Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump intensified his personal attacks against his Democratic rival Kamala Harris on Sunday, repeating an insult calling her a “mentally disabled person,” while stating that she should be “impeached and prosecuted.”
Trump's rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, addressed similar topics to an event held the day before, which he himself called a "gloomy speech." He told a cheering crowd that Harris was responsible for an "invasion" at the border between the United States and Mexico, and that she "should be impeached and prosecuted for her actions."
"The corrupt Joe Biden has become mentally disabled," he added. "Sad. But the liar Kamala Harris, honestly, I think she was born that way. There's something wrong with Kamala. And I don't know what it is, but she definitely lacks something. And, you know what? Everyone knows it."
With just over a month left until the elections, Trump is intensifying the use of personal and offensive attacks, even as some Republicans say it would be better for him to stick to discussing important issues.
Your suggestions to pursue political enemies are particularly notable for their departure from what is established in U.S. norms, where the judicial system is supposed to be protected from political influence.
In recent weeks, he has threatened to prosecute Google for allegedly prioritizing "good stories" about Harris; Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and anyone he considers to be "involved in unscrupulous behavior" related to the upcoming elections.
Trump has long been threatening legal action against his adversaries, including his 2016 rival Hillary Clinton and President Joe Biden. This month, he threatened to jail those "involved in unscrupulous behavior" in these elections, including election workers, lawyers, political operatives, donors, and voters, once again casting doubt on the integrity of the elections, despite fraud being very rare.
However, it is worth noting that he himself has many legal problems. In May, he was found guilty of falsifying commercial documents in a bribery case for silence in New York, and his sentencing is scheduled for November 26. There are three other pending cases against him, including one dismissed by a federal judge following a Supreme Court ruling granting broad immunity to presidents.
The Department of Justice has filed an appeal. The other cases are on hold.
If he wins the election, he could pardon himself or order the Department of Justice to close the federal investigations against him. However, he acknowledged that he could lose in November. "If she wins, it's not going to be very pleasant for me, but I don't care," he said.