We know who Trump, Harris are; rest is up to voters

By Sid Schwab / Herald Columnist

People still attending Donald Trump’s rallies, albeit in diminishing numbers, who aren’t among those walking out while he’s still speaking (YouTube: tinyurl.com/2notCDon), will love every lie, every grade-school-level personal attack on Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

History confirms that humanity includes a plentitude of terrible people; still, it’s jarring to hear the cheers and laughter when Trump says, “Joe Biden became mentally impaired. It’s sad, but lying Kamala Harris, honestly, I believe she was born that way.” That’s an unsubtle combination of racism and misogyny, which explains the joyous crowds’ reaction. And it’s projection: lying is his lifelong m.o., his raison d’etre. That it’s become the expected call and response at all Trump rallies speaks ill.

In Georgia, Trump added to his intra-galactic record of consecutive days with at least ten lies by claiming — a day after Gov. Brian Kemp had said he’d talked with President Biden and received everything he’d asked for — that Kemp had been unable to reach Biden. Each of the governors of the four states most affected by the hurricane said the same; they’re getting what they need. Trump’s visit was a photo-op to show how much he cares, in contrast to President Biden and Vice-President Harris who, by implication, don’t. That appearing amid rescue efforts distracts personnel from those efforts, and that the governors had asked them to stay away for now, mattered not to Trump and to his fluffers on Foxian media. His and their shamelessness knows no end. At least he didn’t toss paper towels this time. Nor did he mention Project Trump 2025’s intent to end FEMA and the National Hurricane Center. Funny, that.

For shamelessness, though, and evil, Trump hit an all-time low, directly accusing Harris of murder, blaming her personally for “letting in” a migrant who murdered someone. She may as well have had the gun in her hand, he said. “Lock her up,” chanted his delighted pawns. Suddenly it’s vice-presidents who make policy; who are responsible for inflation (but not its decline?), for border crossings (but not the reduction in same?), and whatever else Trump and MAGA Republicans would have us believe. Like “rising” crime that is falling. Puzzlingly, none of them credit Mike Pence for what Trump claims as accomplishments. He was, after all, hanging around. The Constitution assigns one and only one job to the vice president: breaking ties in the Senate. Which Kamala Harris did on several occasions, to the benefit of us all.

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