[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Senator Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's vice-presidential running mate, raising issues about her gender and ideology, saying she "will never become president." President Trump had previously sparked racial controversy related to her ethnicity.
According to foreign media, President Trump appealed for support at a large senior housing complex in Florida, stating, "The United States will not have a socialist president," and added, "Especially, we will not have a female socialist president. We will not tolerate that."
These remarks by President Trump appear to be directed at Senator Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's Democratic vice-presidential candidate. Trump also criticized her gender and ideology, claiming she is "too progressive to become president."
Harris, Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate, Resumes Campaigning in Florida [Image Source=Yonhap News]
The issue is that these remarks came at a time when President Trump desperately needs to secure the female vote, causing controversy.
In fact, according to polls by Fox News and others, suburban women in the U.S. showed double-digit support gaps favoring Biden, with Pennsylvania showing a gap as large as 35%.
In response, President Trump appealed, saying, "I hope women living in suburban areas will love me. I want you to love me."
In this situation, President Trump made sexist remarks toward candidate Harris. He had previously used expressions such as 'nasty,' 'a kind of crazy woman,' and 'mean-spirited' to describe her.
Earlier in August, right after Harris was nominated as the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, Trump fueled racial controversy by raising the 'birthplace conspiracy theory.'
This theory claimed that Senator Harris, who has a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, was not born in the U.S. and therefore was ineligible to run for office under the Constitution. This was linked to the past controversy surrounding former President Barack Obama's 'birther' conspiracy theory, which doubted his eligibility due to his birthplace.
However, after even members of the Republican Party distanced themselves from such remarks, Trump backed down, stating, "Personally, I have no reason to believe she is ineligible to run for office."
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