US Democratic presidential candidate Harris on Monday plans to restate her view that if Trump returns to the White House, he will endanger America's democratic system. She will back up her views by citing material from her Republican Party rally, as well as remarks he is concerned about “internal enemies.”
According to a senior campaign official who asked to speak anonymously, Harris plans to broadcast a clip of Trump's rally at the Erie, Pennsylvania rally to try to show that Trump believes those who disagree with him are enemies.
At a recent rally, Trump hinted at the existence of an “internal enemy” and said it was more dangerous than a foreign opponent. His campaign team did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
On Fox's news program last Sunday, host Maria Bartiromo asked Trump if he expected “chaos” on Election Day, and Trump seemed to suggest that the military might be deployed against citizens.
Trump said, “I think the bigger problem is internal enemies. We have some really bad people. There are some morbid people, radical leftist lunatics.”
He added: “If necessary, the National Guard should be easy to handle, or if really needed, let the military handle it because they can't let this happen.”
Since Trump is not president, he was unable to issue orders to the National Guard or active military units on November 5 election day.
Harris visited Pennsylvania on Monday, her 10th visit to the battleground state since becoming a Democratic candidate in July. The state's 19 electoral votes were critical to the election results.
Harris's current visit to Erie also included a visit to a small black-owned business because her campaign team feared a decline in support from black voters.
Harris announced a new policy proposal on Monday aimed at helping black men, including forgivable microbusiness loans and pathways into the new legal recreational marijuana industry.
Harris's campaign team and the Democratic Party — including former President Barack Obama — have expressed deep concern about whether black men will vote as heavily as in past elections, and whether they will support Harris or Trump.
More than a quarter of young black men said they would support Trump, according to a September poll by the NAACP (the nation's largest civil rights organization). Meanwhile, Biden received about 80% of black male votes in 2020.
This new set of policies is part of Harris' effort to attract black men, and it is also part of her campaign that she made it a central part of her campaign in the final stages of her campaign.
The new policy includes providing 1 million loans up to $20,000 off for entrepreneurs without adequate financial services, and promises to legalize recreational marijuana and ensure that black entrepreneurs can enter this emerging industry.
Other policies include increasing access to the cryptocurrency industry for black Americans and launching a national health equity program focused on black men to address diseases such as sickle cell anemia, which are more common in black communities.
Harris, if elected, would be the second black president, as well as the first black woman and the first president of South Asian descent.