Donald Trump called his opponent Kamala Harris ‘retarded’ in an unhinged rant lashing out at Republican donors.
The former president was giving a speech to some of the wealthiest Americans at Trump Tower in New York City on September 29.
Instead of sweet talking them into opening their wallets, he tore into his backers for letting him fall behind Harris in fundraising all while eating steak and baked potatoes.
The vice president has raised more than $1 billion in the mere three months since she took over the race from President Joe Biden.
Donald Trump called his opponent Kamala Harris ‘retarded’ in an unhinged rant lashing out at Republican donors
Kamala Harris with Oprah Winfrey at a ‘Unite for America’ live streaming rally in Farmington Hills, Michigan
This is more than Trump raised the entire year, and in in addition to the cash on hand Biden’s campaign had when he dropped out on July 21.
Trump’s vile slur against Harris was the worst remark, but no one was spared from Trump’s wrath, seven people there told the New York Times.
Rich donors had plenty of reasons to be grateful to him, he insisted, including lowering their taxes – though not all those listening agreed with that.
Trump also complained about how many Jews supported Harris, given his hardline pro-Israel stance, and claimed they needed their heads examined.
He used the same phrase about Jews at many of his rallies, and claimed they would bear some of the blame if he lost the election.
Wealthy Republicans at the pricey dinner included hedge fund manager Paul Singer and investment banker Warren Stephens, both billionaires.
Trump at a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago. He has plenty more planned as he falls behind Harris in how much money they’ve raised
Trump speaks at another fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago earlier in the year
His former education secretary Betsy DeVos was also there alongside Joe Ricketts and his son Todd – again, all billionaires.
The same moment Trump was insulting her, Harris was raising another $28 million at her own fundraiser at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles.
Trump is no stranger to baselessly insulting his opponents’ mental acuity, doing it almost daily while Biden was still running against him.
Just last month he called Harris ‘mentally impaired’ at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Harris, by contrast, made a groveling apology after responding ‘well said’ to a long question from a voter who called Trump’s actions ‘mentally retarded’.
‘That word and others like it aren’t acceptable. Ever,’ she said, claiming not to have heard the voter say it at the time.
Trump much more at home on the podium at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, earlier on September 29 before his rant to donors at a fundraiser
Harris outspent Trump on TV ads $101.6 million to $48.3 million last month, according to AdImpact, and $77 million to $9 million on Facebook and Instagram ads.
Trump has a long list of fundraising bashes to throw before the election, but Harris is so cashed-up she is done with them for the rest of the campaign.
The ex-president is also cranky about spending more time asking for money and less time speaking at rallies.
He is also frustrated about having to ditch his favorite means of relieving campaign stress – golf – over security fears after a gunman used one round at Mar-a-Lago to try to shoot him.
