Republicans are rushing to blame Harris for lying about Biden’s mental state
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John Ullyot, a Republican operative who was a senior adviser to Trump’s 2016 campaign, said that both Biden and Harris are “very weak candidates.”
“But Kamala is arguably easier to run against because on the signature issue of immigration she was a complete disaster and she now has to answer for being dishonest with the American people about Biden’s mental state,” Ullyot said, referencing her being tasked by Biden to address the root causes of migration from countries in Central America.
Republicans are rushing to tie Harris to Biden and accusing her of misrepresenting the 81-year-old Biden’s mental acuity.
“It’s even worse than an old man who’s losing his mental acuity because you can’t really blame him for doing that. But if Kamala, as she did — she’s the one who’s right next to him every day, and she clearly covered that up, covered up his mental state,” Ullyot said.