Vice President Kamala Harris’ criticism of former President Trump and her drawing connections between his agenda and that of the conservative Project 2025 initiative sparked chants at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, reminiscent of the 2016 White House race.
Shortly after the crowd erupted into “lock him up” retorts, similar to Trump’s rally-goers’ reaction to Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified communications during the 2016 cycle, Harris played a mix of clips in which Trump warned about the dangers of the “enemy within.”
“The worst people are the enemies within…those people are more dangerous, the enemy within, than Russia and China. These people should be jailed for the way they talk about our judges and justices,” Trump collectively stated in Reproduced some of the television clips.
“You heard his words,” Harris said after the montage. “He’s talking about the internal enemy, Pennsylvania. He’s talking about the internal enemy of our country, Pennsylvania. He’s talking about how he considers anyone who doesn’t support him or bend to his will, an enemy of our country. It’s a serious problem “he stated.
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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a church service at Koinonia Christian Center in Greenville, North Carolina, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
In recent comments on the matter to Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo, Trump spoke of such “enemies” and joked that while China and Russia are sometimes “dangerous” to deal with, “what’s harder to deal with are these lunatics.” that we have inside like Adam Schiff.”
Schiff, a congressman from Burbank, California, is currently the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate against retired Republican MLB star Steve Garvey.
In Erie, Harris said Trump opened the door to using the military to “go after” groups, hypothesizing that could include journalists who criticize him, election officials he clashes with or judges who rule against his will.
The Democratic candidate said that voting for Trump would therefore be a “huge risk for the United States” and that her Republican opponent is “increasingly unstable and unhinged.”
Reached for comment, the Trump campaign rejected his warnings, saying it was the “Harris-Biden administration that weaponized our justice system to pursue President Trump with trumped-up charges in an effort to silence his rivals.” politicians.”
“If Kamala wants to cry about the ‘uncontrolled’ abuse of power, she should look in the mirror,” said Pennsylvania Trump team spokesman Kush Desai.
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Meanwhile, Harris’s earlier comments on the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling in Trump’s favor led to the aforementioned “lock him up” chants.
Harris seemed to sidestep any agreement with that expression, telling the crowd, “Wait, wait,” and advising that they instead make their voices heard at the polls.
“The courts will take care of that. Let’s handle November, okay?” Harris said.
“Look, anyone who said they would end the Constitution of the United States should never again stand behind the seal of the President of the United States, ever again.”
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Before the rally, Harris stopped at a local business and upon arrival in Pennsylvania’s only coastal city, he was reportedly greeted by Democratic Mayor Joe Schember and state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, D-Erie.
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., gave the warm-up speech, and ultimately the Democratic nominee was introduced by Karen Kalivoda, a retired public servant and Erie native.
At the other end of the Commonwealth, Trump was participating in a Pennsylvania town hall hosted by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem at an expo center near King of Prussia.
