«It’s crazy,» the only thing he cares about «is his ego, his money and his status,» Barack Obama said of Donald Trump on Thursday at a rally in Pennsylvania, in which he asked to «turn the page» and support Kamala Harris in the U.S. presidential election.
The charismatic former Democratic president entered the campaign in support of the vice president in Pittsburgh, the cradle of the American steel industry, and nothing was left out. Image internet
He said he understands that people are frustrated by the problems brought about by the pandemic but he can’t understand «why anyone would think that Donald Trump would change things» for the better when «there is absolutely no evidence that this man thinks about anyone other than himself.»
Trump, the Republican candidate for the White House, only sees power «as a means to an end» and wants the middle class to «pay the price for another huge tax cut that would primarily benefit him and his wealthy friends,» he said.
He says he has concepts of a plan» for the country while Harris «has a real plan,» Obama said.
If asked to elaborate the concept «his only response is to blame the migrants,» he reproached the tycoon, who threatens mass deportation if he wins the elections on November 5.
So «why was the number of migrants basically the same when you left office as when you took office?»
The 63-year-old Democratic leader acknowledged that the elections «are going to be close.»
The two candidates are fairly evenly matched in the polls and are trying to win votes in the so-called swing states, those that do not clearly lean towards any party.
Pennsylvania, in the northeast of the country, is one of the most coveted.
Before a dedicated audience, Obama caricatured the former Republican president, who calls Harris a «liar» and «mentally deficient.»
You have the tweets in capital letters, the ravings and diatribes about crazy conspiracy theories, the two-hour speeches (…) like Fidel Castro,» he said.
And he ridiculed him for his determination to sell things, including Bibles. «He wants you to buy the Word of God, Donald Trump edition, which has his name next to those of (the apostles) Matthew and Luke,» Obama criticized.
America is ready to turn the page,» to «work together, instead of turning against each other,» for «President Kamala Harris» who «is as prepared for the job as any presidential candidate has ever been,» Obama said.
He also called on Republicans for moving away from their «values.»
Before Trump’s political rise, «we used to have discussions about fiscal policy or foreign policy, but we didn’t have discussions about whether you should tell the truth or not,» he complained.
The Republican candidate often exaggerates and spreads false information, for example, about the Democratic administration’s response to hurricanes Helene and Milton, saying without evidence that there is no money for the victims because it is given to migrants in an irregular situation.
Harris attended a campaign rally in Nevada organized by the Univision network on Thursday before traveling to Arizona for a rally aimed at Latino voters. Image internet
When asked by a woman to name three of Trump’s virtues, she replied: «I think Donald Trump loves his family, and I think that’s very important (…) But I don’t really know him, to be honest. I don’t have much more to say to you.»