Donald Trump will never be considered a great man of character by historians.
That goes without saying.
Today, he could have welcomed a historic rival into the race, but instead took the low road.
And no one was surprised.
Trump said Joe Biden running mate Kamala Harris was “nasty” and “disrespectful” to Biden, offering his first reaction to Biden’s pick of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA).
The Trump campaign already had an ad prepared, going after Harris as part of the “radical left” and “phony.”
Asked about Harris during today’s press briefing, Trump claimed she wants to take away fracking, wants to establish socialized medicine, slash funds for the military and raise taxes.
Trump also described Harris’ past actions as “nasty,” and said she was even “nastier” to Biden during the debates than Senator Elizabeth Warren, whom he referred by the derogatory nickname “Pocahontas.”
Trump also said Harris was “nasty” to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearings.
“She was very very nasty, to — one of the reasons that surprised me, she was very — she was probably nastier than even Pocahontas to Joe Biden. She was very disrespectful to Joe Biden, and it’s hard to pick somebody that’s that disrespectful,” said Trump.
The ad Trump tweeted out ahead of his briefing said: “Voters rejected Harris. They smartly spotted a phony. But not Joe Biden. He’s not that smart. Biden calls himself a transition candidate. He is handing over the reins to Kamala while they jointly embrace the radical left. Slow Joe and Phony Kamala. Perfect together. Wrong for America.”
Harris dropped out of the presidential race before any votes were cast in the Democratic primaries after struggling to raise enough money.
According to California donation records, Mr. Trump donated to Harris’ campaign for California attorney general as recently as 2013.
His daughter Ivanka Trump also contributed $2,000 to Harris in 2014.