When anti-Israel activists disrupted Vice President Kamala Harris’ third campaign event in less than twenty-four hours on Wednesday, a protester blew a whistle and called her a “war criminal.”
Harris, 60, reprimanded the anti-Israel protestors at one point during her afternoon rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, saying, “Right now I am speaking!” as the gathering began to get out of hand.
“The election is six days away. Following a round of antiwar chanting, the veep declared, “We have an election in six days, and it’s about the fight for democracy and your right to be heard.”
“Everyone has the right to be heard, but right now, I am speaking!” she said to raucous applause, repeating a phrase she has been using since her lone debate with then-Vice President Mike Pence in 2020.
Shortly thereafter, another protester blew a whistle and then shouted: “You’re a war criminal!”
We love our democracy. It can be complicated at times, but it’s the best system in the world,” Harris said in response.
During an earlier event in Raleigh, N.C., another man interrupted her, yelling, “Kamala Harris, you have disrespected the Palestinian community!”
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FAccording to pollster and communications specialist Luntz, President Joe Biden’s “garbage” remark about former President Donald Trump’s followers would have a “huge” impact and might be the “turning point” that helps him win the election, he said on CNN on Wednesday.
“The only people I see floating out there with garbage are his supporters,” Biden stated on Tuesday.
After blasting insult comedian Tony Hinchcliffe for making a joke about Puerto Rico being a “floating island of garbage” during Trump’s event in New York City over the weekend, Biden later clarified that he meant “supporter’s” rather than “supporters.”
However, Biden and Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, had to put out the fire generated by the remarks.
On Wednesday, CNN’s Brianna Keilar asked Luntz whether Biden’s gaffe would “move voters” toward Trump.
“It’s going to be huge because this is not some comedian saying something stupid and offensive at a rally where he should have been just basically disinvited. This is the president of the United States endorsing his vice president, saying something — and I know that there’s different interpretations about what he said — it’s still inappropriate. He still shouldn’t be doing it,” Luntz said.
“I’ve watched Trump already seize this. The ‘basket of deplorables’ was significant, was meaningful in 2016. In 2024, I can promise you that this is going to drive Trump turnout. And he’s doing it already. I can see — I’m sure there’s going to be ads on as soon as tonight about this,” he continued.
Luntz added, “This may be a turning point for those final 3% — and that’s all it is — who still need to be persuaded.”
“Trump offends” persuadable voters who “do not like him as a person,” but “Harris scares them because they don’t know where she stands,” Luntz continued.
In response to Biden’s statement, Trump said right away: “Wow, that’s what [Biden] says… garbage.” It is worse [than awful], in my opinion.
Trump was referring to Hillary Clinton’s well-known 2016 address in which she referred to Trump’s first-time campaign supporters as a “basket of deplorables.”
“Please pardon him as he doesn’t realize what he said. To be honest, he doesn’t. Regarding Biden’s deteriorating mental state, Trump remarked, “And I’m convinced that he likes me more than he likes Kamala.”
“No!” the audience yelled back at Trump.
