While Vice President Kamala Harris struggled to say anything positive about former President Trump, he had no problem when asked to say nice things about the Democrat nominee.
Trump was asked by a Hispanic voter at the end of a Univision town hall to name “three virtues” about Harris.
“That’s a very hard question,” he responded at first, prompting laughter from the audience.
“That’s the toughest question. The other ones are easy! I’m not a fan, I’m not a fan. I think she’s harmed our country horribly, horribly — at the border, with inflation, with so many other things, ” he said as he continued his response.
“But she seems to have an ability to survive,” the Republican presidential nominee went on.
“Because, you know, she was out of the race, and all of a sudden she’s running for president. That’s a great ability that some people have and some people don’t have,” he said.
“She seems to have some pretty longtime friendships… I don’t call that an ability. I call that a good thing,” Trump added.
“And she seems to have a nice way about her. I mean, I like the way, you know, some of her statements, some of her- the way she behaves in a certain way. But in another way, I think it’s very bad for our country, very bad for our country. But she does seem to have some relationships that [are] lasting, and she does seem to be a survivor, because remember, she was the first one out, and all of sudden she’s running for president. And the other 21 people that are running, they’re sitting home watching her on television, right?” Trump told the voter.
“So that’s by far the toughest question I’ve had today,” he quipped.
Harris, on the other hand, had handled the same question about her rival with her usual display of nervous laughter, insults and avoiding the question.
“Let me start with this… Based on a life experience, I know that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us,” Harris said last week when asked to name “three virtues” Trump possesses.
“And part of what pains me is the approach that, frankly, Donald Trump and some others have taken, which is to suggest that it’s us versus them, whoever that may be. And having Americans point fingers at each other, using language that’s about belittling people and calling them names and meant to make them afraid and live in fear. I don’t think that’s healthy for our nation,” she said, avoiding a direct answer.
“And I don’t admire that. And, in fact, I’m quite critical of it coming from someone who wants to be President of the United States,” the Democrat continued.
the last question Harris fields during her Univision town hall asks her to name three virtues Trump has. Harris cites Trump loving his family but very understandably doesn’t seem like has much good to say about him. pic.twitter.com/oYphdrdEpO
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She finally attempted to give at least a nod to the original question.
“I think Donald Trump loves his family. And I think that’s very important. I think family is one of the most important things that we can prioritize,” the vice president said.
“But I don’t really know him, to be honest with you,” she added. “I only met him one time on the debate stage. I’d never met him before, so I don’t really have much more to offer you.”