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[Text/Observer Network Yan Shanshan] "I call her 'Laughing Kamala'. Have you ever seen her laugh? She laughs like a lunatic. You can tell a lot from a person's laugh. She is a lunatic. But she is not as crazy as Pelosi."

According to reports from Reuters and the U.S. Politico news network, on July 20 local time, at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Trump launched a massive attack on U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who was then Biden's running mate. 24 hours later, the situation suddenly changed, and Harris replaced Biden and began to challenge the Democratic Party's main position in the general election.

On July 21, local time, Biden's withdrawal from the election triggered an emergency response from the Trump campaign and its Republican allies, who quickly moved their guns. MAGA Inc., a super political action committee supporting Trump, immediately announced that it would run ads attacking Harris in several swing states, accusing Harris of "hiding" Biden's cognitive problems and being an "accomplice" of Biden's immigration policy.

The video of Trump mocking Harris' smile the day before was also dug up. Reuters said that Trump gave his supporters a preview of the offensive he might launch against Harris in the coming days. Harris, a 59-year-old Jamaican-American and Indian-American, will form a new interactive relationship with Trump, 78, providing a "vivid generational and cultural split-screen."

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The swearing man is back again

On the 20th local time, Trump appeared at a campaign rally for the first time after the "failed assassination attempt". The 78-year-old man, whose wound on his right ear had begun to heal, went all out in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the exaggerated, unrestrained attacks and insults he used in his political career reappeared.

Not only did he call Biden a "stupid" and "low-mental", mocking the Democrats for being ready to kick Biden out, he also accused Pelosi of "betraying Biden like a dog" and "being crazy like a bedbug."

During his speech, Trump targeted Harris, his potential opponent, and described her as laughing like a "lunatic." There was laughter from the audience.

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This is not the first time Trump has talked about Harris' iconic smile. In 2020, he reminded supporters to pay attention to Harris' smile on TV.

On July 18, 2024, local time, in Fayetteville, the United States, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris held a campaign event in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Visual China

This time, his remarks mocking Harris went viral on social media, sparking some criticism. American actor Jon Cryer wrote that Trump and his supporters are "deeply terrified of a black woman who is able to feel happy."

Others accused Trump of going back on his words - just days after calling for American unity at the Republican National Convention, he is now attacking his political opponents again. Adam Parkhomenko, a Democratic strategist, retweeted a clip of Trump mocking Harris and quipped: "A new tone... unity... a gentler Trump."

On the 21st, when Biden announced his withdrawal from the election and expressed his full support for Harris to become the Democratic presidential candidate, Trump again expressed his disdain for his new opponent to CNN.

He said that if Harris could successfully get the Democratic candidate nomination, he would easily defeat her, "it will be easier to defeat Harris than to defeat Biden."

Harris posted on social media on the 21st local time: "I am honored to have the support of President (Biden) and my goal is to win this nomination. I will do my best to unite the Democratic Party, unite our country, and defeat Trump and his extreme 2025 plan agenda."

Trump's allies immediately turned their guns

There are only three and a half months left until the voting day on November 5. Following Trump’s “failed assassination attempt”, the Democratic Party’s “change of leadership” has brought uncertainty to the US election.

Reuters quoted sources as saying that the Trump campaign team had actually been preparing on the 21st for how to redeploy campaign resources if Biden withdrew from the race.

The first line of attack by the Republicans will focus on immigration policy. Trump's campaign has signaled that it will tie Harris as closely as possible to Biden's immigration policy. Republicans say that Biden's immigration policy is responsible for millions of people entering the United States illegally through the U.S.-Mexico border.

The second line of attack will be around the economy, with polls showing Americans are unhappy with high food and fuel costs, as well as mortgage rates.

On July 19, 2024, local time, in Washington, the United States, supermodel Tyra Banks held an opening ceremony for an ice cream pop-up store. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris brought her granddaughter to visit. Visual China

A Trump adviser said at the Republican National Convention last week that Harris is the "co-pilot of Biden's vision" and "if they want to move to Biden 2.0 and make 'Chuckling' Kamala the Democratic candidate, we certainly have no problem with that." The adviser also used the way the Trump team has always tried to attack Harris, which is to laugh at the latter's smile.

On July 21 local time, MAGA Inc., an American super political action committee that supports Trump and conducts fundraising activities, announced that it would withdraw its "anti-Biden" TV ads originally scheduled for battleground states such as Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania, and replace them with ads attacking Harris.

A 30-second ad will accuse Harris of "hiding" Biden's illness from the American people and try to blame the Biden administration's governance problems entirely on Harris. The narrator reads: "Kamala knew Joe couldn't do the job, so she did it. Look what she did: illegal border crossings, out-of-control inflation, and the shattered American dream."

But some political advisers questioned the Republican strategy.

Rodell Mollineau, a Democratic strategist, said Harris would be able to run "a more energized campaign from younger voters and people of color" and that Harris, a former prosecutor and California attorney general as well as a U.S. senator, would be able to use "her years of litigation experience to effectively indict Trump in the court of public opinion."

Republican strategic adviser Chip Felkel warned that it would be a mistake for the Trump campaign to view Harris as a "Biden substitute" because of her potential appeal to different voter groups.

Harris is in a tight race with Trump, according to recent polls. A Reuters/Ipsos poll from July 15-16 showed Harris and Trump tied at 44 percent each.

Republican political consultant Jeanette Hoffman believes that while Harris will make a difference in the campaign, her close relationship with Biden will drag down her candidacy and that Harris "does not represent the change that the United States is seeking."

Taylor Budowich, CEO of MAGA Inc., said the company has commissioned research on several potential Democratic presidential candidates. "MAGA is ready for all possible Democratic candidates, and whoever comes will only bring chaos and failure."

Nikkei Asia said, "The Republicans are afraid that Biden will make way for future generations." However, the current question is whether the Democratic Party can quickly restore party unity while maintaining transparency in the presidential candidate election process.

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