Res ipsa loquitur
/Trump defends calling Harris ‘stupid’ without offering evidence
04:58 , Namita Singh
Former president Donald Trump has doubled down on calling Kamala Harris “stupid” without offering any evidence as to why.
“I think that the message is what a bad job they’ve done,” he told CBS News, on being asked if the use of personal insults like this was the way to win over moderate voters.
“I mean, if you look at this economy, if you look at inflation, and you know, I love this country,” said Trump. “I have to do what it takes to win. I have to get this country going, because we’re going to lose our country.”
On being probed about the evidence to support his characterisation of Ms Harris as stupid, he said: “Our country needs a very smart person, and I don’t think she’s a very smart person.