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From the New York Post: A large crowd chanted “Lock him up!” Tuesday as Vice President Kamala Harris leaned into her past as a prosecutor while bashing Donald Trump at her first rally as Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee.
“I was elected attorney general of the state of California and I was a courtroom prosecutor before then. And in those roles I took on perpetrators of all kinds — predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain,” Harris told roughly 3,000 swing-state spectators.
“So hear me when I say I know Donald Trump’s type,” Harris, 59, added to wild applause in a Wisconsin high school gym.
The vice president paused as chants of “lock him up!” broke out following the crowd-pleasing line — which she had tested out Monday evening in her visit to campaign headquarters following President Biden’s Sunday withdrawal from the race and endorsement of her.
Harris walked on stage and off to Beyonce’s “Freedom” — her new campaign anthem, the report states.
“Do we want to live in a country of freedom, compassion and rule of law? Or a country of chaos, fear and hate?” she asked the crowd.
Chants of “lock him up” from the crowd as @KamalaHarris mentions her career as a prosecutor. pic.twitter.com/d3pju8b5R3
— Fritz Farrow (@FritzFarrow) July 23, 2024
The rally was held in a high school gymnasium, but one end of the gym was blocked off to create the stage, and to ensure that the room appeared completely packed.
Reportedly, about 3,000 people attended the rally.
OMG! Vice President Kamala Harris has a PACKED HOUSE for her first rally in Wisconsin today!!! People around the country are fired up and ready to beat Trump! pic.twitter.com/0nNcp2IGLH
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) July 23, 2024
In her 18-minute speech, Harris began by gushing over Joe Biden.
“Joe’s legacy of accomplishments over his entire career, and over the past 3 1/2 year is unmatched in modern history. In one term as president, he has already surpassed the legacy of most presidents who served two terms in office,” she claimed.
She cheered that she has earned enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination.
Harris then bragged about her past career as a prosecutor, while attempting to paint Trump as a villain and a felon.
“I will proudly put my record against his any day of the week,” she gloated, as she then proceeded to compare cases she had prosecuted with the cases Trump has been hit with by Democrat prosecutors.
Vice President Harris: As a former Attorney General and courtroom prosecutor, I took on perpetrators of all kinds. Predators who abused women. Fraudsters who ripped off consumers. Cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. So hear me when I say, I know Donald Trump’s type pic.twitter.com/hACFUUqmGD
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) July 23, 2024
Below is her full 18-minute speech.
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