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OnPolitics: How will Trump play offense and defense against Harris?

Donald Trump may want to stay on the attack against newly minted opponent Kamala Harris – but he will also have to play plenty of defense too. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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On Politics

Wed Jul 24 2024

 

Sudiksha Kochi Congress, Campaigns and Democracy Reporter

@KochiSudiksha

Hey OnPolitics readers!  Donald Trump may want to stay on the attack against  newly minted opponent Kamala Harris – but the Republican presidential nominee will also have to play plenty of defense against criticism from the Democratic vice president as she officially launches her 2024 bid.

Since Joe Biden withdrew from the race on Sunday, Harris and allies have focused on any number of Trump liabilities, including his criminal record, his civil lawsuits centered around sexual abuse and bank fraud, his age and mental acuity and his  pledge to be a dictator on day one of a potential second term, USA TODAY's David Jackson reported.

πŸ‘ŠThe prosecutor and the felon: In citing her legal background, Harris has emphasized that civil juries and judges in New York have found Trump liable for  sexual abuse and bank fraud. A criminal jury also convicted Trump of falsifying business records via hush money paymentsto an adult film actress.

πŸ•°️The age factor: Before this week, Trump made much of Biden's age, his sometimes-slurry speech and his slow-and-shuffling gait. And his insults came as poll after poll showed that Americans have had concerns about Biden's age for months. Now, those kinds of comments are being turned on Trump, 78.

πŸ₯ŠDictator on 'day one': Trump's praise of authoritarian leaders  like Vladimir Putin of Russia, Xi Jinping of China, and Viktor Orban of Hungary may also put him on the defensive in the election. He's called the leaders strong and said that's what the United States needs. Harris and others have blasted Trump's pledge to be a dictator on day one of a potential second administration.

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This combination of pictures created on July 22, 2024 shows US Vice President Kamala Harris arriving for an event honoring National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship teams from the 2023-2024 season, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on July 22, 2024 and former US President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump standing on stage after accepting his party's nomination on the last day of the 2024 Republican   National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024. Democrats rapidly coalesced around Vice President Kamala Harris on July 22, 2024 as she raced to secure the party's nomination to take on Donald Trump in November in the wake of President Joe Biden's sensational exit. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI and Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKIPATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776178299 ORIG FILE ID: 2162428500

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