Kamala Harris has hit back at Donald Trump after he attacked her record on immigration, both in a public speech and a new campaign video.
During her rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday she said the former president “doesn’t care about the border, he only cares about himself.”
Trump has repeatedly referred to Harris as a failed “border czar,” in attacks online and during speeches at rallies, although she never officially held this title.
“Donald Trump has been talking a big game about securing our border, but he does not walk the walk, or as my friend Quavo would say, he does not walk it like he talks it,” Harris said, referencing the frontman of the Atlanta hip-hop band Migos, who introduced her at the rally, and their song “Walk It Talk It.”
Harris went on to reference Republicans shooting down a bipartisan border security bill in February, which Biden said was an intentional move to help Trump’s immigration talking points during his campaign.
Also on Tuesday, the Kamala Harris campaign released a promotional video on X with the comment, “Kamala Harris is fighting to fix our broken immigration system. Donald Trump is trying to stop her,” which has accumulated more than 3.1 million views.
In the video, a voice-over says, “On the border, the choice is simple. Kamala Harris supports increasing the number of border patrol agents; Donald Trump blocked a bill to increase the number of border patrol agents.”
It listed other aspects of the bill, including addressing fentanyl at the border and human trafficking, and leaned on Harris’ background prosecuting international gang members.
“There’s two choices in this election, the one who will fix our broken immigration system, and the one who is trying to stop her,” it said.
Trump’s campaign also released an immigration-focused video on Tuesday. The voice-over says, “This is America’s Border Czar, and she has failed us. Under Harris: over 10 million illegally here, over a quarter of a million dead from fentanyl, brutal migrant crimes, and ISIS now here. Kamala Harris: failed, weak, and dangerously liberal.”
Danielle Alvarez, a senior advisor to Trump, told Newsweek, “Border Czar Kamala Harris’s failure and has made America less safe: migrant crime is up, terrorists have entered through her open border, fentanyl deaths are exploding, and human trafficking is impacting every states. Harris is dangerously liberal and Americans are paying the price.”
Quavo and Megan Thee Stallion joined Harris at the Atlanta rally, where Megan performed a medley of her songs, including “Girls in the Hood,” “Savage,” “Body,” and “Mamushi” ahead of the vice president’s speech.
Quavo spoke out about his views on resolving gun violence and endorsed Harris. He said, “One thing I learned about working with Vice President Harris is she always stands on business.” He added, “So if you never voted before, make sure you get out and vote right now ’cause it’s the real one. And in the words of my brother Takeoff, let me get a ‘Kamala.'”
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