The Harris-Waltz campaign criticized former President Trump's behavior in an interview Tuesday with editor-in-chief Bloomberg.
“With Donald Trump under intense scrutiny for his erratic behavior and refusal to release medical records, he became angry, unfocused, and dragged on and on during an interview with Bloomberg at the Chicago Economic Club. He continued to talk,” the campaign told reporters in a press release.
“The host had to repeatedly press Mr. Trump to stay focused on the topic,” the release continued. “Rather, Mr. Trump became enraged and vehemently advocated a series of extreme, unpopular, and harmful positions.”
Bloomberg reported that Vice President Harris declined to be interviewed about the economy. In her absence, Harris-Waltz's team has been vocal about President Trump's pain points during appearances, including the Trump campaign's support for the sales tax hike and criticism of the Fed's interest rates, as well as the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. President Trump's position on the matter was emphasized. cut.
When Bloomberg's John Micklethwait mentioned a Wall Street Journal report that claimed his policies would increase the national debt to $7 trillion, Trump took to the stage to discredit the news organization and the interviewer. I resorted to this method.
“What are you going to do? wall street journal know? They were wrong about everything, and by the way, you were wrong, you were wrong,” President Trump said. “You've been wrong about this all along.”
In a statement, the Harris-Waltz campaign labeled President Trump “unstable” and criticized him for not releasing his medical records.
“In just 64 minutes of an interview, Donald Trump demonstrated exactly why Americans cannot afford a second Trump presidency,” campaign spokesman Joe Costello said. “An angry, rambling Mr. Trump had trouble concentrating and had to be repeatedly reminded of the issue at hand. And each time he asserted his position, it was so extreme. So no American wanted that.”
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
