Trump’s Angry Tirade at “Sick” Tim Walz Hints at Way for Harris to Win

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

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🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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With five weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump has decided to win over swing voters by rhapsodizing about police violence, threatening to prosecute anyone who displeases him, and unleashing disgusting insults toward his opponents. His latest? Raging that Tim Walz is a “moron” and “sick.” We talked to A.B. Stoddard, columnist at The Bulwark and author of a new piece suggesting a closing strategy for Kamala Harris, about how Democrats can use Trump’s angry, unhinged eruptions to fashion a winning endgame against him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.1	I'm your host, Greg Sargent.
1:15.4	With just a few weeks remaining until Election Day, Donald Trump has decided that the way to close the deal with swing voters is to rhapsodize about police violence,
1:25.1	threatened to prosecute anyone who displeases him, and above all unleash childish and disgusting insults towards his opponents, Kamala Harris and Tim Walts.
1:29.6	What if there's a way for Harris to use Trump's unhinged tirades and threats to her advantage in the final stretch of the race? A.B. Stoddard, a columnist at
1:35.8	the bulwark, suggested this in a new piece that's all about how Harris can close strong in this
1:40.6	campaign. We thought this idea was worth exploring in some detail because it
1:45.3	challenges some unspoken assumptions in our politics right now that really deserve scrutiny.
1:50.7	Great to have you back on, AB. You're becoming a regular around here.
1:54.3	It's great to be with you, Greg. Thanks.
1:56.6	So a quick recap. In recent days, Trump has called for, quote, one really violent day for police to be unleashed to solve crime for good.
2:05.4	He's threatened to prosecute Google for displeasing him. He pushed the deranged lie that this disaster relief in the South is being denied to MAGA areas.
2:15.2	And on Fox News, he said this about Tim Wals. I would love to have two or three more
2:20.9	debates. I like it. I enjoy it. But they're so rigged and so stacked. You'll see it tomorrow with J.D.
2:28.6	It'll be stacked. He's going up against a moron, a total moron. How she picked him is unbelievable. And I think it's a big
2:36.9	factor. There's something wrong with that guy. He's sick. That was before the debate, obviously,
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