By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-10-19 03:55:37 | Updated at 2024-10-19 06:39:40
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Donald Trump slammed Kamala Harris on Friday describing her as a 'loser who doesn't go to any events' after she described him as being 'exhausted' on the campaign trail.
Democrat Harris raised questions about Republican Trump's physical stamina to serve effectively as president as the two rivals tore through the deadlocked battleground state of Michigan on Friday.
Harris, who turns 60 on Sunday, pressed the case to raise doubts about the 78-year-old Trump.
Age had been an issue when President Joe Biden, 81, was still in the race, but had faded after he dropped his election bid.
Donald Trump slammed Kamala Harris on Friday describing her as a 'loser who doesn't go to any events' after she described him as being 'exhausted' on the campaign trail
Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, greets supporters as she campaigns in Michigan, a key battleground state, on Friday in Waterford, Michigan
Harris on Friday said news reports that former president Trump was skipping interviews because he was tired and had passed on the chance of a second debate with her raised questions about his fitness for office.
'It should be a concern. If he can't handle the rigors of the campaign trail, is he fit to do the job?' she told reporters before a rally in Grand Rapids. 'That's a legitimate question.'
Trump has skipped some appearances, but his campaign has not provided reasons.
But Trump, talking to reporters as he arrived in Detroit, pushed back on such talk blasting Harris in the process.
'What events have I canceled? I haven't canceled. She doesn't go to any events. She's a loser. She doesn't go to any events. She didn't even show up for the Catholics last night at the hotel. It was insulting. All they are soundbites,' Trump said, clearly rattled by Harris' accusation.
'Today I was at Fox & Friends at 7 in the morning. I then went to two other appearances. I then made about 15 phonecalls. I've gone 48 days now without a rest and I've got that loser who doesn't have the energy of the rabbit,' Trump went on.
'What events have I canceled? I haven't canceled. She doesn't go to any events. She's a loser. She doesn't go to any events. She didn't even show up for the Catholics last night at the hotel. It was insulting. All they are soundbites,' Trump said, clearly rattled by Harris' accusation
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrives on 'Trump Force One' at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, in Detroit, Michigan on Friday
'All they do is put out soundbites. Tell me when you've seen even take a little bit of a rest? I'm not even tired. I'm really exhilarated. You know why? We're killing her in the polls, because the American people don't want her. She didn't pass her bar exam. She's not a smart person. She's not a person that should represent our country.'
Polls in the election's most competitive states are effectively tied.
During the Fox & Friends interview, Trump also griped about negative television ads on Fox about him and said he would ask Rupert Murdoch, the founder of Fox News parent company News Corp, to ensure that such ads are not broadcast until Election Day on November 5.
'I'm going to say, 'Rupert, please do it this way and then we're going to have a victory, cause everyone wants that,'' Trump said.
Trump visited a campaign office in Hamtramck, where he heard praise from the Detroit suburb's first Muslim mayor, Amer Ghalib.
Trump was seeking support from Arab Americans in Michigan disenchanted with Democrats, Vice President Harris and Biden over U.S. support for Israel in the Gaza conflict.
'We all ultimately want one thing. We want peace in the Middle East. We're going to get peace in the Middle East. It's going to happen very fast. It can happen with the right leadership in Washington,' Trump said, without elaborating.
Democrat Harris raised questions about Republican Trump's physical stamina to serve effectively as president as the two rivals tore through the deadlocked battleground state of Michigan on Friday
Trump watches as a video featuring Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris plays during a campaign event on Friday in Detroit
On Friday evening, Trump returned to Detroit. Michigan's largest city, for a rally after saying on October 10 that the rest of the U.S. would turn into Detroit if Harris won
On Friday evening, Trump returned to Detroit. Michigan's largest city, for a rally after saying on October 10 that the rest of the U.S. would turn into Detroit if Harris won.
Harris after speaking in Grand Rapids, the heart of more conservative western Michigan, was heading east to Lansing and then Oakland County, encompassing suburbs northwest of Detroit, on Friday night.
The Midwestern state has about 8.4 million voters and would bring the winner 15 Electoral College votes out of the 270 needed to win, which could be a decisive number.
Harris and Trump are battling fiercely for the state's Arab American, senior, union and working-class voters.
On Thursday, Harris said Trump was 'gaslighting' the American public about the deadly attack by his loyalists on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Trump recently called the assault a 'day of love.'
Public and internal campaign polls show razor-thin margins for either Harris or Trump in Michigan and other battleground states. That's worrying Democrats.
Trump won Michigan by 11,000 votes in 2016. In 2020, Biden beat Trump by 155,000 votes.
Harris is shifting the strategy of her whirlwind campaign to win over more Republicans and men of all races.
he's also enlisting popular former first lady Michelle Obama, who will campaign for Harris in Michigan on October 26.
Nationally, Harris' edge has narrowed from a late September lead of 7 percentage points over Trump to just 3 points, Reuters/Ipsos polling shows.
The high cost of food and rising rent prices are still worrying Americans with Trump amplifying fears relating to migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border with increasingly extreme rhetoric.
