
President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) delivered sharp critiques of Vice President Kamala Harris during a large rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The two focused on Harris’s support for the Minnesota Freedom Fund and her handling of the border crisis.
During the rally, Trump lambasted Harris for her promotion of the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which bailed out individuals arrested during the 2020 riots. Some of these individuals later committed further crimes. “I sent in the National Guard to save Minneapolis while Kamala Harris sided with the arsonists and rioters and raised money to bail out the criminals,” Trump declared.
Vance backed Trump’s statements, highlighting the dangers of Harris’s bail reform policies. “Kamala wants to end cash bail, and what that means is that if you assault a police officer, you can be back on the street the very next day,” Vance said. He added, “When rioters and looters were burning American cities to the ground, including Minneapolis, Kamala Harris was raising money to bail them out of jail.”
Vance also pointed out the significant funds raised by the Minnesota Freedom Fund with Harris’s support. “She helped a group of anti-cop extremists raise more than $40 million dollars to free scores of criminals right here in Minnesota,” he noted.
The rally also targeted Harris’s record as the “border czar,” with Trump accusing her of failing to address the border crisis effectively. “Kamala Harris’s deadly destruction of America’s borders is completely and totally disqualifying for her to be president,” Trump said. He further criticized her, stating, “The one job Kamala had was the border. That’s the only job, but it was the biggest disaster in border history.”
Trump used a vivid metaphor to criticize Harris’s border policies, saying, “People in other countries could use sticks and stones to secure a better border than Harris has in the US.”
The rally underscored the campaign’s strategy to focus on Harris’s perceived failures, particularly regarding law enforcement and border security. The strong response from the crowd indicated that these issues resonate deeply with Trump and Vance’s supporters.