Kamala Harris compares Trump to Crazy ‘Little Tyrant’ King George

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris delivered the “closing argument” speech of her presidential bid Tuesday night, warning an electrified crowd of tens of thousands that Donald Trump was “unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance, and seeking unchecked power.”

He made a veiled reference to Trump’s recent threats to use the US military against Americans who disagree with him. GOP compares opponent to British monarch King George III suffered He babbled until he foamed at the mouth due to his mental illness.

“Nearly 250 years ago, America was born when we wrested freedom from the hands of a petty tyrant,” he said on the Ellipse. A place full of symbolism.

Vice President Kamala Harris, supporter of the Democratic presidential candidate, attends a rally on the National Mall on October 29, 2024 in Washington DC, a week before the November 5 US presidential election.
The Harris campaign estimated 75,000 supporters flocked to the National Mall for Kamala Harris’ last major campaign speech.

Ellipse refers to Trump’s incident on January 6, 2021, when he incited his supporters to march on the Capitol and said “fight like hellTo prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden as president. The expansive lawn on the National Mall is located just behind the White House, where Harris hopes to live in January.

“Americans died as a result of this attack,” Harris said, adding that as the violence unfolded on television that day, Trump’s response to his staff describing how protesters wanted to kill Mike Pence was “So what?” He noted that it was in the form.

Harris stated that the White House is behind him and said, “One of Trump’s top priorities is to release the violent extremists who attacked law enforcement on January 6.”

Douglas Emhoff.
Douglas Emhoff and the potential future leading gentleman were front and center during his wife’s speech.

The Metropolitan Police Department initially expected 20,000 attendees at the Ellipse, but that number grew to more than 52,000. A Harris campaign official told The Daily Beast that more than 75,000 people attended; this was the largest crowd Harris has drawn this year.

“This is someone who is deranged, obsessed with revenge, fueled by grievance and pursuing unchecked power, trying to keep the American people divided and afraid of each other,” Harris warned Tuesday night. he warned. “That’s it.”

His inspirational speech was also packed with politics, as he outlined his campaign’s promises to give tax cuts to middle-class families and entrepreneurs, protect and expand affordable health care, make housing affordable, and—a key issue for his campaign—legalize abortion nationwide and more . Fight “Trump abortion bans” at the state level.

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Douglas Emhoff
Kamala Harris and her second gentleman husband, Douglas Emhoff, embrace onstage.

The speech marked the beginning of the end of a whirlwind three-month campaign. Harris’ entry into the race after Biden stepped aside sparked enthusiasm among Democrats, and her party had been on the rise for months despite her insistence that she was “underdog.”

But in the final weeks of the campaign, the Democratic candidate’s apparent lead over Trump diminished, leaving the two candidates deadlocked in the polls just days before Election Day.

Viewers who spoke to the Daily Beast said they were hopeful Harris would beat Trump, but few were confident, even as they flocked to the Ellipse like a pilgrimage to witness history.

Vice President Kamala Harris, supporter of the Democratic presidential candidate, attends a rally on the National Mall on October 29, 2024 in Washington DC, a week before the November 5 US presidential election.
Supporters are waiting for Kamala Harris to take the stage to give her last big speech before Election Day.

Inside security barriers, participants waved American flags. Outside the fence, crowds of people watched as crowds of people walked past the Washington Monument and disappeared out of sight.

Harris appealed to everyone who came out to vote on Tuesday.

“I lived the Promise of America,” he said. “I see the promise of America in all of you.”