On Thursday evening, former President Trump responded to questions from Fox News’ Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum following Vice President Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
The first topic the Fox hosts pressed the former president on had to do with the debates. During her speech, Kamala Harris implied that Donald Trump was not ready to debate. Trump implied that he was willing to participate in multiple debates, a claim he has made practically from the beginning:
PRESIDENT TRUMP: I have been willing to debate more than once, and Kamala has turned me down! pic.twitter.com/9E6gmbtZlg
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) 23 August 2024
Trump then attacked Kamala Harris for her implicitly dishonest statements on Project 2025 and her failure to address the issues of taxes and interest rates. He claimed that Kamala Harris was a Marxist and would “leave the border open”:
PRESIDENT TRUMP: “I’m cutting taxes. She’s raising taxes. She’s going to do a tax increase of 4-5x what people and businesses are paying now. Businesses are going to go into a depression if they do that. She didn’t talk about interest rates. Interest rates are approaching… pic.twitter.com/SJcdanBU7r
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) 23 August 2024
The post continued:
Interest rates are approaching record highs. People can’t do business anymore. They can’t borrow money anymore.
I can confirm his comments on the exodus of the pharmaceutical industry to Ireland first hand, as I was involved in medical manufacturing and combined pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing at the time. Ireland was known as the ‘Celtic Tiger’ in medical manufacturing at the time as so many companies were moving there.
On immigration, Trump talked about closing the border and how the Biden administration could have closed the border at any time. In fact, the executive branch is responsible for border security and has broad authority to do so:
PRESIDENT TRUMP: “I had no law. I closed the border. I had the most secure border in the history of our country… All [Kamala] “All they have to say is, ‘I want to close the border’ – they don’t want to close the border.” pic.twitter.com/BbFtNkaHXV
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) 23 August 2024
The former president also described burying the hatchet with Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp, a move many had hoped he would make. President Trump also discussed a possible meeting with independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is expected to drop out of the race on Friday – amid speculation that he might endorse Donald Trump:
PRESIDENT TRUMP: “Brian Kemp is a very good man… He said he wants Trump to win and he will work with me 100% and we will have a very good relationship.” pic.twitter.com/7LTFtQiSEl
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) 23 August 2024
See also: After three nights of the DNC, the question remains: Where is Kamala’s father, Donald Harris?
Donald Trump attacks Kamala Harris in Truth Social, detailed response
And that concludes the DNC – and the first round of responses are complete. Next up is the first presidential debate in September – stay tuned! It’s going to be very engaging indeed. It’s now official – Donald Trump versus Kamala Harris.
Let the games begin!
