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Kamala Harris on Wednesday said Donald Trump was “increasingly unhinged” and called her US election rival’s reported praise for Adolf Hitler “incredibly dangerous,” as campaigning intensified ahead of the November 5 vote.
The Democrat’s fierce criticism came as she headed to must-win Pennsylvania to face voters’ questions in a town hall and as Trump campaigned in battleground Georgia.
With polls suggesting a tight election in its final stretch, Harris also unveiled plans for a “closing argument” rally on Tuesday at the Washington site where Trump addressed supporters before they stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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Harris’s comments on Trump were provoked by revelations from his longest-serving chief of staff, John Kelly, who discussed the Republican’s praise for the Nazi dictator and his military in World War II.
Kelly told The New York Times that Trump remarked that “Hitler did some good things too” and that instead of the US military, he “wanted generals like Adolf Hitler had.”
With Trump’s rivals raising concerns about his willingness to honor American democracy, Kelly also repeated his warning that he believes his ex-boss “certainly falls into the general definition of fascist.”
Harris was quick to respond, delivering a statement outside her vice presidential residence in Washington.
“It’s deeply troubling and incredibly dangerous that Donald Trump would invoke Adolf Hitler, the man who is responsible for the deaths of six million Jews and hundreds of thousands of Americans,” she said.
Harris said “Donald Trump is increasingly unhinged and unstable, and in a second term, people like John Kelly would not be there to be the guardrails.”
Trump’s camp hit back, saying Harris is “desperate because she is flailing, and her campaign is in shambles.”
Harris, 60, touched down in Pennsylvania ahead of a Wednesday prime time CNN town hall-type meeting near Philadelphia.
She made a stop at the Famous 4th Street Delicatessen, where the Democrat fist-bumped employees and took selfies with patrons.
“Knock wood, God willing, we are going to win,” she said to cheers.
Pennsylvania is a coveted prize for the candidates, and Harris and Trump have made repeated appearances there and across other swing states that decide US elections.
