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Trump and Vance insult Pelosi and Harris at final rallies

Trump and Vance insult Pelosi and Harris at final rallies
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Former President Donald Trump insulted former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at his campaign's final rally in Michigan that stretched into early Tuesday, while his running mate Kamala Harris insulted Sen. JD Vance at an earlier rally Monday night referred to as “garbage”. This represents a stark contrast to the Democratic candidate's more optimistic final message, in which he called for a “new beginning” for America.

Important facts

At his last rally, Trump said Pelosi was an “evil, sick, crazy bi-” before pausing and saying, “It starts with a B… that's what I want to say.”

Trump also attacked Rep. Adam Schiff of California, calling him “shady Schiff” and saying, “I call him Pencilneck.”

The former president repeatedly called Democrats “evil” and “sick” in his closing speech and told his supporters that if he lost the election, “you would be the only one to blame.”

At one of his final rallies on Monday night, Vance attacked Harris, saying: “In two days we will be taking out the trash in Washington, DC. And the trash can’s name is Kamala Harris.”

Vance began his attack by saying, “The citizens of this country are not trash if they think you're doing a bad job,” attempting to link a remark from President Joe Biden to Harris' campaign.

Vance's comments were another attempt by the Trump campaign to direct the “garbage” controversy at Biden after it faced intense backlash over comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's remark at a Trump rally calling Puerto Rico a “floating.” Garbage island” called.

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Main critic

MSNBC host Nicole Wallace played the clip of Vance calling Harris “trash” on her show Monday night and said, “You can't agree with us (women).”

we actually learned to use it for our entire career… But you call us trash… JD Vance, you just screwed up in a way I've never seen in my political life, and I worked for Sarah Palin. “

Crucial quote

In contrast, Harris struck a more optimistic tone in her closing speech, saying, “We have a chance in this election to finally put behind us a decade of politics that has been marked by fear and division.” We're done with it… and we are exhausted by it. America is ready for a new beginning.”

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Trump mixed nostalgia with attacks on Pelosi and Harris in his final campaign speech (Politico)

A Grim Trump and an Optimistic Harris End the Race on Opposite Notes (New York Times)

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