Staff Reports
In a desperate bid to stay relevant and perhaps garner a few sympathy votes, Kamala Harris has resorted to some dangerously incendiary rhetoric regarding Donald Trump. Her latest stunt is not only a blatant attempt to divert attention from her flailing campaign, but it may also inadvertently paint a target on Trump’s back. The Vice President now seems to be channeling her inner provocateur, taking aim at Trump by invoking perhaps the most notorious figure in history.
Following a dubious article by the New York Times that featured comments from John Kelly, a former Chief of Staff who has been somewhat critical of Trump, Harris seized the opportunity to lecture the nation from her cushy Vice Presidential residence. She brought forth an alarming comparison, suggesting that Trump’s comments about military leadership were reminiscent of Adolf Hitler. Now, it’s hard to tell whether Harris is so out of touch with current events that she believes this rhetoric could act as a catalyst for her political aspirations, or if she is intentionally playing with fire.
Kamala Harris is practically dripping with desperation at this point.
This kind of rhetoric contributed to the multiple assassination attempts on Trump.
They know they're down in the polls, and they don't seem to care about the ramifications anymore.pic.twitter.com/vXhLF1sB5i
— Mac 'Merican 🇺🇸 (@McOorah) October 24, 2024
The rhetoric coming from Harris has taken a turn for the extreme, attempting to paint Trump not just as a political adversary, but as a threat to democracy itself. This tactic is not without historical precedent; Democrats have been using such characterizations to incite fear and division among the electorate. Ironically, it was not too long ago that both Biden and Harris were imploring the nation to “cool down” after an assassination attempt against Trump. Yet here they are, back at it again with the incendiary language that overlooks the real implications of promoting such extreme narratives.
Despite Harris’s claims being backed by little more than desperate speculation and the testimony of a man whose credibility is under scrutiny, the implications of her rhetoric cannot be ignored. Political commentators who have worked closely with both personalities have called her assertions into doubt, but facts seem to take a backseat when there’s capital to be made off sensational scare tactics.
The more alarming aspect of this relationship between rhetoric and potential violence lies in the consequences that could arise from continuously characterizing an opposing figure as a monster in waiting. When figures like Harris repeatedly compare Trump to Hitler, it goes beyond mere political criticism. It forms a dangerous narrative where individuals feeling a moral obligation can be led to take extreme actions against someone they’ve been conditioned to see as the ultimate threat.
So while Kamala Harris may think that she’s firing shots in the political landscape to bolster her position, she might want to consider that some of those rounds could ricochet spectacularly. In a world already fraught with tension, her choice to double down on such hazardous language raises serious questions about her judgment and priorities. It’s as though she’s actively trying to get Trump targeted again, all in the name of saving her own skin in a rapidly sinking campaign.
