President Trump on Monday marked the Democratic National Convention with a broad side against his rivals, accusing former Vice President Joe Biden of ‘staying in his basement’ and running mate. Kamala Harris called it ‘cruel’ at the start of a whirlwind by the Midwest.
The president landed Monday afternoon in Minneapolis, Minn., And set a week of travel ahead of him through major battlefield states.
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The president stopped at the landing on the table to make improvisational remarks, slamming his Democratic opponents as ‘fools’.
First, Trump hit Harris, D-Calif., Saying she “fell like a rock in water” during the Democratic primary and “left the city before the first vote was taken.”
“There was no one who was skinny and said more horrible things about Biden than her,” Trump said, referring to bad blood between Biden and Harris early in the primaries.
Trump called her “worse, leaner and crueler” than “Pocahontas,” referring to sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
The president went on to strike with Biden and the media, claiming that the press did not honestly question the former vice president.
“Joe is in his basement,” Trump said. ‘He’s not coming out. No one asks him questions. ”
The president, apparently mocking the media relationship with Biden, said: ‘Hi, do you enjoy your run? “Yeah,” Okay, great. ‘
“They don’t ask me those questions,” he said. ‘I have people. They have fire coming out of their eyes. ‘
Meanwhile, the president went on to say that Democrats “will pass the second amendment.”
“They’ll take your guns away,” Trump said. “So sure if you stand here today, if they win, that’s what’s going to happen.”
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He added: ‘Remember this, I’m the only thing that stands in the way of your second amendment. It will either be removed or removed. ”
Trump continued with the efforts of his administration, citing his record of tax cuts and regulatory cuts.
“We have built a strong record,” Trump said, citing “veterans ‘choice” and veterans’ accountability. ‘
He added: “My heart is with law-abiding Americans and my heart is also with the great men and women of law who are treated very badly.”
The president said his administration would “bring back law and order.”
“You know, the words law and order are words that Democrats don’t like to use,” Trump said. “Nothing wrong with law and order.”
Trump said it was his “goal” to “secure street safety” and help “innocent Americans build their lives.”
“That’s where I’m here,” Trump said. “Democrats promise to escalate war and bring it to the White House in the form of Sleepy Joe Biden.”
The president also predicted that Democrats during their convention this week will not “say a word about innocent victims or violence.”
The president’s remarks come ahead of an event in Mankato, Minn., Monday that the campaign paid off as “comments on jobs and the economy,” not as a rally.
The Trump campaign is running the event, which is being ticketed, Fox News has learned. It is unclear at this point how many guests were invited to attend, but guests are sitting with social distance measures in place.
The president, following the incident in Minnesota, is expected to comment in Oshkosh, Wisc.
The events come as the presidential campaigns in major general election campaigns at the same time as the Democratic National Convention.
The president is expected to travel to Arizona on Tuesday, the second day of the Democrats’ event.
While the Trump campaign did not announce the president’s trip for next Thursday, campaign officials confirmed to Fox News that Trump is expected to visit Scranton, Pa. – the city where Biden was born and spent his young years. The trip would have to come hours before Biden is scheduled to address his presidential nomination, which will be the biggest speech of his career in politics in half a century.
Typically, a presidential nominee will lie low if the opposition party adheres to its nominating convention – but Trump has repeatedly proven that he is not one to adhere to political traditions.
Fox News’ Mark Merideth and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
