{"id":108609,"date":"2024-09-30T06:06:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T23:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108609"},"modified":"2024-09-30T06:06:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T23:06:48","slug":"republicans-condemn-trumps-insulting-and-false-claims-on-harriss-mental-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108609","title":{"rendered":"Republicans condemn Trump\u2019s \u2018insulting\u2019 and false claims on Harris\u2019s mental fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div data-testid=\"nsc-wrapper-support-us\">\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-0 hAqRAM\">\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-1 jbZASd\">\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-14 bFnbmL\">\n<h3 data-testid=\"support-nsc-title\" class=\"sc-16ay7ps-2 horJcb\">Your support helps us to tell the story<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><amp-accordion animate=\"\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-container\" i-amphtml-layout=\"container\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"sc-16ay7ps-18 bfRLhE\">\n<h4 class=\"sc-16ay7ps-3 bOpeIR\"><button class=\"sc-16ay7ps-4 jyAPhF closed-trigger\" data-testid=\"support-nsc-dropdown\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-8 kDWcOx\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-7 fiytbn\">Find out more<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 bNRJWU sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-16ay7ps-5 jJxovk\"><use href=\"#d5d9764c65d2cfa2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><button class=\"sc-16ay7ps-4 jyAPhF open-trigger\" data-testid=\"support-nsc-dropdown\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-8 kDWcOx\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-7 fiytbn\">Close<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 bNRJWU sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-16ay7ps-5 sc-16ay7ps-6 jJxovk cOIZLt\"><use href=\"#d5d9764c65d2cfa2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/h4>\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-19 gdfHuZ\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"support-nsc-collapsed-content\" class=\"sc-16ay7ps-9 hYsSsu\">As your White House correspondent, I ask the tough questions and seek the answers that matter.<\/p>\n<p>Your support enables me to be in the room, pressing for transparency and accountability. Without your contributions, we wouldn&#8217;t have the resources to challenge those in power.<\/p>\n<p><b>Your donation makes it possible for us to keep doing this important work, keeping you informed every step of the way to the November election<\/b><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"support-nsc-author\" class=\"sc-16ay7ps-10 kOmKsa\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/support-us\/andrew-feinberg.png\" alt=\"Head shot of Andrew Feinberg\" class=\"sc-16ay7ps-13 jgqbGv\"\/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sc-16ay7ps-11 dCfwpJ\">Andrew Feinberg<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-16ay7ps-12 kLQwYY\">White House Correspondent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/amp-accordion><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/republicans\">Republicans<\/a> have sought to distance themselves from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-wisconsin-rally-speech-harris-mentally-impaired-b2620652.html\">\u201cinsulting\u201d comments made by Donald Trump,<\/a> in which he claimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/kamala-harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> was \u201cmentally disabled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many have urged the former president to \u201cstick to the issues\u201d of his campaign, rather than reverting time and time again<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/harris-ad-plane-banner-trump-alabama-georgia-debate-b2620674.html\"> to personal attacks on Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-harris-live-polls-2024-elections-updates-b2620499.html\">During a rally in Wisconsin on Saturday, <\/a>Trump said Harris was &#8220;mentally disabled&#8221; and &#8220;mentally impaired.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Biden became mentally impaired. Kamala, was born that way,\u201d Trump told the audience, who erupted into laughter. \u201cShe was born that way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-482ou5-0 iIeisg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/29\/19\/EEUU-ELECCIONES_2024-TRUMP_80448.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/29\/19\/EEUU-ELECCIONES_2024-TRUMP_80448.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/29\/19\/EEUU-ELECCIONES_2024-TRUMP_80448.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Many have urged the former president to \u2018stick to the issues\u2019 of his campaign, rather than reverting time and time again to personal attacks on Harris\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\" on=\"tap:auto-image-gallery,inline-image-carousel.goToSlide(index=0)\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-gallery-length=\"3\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">Many have urged the former president to \u2018stick to the issues\u2019 of his campaign, rather than reverting time and time again to personal attacks on Harris<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->AP<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Sunday, he doubled down on the \u201cdark\u201d comments, which have raised eyebrows within his own party, at a rally in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the strongest rebuke came from former governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan, who is in a tight race for the Senate. \u201cI think that\u2019s insulting not only to the vice president, but to people that actually do have mental disabilities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump\u2019s divisive rhetoric is something we can do without.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, also pushed back on the personal nature of Trump\u2019s attack. &#8220;I just think the better course to take is to prosecute the case that her policies are destroying the country,&#8221; Graham told <em>CNN<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Graham added that while he did not think Harris was crazy, he did think her policies were.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Tom Emmer \u2014 a Minnesota Republican who has been helping Trump\u2019s running mate JD Vance get ready for his debate with Tim Walz, shared a similar sentiment. &#8220;I think we should stick to the issues,&#8221; he told <em>ABC News.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The comments also drew criticism from advocacy group the American Association of People with Disabilities.\u00a0 Maria Town, the president and CEO of AAPD said Trump\u2019s language was \u201cableist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s ableist comments today say far more about him and his inaccurate, hateful biases against disabled people than it does about Vice President Harris, or any person with a disability,\u201d she said in a statement shared with <em>The Independent.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-482ou5-0 hsnbze\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/29\/20\/graham_cnnsotu_sept2024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/29\/20\/graham_cnnsotu_sept2024.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/09\/29\/20\/graham_cnnsotu_sept2024.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Lindsey Graham was asked about Donald Trump recycling attacks he used against Joe Biden during his CNN appearance on Sunday\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\" on=\"tap:auto-image-gallery,inline-image-carousel.goToSlide(index=2)\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-gallery-length=\"3\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">Lindsey Graham was asked about Donald Trump recycling attacks he used against Joe Biden during his CNN appearance on Sunday<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->The Independent<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTrump holds the ableist, false belief that if a person has a disability, they are less human and less worthy of dignity. AAPD continues to call for the leadership of both parties in the 2024 election to condemn the use of ableist language like Trump used today [Saturday].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others recalled Trump\u2019s previous, and similar, attacks on president Joe Biden\u2019s cognitive ability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump made a great deal of the cognitive abilities of Joe Biden,\u201d said Eric Holder, the former attorney general who served in the Obama administration. Referring to the former president\u2019s own cognitive state, he added: \u201cIf this is where he is now, where is he going to be three and four years from now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While campaigning against Biden, Trump called multiple times for the president to take cognitive ability tests, while boasting that he had aced one in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>At a rally in June Trump suggested Biden \u201cshould have to take a cognitive test,&#8221; only to confuse the doctor administered the test to him in the next sentence.<\/p>\n<p>The former president went on to refer to Texas Republican Representative Ronny Jackson, who was the White House physician for part of his presidency, as &#8220;Ronny Johnson.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-harris-mental-disability-speech-republican-criticism-b2620968.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story Find out moreClose As your White House correspondent, I ask the tough questions and seek the answers that matter. 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