Trump calls Harris ‘mentally impaired.’ Allies want him on message.

Former President Trump made a campaign stop in Wisconsin this weekend where he berated the Biden-Harris Administration for its immigration and border policy. He said Vice President Harris should be impeached for her handling of the southern border while standing next to mugshots of immigrants in the country illegally who are accused of committing crimes. 

But then Trump got personal and called Harris mentally impaired. Take a listen. 

Donald Trump: “Kamala is mentally impaired.” “Joe Biden became mentally impaired. Kamala was born that way. She was born that way. And if you think about it, only a mentally disabled person could have allowed this to happen to our country.” 

Those personal attacks are frequent and Trump’s allies are frustrated he’s not sticking with policy. 

Tapper: “Vice President Kamala Harris is not mentally impaired.”

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.: “No I just think she’s crazy liberal. I don’t question her… “

“What do you think about that rhetoric?” 

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.: “I just think the better course to take is to prosecute the case that her policies are destroying the country. They’re crazy liberal.” 

Politico recently reported: 

In interviews, more than a dozen Trump allies described the former president as reaching a crossroads — faced with the choice of continuing with the missteps that have overtaken the past several weeks of his campaign or embracing a more calculated approach aimed at appealing to a small subset of undecided voters who are likely to sway the outcome of the election. One Trump ally who was granted anonymity said – “It’s not that he’s going backwards.” “But he should be doing better.”

When asked to defend Trump, surrogates like Kevin McCarthy turn it back to a policy discussion. 

Kevin McCarthy, Former House Speaker: “What was he talking about? It had just come out that under this Biden-Harris, and remember the responsibility that Harris had for the border, they have allowed more than 425,000 illegal aliens who are convicted of a crime.” 

There are just 36 days until the election and the Real Clear Politics Average of polls show Harris is leading Trump by 2 percentage points. For more reporting on the 2024 election, download the SAN app and turn on notifications.