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Vice President Kamala Harris ran a TV ad to pressure former President Donald Trump into another debate as he attended a college football game between Alabama and Georgia.
“Winners never back down from a challenge,” the 30-second ad, which aired during the game, stated. “Champions know it’s anytime, anyplace. But losers, they whine and waffle and take their ball home.”
It continues with a clip of Trump missing a putt on the golf course before cutting to Harris taunting him on stage.
“Well, Donald, I do hope you’ll reconsider to meet me on the debate stage,” she says.
“If you’ve got something to say, say it to my face.”
Her team planned to hire a plane to fly a banner reading “Trump’s Punting on 2nd Debate” over the Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, but poor weather conditions forced them to cancel.
Trump has been reluctant to debate Harris again, despite claiming victory when they met in September. Most people, including some of Trump’s own aides, consider Harris to have won on that occassion. But Harris has consistently put pressure on the former president to agree to another debate nontheless.
The ad launched as Trump was watching Alabama play Georgia at the Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa on Saturday night. ( Getty Images )
“I believe we owe it to the voters to have another debate because this election and what is at stake could not be more important,” she said during a campaign event in Charlotte, North Carolina earlier this month.
According toThe Washington Post, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung, upon learning of the ad, said: “Kamala Harris would never show up to a sporting event like this [Alabama-Georgia] because she’d get booed out of the stadium and embarrass herself.” The Independent has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
MarinaMoonxo on September 29th, 2024 at 12:15 UTC »
It’s a smart move by Harris to target Trump with an ad during a big football game, knowing he’s a captive audience. It shows she's willing to confront him in unconventional ways while making the contrast between them more evident. Mocking his absence from the debate hits where it hurts—his ego and his tendency to avoid direct confrontation. It’s a strategic way to remind voters of his avoidance and disengagement from real issues.
Sunshinehappyfeet on September 29th, 2024 at 09:17 UTC »
Kamala is trolling Trump and I’m so here for it.
Vote Blue
edit: I changed blus to blue, lol. Sorry, I was uncaffeinated.
browster on September 29th, 2024 at 08:35 UTC »
Either he gives in and debates her, showing that he caved when pressured by a woman, or he continues to refuse to debate, showing that he fears her.
He loses either way, but at least with the second case he doesn't also end up losing another debate.