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Trump’s Unhinged Reaction to Harris Worries Supporters

August 24, 2024 · 7:17 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Even some of Donald Trump’s supporters are now asking the question that was the undoing of Joe Biden: is the former president fit for office?,” The Guardian reports.

“But while Biden’s run for re-election was largely sunk by a single disastrous televised debate before a national audience, Trump is ramping up doubts with each chaotic, disjointed speech as he campaigns around the country.”

“While rambling discourse and outrageously disprovable claims, interspersed with spite and vitriol, may seem nothing new to many of Trump’s supporters and critics alike, the former president appears to have been driven to new depths by suddenly finding himself running against Kamala Harris a month ago.”

“Trump has only grown more infuriated as his poll lead over Biden evaporated, with Harris opening up a clear, if narrow, lead. The vice-president’s tactic of mocking Trump more than arguing with him appears to have incensed him further.”

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