President Donald Trump’s campaign sent out an eyebrow-raising email on Wednesday attacking Sen. Kamala Harris, who was just selected by Democrat Joe Biden to be his 2020 running mate.
The message, which quoted the president, was mocked on social media for sounding more like an elementary school playground insult than a communication from a presidential campaign.
The subject line was “Kamala is HORRIBLE” and calls her “the meanest, most horrible, most disrespectful,” among other things.
Latest Trump email on Kamala Harris pic.twitter.com/64WQaBusqJ
— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) August 13, 2020
“I cannot believe Joe Biden would pick her as his running mate,” the message continued.
Many of Trump’s critics on Twitter couldn’t believe it was a real campaign communication:
Please get me out of kindergarten. https://t.co/X8RyDGTxN5
— kristen johnston (@thekjohnston) August 13, 2020
I signed up for Trump emails because I like to know the messaging coming from them. Their Kamala stuff is laughably desperate and childish. I’m psyched. pic.twitter.com/cRsjVSAXy2
— Oliver Butler (@oliverbutler) August 13, 2020
“She’s the meanest, most horrible, most disrespectful!” Says the man who calls women “horse-face,” has killed 162,000 Americans, cages children; says he “grabs women by the pussy,” black people are “low IQ” “sons of bitches” who should be “fired,” & Obama was “born in Kenya.” https://t.co/cM4peTpBIh
— Andrew Wortman (@AmoneyResists) August 13, 2020
This is Kamala's page in the official White House Burn Book https://t.co/Yk0pdRZ4Mh
— Boat Storage Guy (@Bigtimenotaryg1) August 13, 2020
imagine the utter fuckin contempt u must have for your supporters to send this absolute shit to them
— darth™ (@darth) August 13, 2020
Just this instant received a fundraising appeal signed by President Trump. It opens: "Kamala Harris is the meanest, most horrible, most disgraceful, MOST LIBERAL of anyone in the U.S. Senate..." Good to see the campaign is off to such a civil start! #BidenHarris #ElectionTwitter
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) August 12, 2020
If Trump goes onto lose, his inability to land effective attacks will be why. All the history you have to work with and you come up with Sleepy Joe and this desperate email. https://t.co/CNPbfV1RjU
— Breonna Taylor #ACAB 🌹 (@jsways12) August 13, 2020
"meanest, most horrible, most disrespectful" does not seem particularly creative or cutting pic.twitter.com/J7dumxRsxK
— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) August 13, 2020
The #ignoramusPOTUS* does have a way with adjectives... kinda like a 6 years old who doesn’t know any nouns as yet.... 😂🤣Trump's Kamala Email: 'She's the Meanest, Most Horrible, Most Disrespectful ...' https://t.co/ibijT5DYRt
— Thea #OneLove (@Msmanchester1) August 13, 2020
Trump’s fundraising email starts: “Kamala Harris is the meanest, most horrible...”
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) August 13, 2020
Even weirder than that opener is the backhanded compliment that follows it: “I can’t believe Joe Biden would pick her.”
Perfect example of the messaging salad coming out of Trump 2020 right now. pic.twitter.com/QeqvOTUbT9
Trump campaign fundraising email calls Harris the “meanest, most horrible, most disrespectful, MOST LIBERAL of anyone in the U.S. Senate”
— Will Steakin (@wsteaks) August 12, 2020
Biden laughingly mocked Trump for “whining” about Harris being mean earlier today pic.twitter.com/Rqfs3wBoiw
I just got an email allegedly from Trump, and apparently Lemony Snicket is writing his copy:
— hilzoy (@hilzoy) August 13, 2020
"Kamala Harris is the meanest, most horrible, most disrespectful, MOST LIBERAL of anyone in the U.S. Senate, and I cannot believe that Joe Biden would pick her as his running mate."
"meanest" - lower case
— 📬Save the Mail With Swamp Lizard📬 (@DiscoTempoJazz) August 13, 2020
"horrible" - lower case
"disrespectful" - lower case
"LIBERAL" - ALL CAPS
At least they know what characteristics their base actually cares about. https://t.co/ix70LjJWEv
"that Kamala lady is the meanest, nastiest, horriblest person ever" 🤣 pic.twitter.com/IOFArF7lMr
— 44MVP (@44mmvvpp) August 12, 2020
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