Trump calls Kamala Harris 'monster' and 'communist' in Fox tirade after VP debate
President Donald Trump has attacked Kamala Harris following the vice presidential debate on Wednesday night, calling the California senator “unlikeable” and falsely claiming she is a “communist” in an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo.
Speaking about the Democratic vice presidential nominee’s debate performance, the president said on Thursday morning: “She was terrible … totally unlikeable.”
He added: “And, she’s a communist.”
It’s a label the president has often used to attack the Democratic Party and his apparent enemies, reportedly claiming the party’s platform was “probably communist” at a campaign event in Ohio last month.
During his phone interview with Fox News on Thursday, the president continued to refer to Ms Harris as a “monster” and at one point described her as the “monster who was on stage with Mike Pence” at the debate.
Mr Trump has routinely targeted Ms Harris with name-calling attacks, referring to her as a “mad woman” in previous statements and falsely claiming she may not be eligible to serve in the vice presidency, a false conspiracy rooted in racism.
Ms Harris is the first black woman and first South Asian American to join a major party ticket in a presidential election.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
