Texan Rep. Jasmine Crockett predicted that Donald Trump will become a “bumbling fool” when he faces Vice President Kamala Harris on the debate stage on September 10. Speaking to reporters, the Democrat said Harris would behave like the adult in the room, and in response, Trump would sulk, whine, and refuse to answer questions clearly.
Regarding strategy, Crockett believes the Vice President will focus on two primary points. The first will be reassuring the American public that she understands the issues they care about and has concrete plans to build a better life for them. The second focus is reminding Americans about the risks associated with Donald Trump, as well as his record in office. The Texan said she hopes Harris addresses Trump’s actions during the pandemic, January 6, and his impact on the national debt. “I think that the contrast will be clear that she can remain cool,” Rep. Crockett said.
The Democrat also addressed a recent controversy surrounding Donald Trump and his visit to Arlington National Cemetery, where he took smiling thumbs-up photographs by soldiers’ graves. Reports after the incident indicated that cemetery staff tried to prevent Trump’s team from filming where dead US soldiers are buried and told them this was not allowed. However, a Trump staffer allegedly pushed the cemetery worker out of the way and carried on.
In the aftermath, Trump said he did not know the rules and regulations but later changed his stance and said the White House had set him up. Rep. Crockett said of Trump Republicans, “They don’t abide by norms.”
Crockett likewise made her feelings clear about Donald Trump and his supporters during her recent Democratic National Convention speech, where she called the former President a “vindictive vile villain” and a “career criminal” who has a “rap sheet” rather than a political record. The Congresswoman also recounted a story of meeting Kamala Harris for the first time in Congress while feeling unsure if she belonged there. She said the Harris “wiped my tears and listened.”
The Vice President is due to debate Trump on September 10, after much debate about rules and whether microphones will be switched on or off when candidates are not speaking. On this point, Crockett said the mics should be on so that Americans can hear that Trump is “weird and off his rocker.”
