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Trump Reportedly Brings in Ghost of Kamala's Past to Help Prep: Do You Remember This Vicious Exchange?

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Former President Donald Trump has brought in former Democratic lawmaker and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard to help in his debate preparation against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump and Harris are set to face off on Sept. 10, with ABC News hosting the event.

Trump would like to see two more debates, including one on Fox News, but Harris has so far only committed to one.

The New York Times reported that Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Gabbard’s debate prep involvement.

Leavitt said in an email to the Times that Trump has “proven to be one of the best debaters in political history as evidenced by his knockout blow to Joe Biden. He does not need traditional debate prep but will continue to meet with respected policy advisers and effective communicators like Tulsi Gabbard, who successfully dominated Kamala Harris on the debate stage in 2020.”

The Times noted that Gabbard brings some key qualities in her role of helping Trump prepare for his debate against Harris.

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They include: “She’s a woman, at a moment when Mr. Trump is for a second time facing a woman as his general election rival; she’s a former House member, giving her policy experience; and, perhaps most importantly for Mr. Trump, she has been on a debate stage with Ms. Harris and delivered a stinging attack against her record as a prosecutor.”

Gabbard had some stand-out moments against Harris when the two shared the Democratic presidential primary debate stage during the 2020 election cycle.

In July 2019, Gabbard said Harris, who served as California’s attorney general and as district attorney in San Francisco, “put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations and then laughed about it when she was asked if she ever smoked marijuana.”

Further, the then-congresswoman accused Harris of trying to obstruct an appeals court from considering new DNA evidence that would have let an innocent man on death row go free until a court “forced her to do so.”

The Times reported in 2018 that the case of Kevin Cooper “is the story of a broken justice system. It appears that an innocent man was framed by sheriff’s deputies and is on death row in part because of dishonest cops, sensational media coverage and flawed political leaders—including Democrats like [Gov. Jerry] Brown and Kamala Harris…”

Harris responded to the Gabbard’s allegation saying that she was “proud of making a decision to not just give fancy speeches, or be in a legislative body and give speeches on the floor, but actually doing the work.”

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Gabbard asserted, “The bottom line is, Senator Harris, when you were in a position to make a difference and an impact in these people’s lives,  you did not.”

“And the people who suffered under your reign as prosecutor — you owe them an apology,” she added.

The Times reported that Trump does not do traditional debate prep, but ahead of his June 27 face-off with Biden, “he sat with advisers for blocks of time or informally on plane trips and discussed potential topics and lines of questioning. In more formal sessions at Mar-a-Lago, aides have sat in chairs opposite him, playing the role of moderators.”

Presumably, Gabbard, who left the Democratic Party to become an independent in 2022, will advise Trump in this way, but one could foresee her perhaps taking on the role of Harris in some back-and-forth exchanges.

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Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he began with the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths" and screenwriter of the political documentary "I Want Your Money."
Randy DeSoto wrote and was the assistant producer of the documentary film "I Want Your Money" about the perils of Big Government, comparing the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Randy is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths," which addresses how leaders have appealed to beliefs found in the Declaration of Independence at defining moments in our nation's history. He has been published in several political sites and newspapers.

Randy graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a BS in political science and Regent University School of Law with a juris doctorate.
Birthplace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nationality
American
Honors/Awards
Graduated dean's list from West Point
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law
Books Written
We Hold These Truths
Professional Memberships
Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Languages Spoken
English
Topics of Expertise
Politics, Entertainment, Faith




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