2024-08-08 18:58:00
[Article publié le jeudi 8 août à 17h42, mis à jour à 20h58] Trump wants to take on Kamala Harris. The Republican candidate announced Thursday at a press conference at his luxury Florida residence that he wants He has debated three times with Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic front-runner in November’s presidential election, since Joe Biden unexpectedly dropped out.
« We have agreed with Fox (TV channel) for September 4, with NBC (…) for September 10, and with ABC for September 25 “, declared Donald Trump. ” I hope she accepts it. “, he added.
The news comes as his Democratic rival is rising in the polls. Kamala Harris has caught up with and even surpassed the former Republican president, where Joe Biden has been lagging. Fundraising has soared. According to US media reports, Donald Trump is annoyed by those around him about this new Democratic momentum and the media coverage that the party is benefiting from it.
“I beat him, now I have to beat her, it’s not fair”He reportedly told a relative on the phone The Washington Postreferring to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Some Republicans and donors are beginning to express concerns about the former president. His campaign is struggling, especially because of J.D. Vance, who would be his vice presidential pick if he is elected.
JD Vance’s popularity plummets
The 40-year-old senator’s approval ratings have plummeted in recent weeks as several controversial videos have gone viral. In one of them, the former best-selling author pokes fun at “Unhappy Cat Lady”referring to people who choose to live without a partner or children. This statement was immediately criticized by many Americans.
Donald Trump finds himself in a situation that would have been unthinkable just a few weeks ago. Indeed, the Republican nearly lost his life after an assassination attempt and united his party behind him. But the last-minute withdrawal of Joe Biden and the entry of Vice President Kamala Harris have reshuffled a race that, lately, has been expanding the Democratic candidacy.
Democrats warn Donald Trump
The press conference was also an opportunity for Donald Trump to respond to another controversy. On Wednesday, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris expressed their shock at the threat Donald Trump poses to American democracy, regardless of the outcome of the presidential election in November.
“If Trump loses, I’m not sure at all The Democratic president said in an interview with CBS News that a peaceful transition of power was happening and said he was concerned about violence. The interview, which aired in its entirety on Sunday, was the 81-year-old president’s first since giving up his second term in late July.
In response, Republicans said Thursday that he promised to ” Peaceful transfer » If the election is Honest ».
As a reminder, the former Republican president never conceded his defeat in 2020 and went through two proceedings“Impeach”two indictments seeking to overturn the results of this election: one for his role in the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and the other for his criminal conviction for hiding payments during the 2016 campaign.
« Donald Trump has been a dictator since day one »
At a meeting in Wisconsin and Michigan, two battleground states crucial to retaining the White House, Kamala Harris warned the billionaire would not prevail.
“Donald Trump has publicly promised that if re-elected, he will be a dictator from day one, that he will use justice against his political enemies (…) and even, and I quote, that he will ‘abolish the Constitution’”warned the Democratic candidate in Eau Claire, located in the heart of the “Midwest.”
“Anyone who suggests abolishing the Constitution of the United States should never again have the opportunity to endorse the seal of the President of the United States.”accompanied by her newly appointed running mate, Tim Waltz, launched the magistrate.
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