In an unprecedented second in trendy American historical past, the 2024 Republican and Democratic presidential candidates confronted off this week of their first debate after simply seven weeks of campaigning in opposition to one another.
The New York Instances analyzed what the 2 candidates have mentioned about one another on social media from July 21, when President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and Vice President Kamala Harris grew to become the front-runner to exchange him because the Democratic nominee, via Sept.6. (For probably the most half, their statements on social media mirror their public feedback at rallies and different occasions.)
Whereas each candidates assault one another, the Instances discovered that former President Donald Trump targets Harris rather more regularly, a mean of greater than 3 times per day, and his posts (on Fact Social) nearly at all times embody a private smear.
Harris’ posts about Trump (on X) have a tendency to not go for the jugular. A handful of occasions, she has drawn consideration to his historical past of authorized hassle, saying, for instance, that she is aware of “Donald Trump’s sort” as a result of she “took on predators, fraudsters and cheaters” as a prosecutor.
Against this, Trump’s assaults on Harris resemble the name-calling insults of a sexist schoolyard bully. He regularly drops private slights into political assaults, however he has additionally attacked Harris quite a few occasions in private phrases with out making any explicit reference to her insurance policies or political document. A few of these posts have touched as an alternative on her racial id or included generic insults referencing her authenticity or functionality.
Trump instructed rallygoers in North Carolina final month that he’d had hassle arising with a “title” for Harris however that he was selecting “comrade.”
“I believe that is probably the most correct title,” he mentioned.
Whereas each candidates additionally criticize one another on coverage issues, Trump almost at all times sprinkles in a private jab (or two or three) about Harris.
Trump’s posts about Harris regularly embody spelling errors, falsehoods and his distinctive model of grammar and capitalization. He spent a number of days in August regularly calling Harris “Kamabla,” although he has since deserted that moniker. Harris’ posts are extra typical of a conventional politician.
In making immigration a central theme of his marketing campaign, Trump repeatedly and falsely calls Harris the Biden administration’s “border czar.” Harris notes that Trump pressured Republicans to oppose a bipartisan immigration deal.
Harris ties Trump to Challenge 2025, a set of conservative coverage proposals that Trump has lately tried to distance himself from. Trump (falsely) claims Harris is a “communist” who will “destroy America.”
The vp recurrently reminds voters that Trump appointed the Supreme Courtroom justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. Trump hardly ever mentions reproductive rights.
Harris accuses Trump of solely caring about rich People. The previous president blames Harris for inflation.
The New York Instances analyzed what the 2 candidates have mentioned about one another on social media from July 21, when President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and Vice President Kamala Harris grew to become the front-runner to exchange him because the Democratic nominee, via Sept.6. (For probably the most half, their statements on social media mirror their public feedback at rallies and different occasions.)
Whereas each candidates assault one another, the Instances discovered that former President Donald Trump targets Harris rather more regularly, a mean of greater than 3 times per day, and his posts (on Fact Social) nearly at all times embody a private smear.
Harris’ posts about Trump (on X) have a tendency to not go for the jugular. A handful of occasions, she has drawn consideration to his historical past of authorized hassle, saying, for instance, that she is aware of “Donald Trump’s sort” as a result of she “took on predators, fraudsters and cheaters” as a prosecutor.
Against this, Trump’s assaults on Harris resemble the name-calling insults of a sexist schoolyard bully. He regularly drops private slights into political assaults, however he has additionally attacked Harris quite a few occasions in private phrases with out making any explicit reference to her insurance policies or political document. A few of these posts have touched as an alternative on her racial id or included generic insults referencing her authenticity or functionality.
Trump instructed rallygoers in North Carolina final month that he’d had hassle arising with a “title” for Harris however that he was selecting “comrade.”
“I believe that is probably the most correct title,” he mentioned.
Whereas each candidates additionally criticize one another on coverage issues, Trump almost at all times sprinkles in a private jab (or two or three) about Harris.
Trump’s posts about Harris regularly embody spelling errors, falsehoods and his distinctive model of grammar and capitalization. He spent a number of days in August regularly calling Harris “Kamabla,” although he has since deserted that moniker. Harris’ posts are extra typical of a conventional politician.
In making immigration a central theme of his marketing campaign, Trump repeatedly and falsely calls Harris the Biden administration’s “border czar.” Harris notes that Trump pressured Republicans to oppose a bipartisan immigration deal.
Harris ties Trump to Challenge 2025, a set of conservative coverage proposals that Trump has lately tried to distance himself from. Trump (falsely) claims Harris is a “communist” who will “destroy America.”
The vp recurrently reminds voters that Trump appointed the Supreme Courtroom justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. Trump hardly ever mentions reproductive rights.
Harris accuses Trump of solely caring about rich People. The previous president blames Harris for inflation.
