GREENVILLE, NC — Vice President Kamala Harris said Sunday that former President Donald Trump is trying to return to the White House without revealing vital details. about health and policy plans in which voters must make informed choices in the election.
At a raucous rally in North Carolina, Harris said Trump was not “transparent to voters.” He indicated his refusal to participate in a second debate with him and his decision to refuse an interview. CBS’s “60 Minutes” as part of the show’s traditional presidential election special. He also questioned why Trump had not provided a comprehensive report on his health.
“He doesn’t want to meet for a second debate,” Harris said. “And here’s the thing, here’s something that surprises you. Makes you wonder why his staff wants him hidden? One has to ask, one has to ask, are people afraid that they will find him too weak and unstable to lead America? Is that it?”
Invoking Trump’s medical history may serve a special purpose for Harris, reminding voters that there is a generation gap in their ages and that at 78, Trump is the oldest presidential candidate in US history.
In turn, Harris was released summary his medical history on Saturday. The White House physician described her as “a healthy 59-year-old woman with a remarkable medical history for seasonal allergies known as hives and urticaria.”
Trump told CBS will release his medical records in August. “Of course I’d be happy to do that, sure,” he said.
On Saturday, the Trump campaign released a news release that included a three-paragraph letter from Trump’s personal physician dated November 2023 that said the former president was in “excellent” general health with physical exams in the “normal range” and cognitive tests. , “exceptional”.
“He maintained an extremely intense and active campaign schedule unlike anyone in political history, while Kamala Harris failed to follow through on the demands of the campaign and revealed on a daily basis that she was completely unfit to be President of the United States. Stephen Cheung, Trump’s communications director, made a statement.
The release also included two letters from Ronny Jackson, Trump’s former White House physician and now a Republican congressman from Texas, providing an update on Trump’s condition since he was shot in an assassination attempt in July.
“Check it out,” Harris said at the rally. “He refuses to disclose his medical records. I did it. Every other presidential candidate in modern times has done it.”
Harris is in a tight race in North Carolina, which hasn’t voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Barack Obama in 2008. Before Obama, the last Democratic presidential candidate to win the state in a general election was Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Polls show North Carolina is currently in a tailspin, and Democrats are looking to flip a state that will make it difficult for Trump to get the magic number of 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.
Democratic campaign aides holding clipboards approached Harris supporters as they lined up to enter the arena Sunday, inviting them to knock on doors and staff phone banks on his behalf.
“If we win North Carolina, that’s it. There is no way for Trump,” said Onslow County Party Chairman Chris Schulte, who attended the event.
Harris stuck to familiar themes in her 25-minute address, pledging to codify abortion rights if elected in November and protect constitutional freedoms if Trump serves another term.
After he warned that Trump would “weaponize” the Justice Department “against his political enemies,” the crowd chanted “Shut him down!” started chanting slogans.
Pointing to the crowd, Harris refrained from a chant that Trump supporters have used for years to demean their political opponents.
“Hold on,” Harris said. “Let the courts settle it. Let’s settle November.”
Fans lined up hours before Harris was scheduled to appear at East Carolina University’s basketball arena. They packed the 8,000-seat facility and danced around the gym to the Commodores’ “Brick House” and other songs blaring from the overhead speakers before he arrived.
The disc jockey entertained fans as they waited for Harris to take the stage. This worked.
Harris received a raucous welcome, the chants and cheers so deafening that at times he could barely be heard over the din.
His supporters said the willingness of people to come out on Sunday in the middle of football season showed that Harris has a real chance to win the state.
“In the South, it’s God, family and football,” said Tanyetta Hill, 40, 2nd vice chairwoman of the Onslow County Democratic Party, who attended the event. “People aren’t in church on Sunday because they’re on the line [for the rally] and they don’t watch football. So this kind of voter turnout is amazing.”