Aug 10, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Report: Trump calls Harris a "bitch"

Mike Allen

Former President Trump speaks at Montana State University in Bozeman. — Former President Trump speaks at a rally on Aug. 9, 2024, at Montana State University in Bozeman. Photo: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images

Former President Trump has been in a foul mood the past few weeks and has repeatedly called Vice President Harris a "bitch" in private, the N.Y. Times' Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan report.

Why it matters: Axios has written extensively about this as the girls vs. boys election, with Democrats crushing the women's vote. Trump advisers privately concede his misogynistic language is deeply problematic, and something they worry he'll unload in a public debate to his detriment.

Steven Cheung, Trump campaign communications director, told Axios: "That is not language President Trump has used to describe Kamala and it's not how the campaign would characterize her. Although, Kamala has previously called herself that."

Asked for a citation, Cheung pointed to this reference.

Catch up quick: Trump said about Harris on Wednesday in a phone interview with "Fox & Friends": "I heard she's sort of a nasty person."

At his Mar-a-Lago news conference on Thursday, he asserted Harris is "not smart enough to do a news conference."

Go deeper: Inside Trump's Slump.

Editor's note: This version updates the Trump response.

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