. Elijah Crane. offered support.
“I strongly believe that the relationship between tribal nations and the United States is sacred, and we must respect tribal sovereignty, accept trust and treaty obligations, and ensure tribal self-determination. And that is my promise as President of the United States – I will always defend these principles. ”
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U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally ((Photo by Rebecca Noble/AFP))
Harris also equated Trump’s campaign plans with the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a connection the former president has long disputed.
“I keep saying I can’t believe they documented it. You know, they published it, they discovered it, they distributed it. They’re losing their minds. And it’s , a detailed and dangerous blueprint for them to imagine what they would do if he were elected president again,” Harris argued.
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts responded earlier this year to Harris’ claims about Project 2025, saying that her characterization had been “fact-checked” by third parties, including that “even corporate media outlets like CNN He said that some of the content was so blatant that it accused him of lying.
“Aside from her disastrous tenure as border czar, she has no track record on policy,” Roberts told Fox News Digital at the time.
In Arizona, Harris continued to focus on Trump, calling him a “dishonest man” and saying his return to the White House would have “brutal” consequences.