As US presidential elections are close by, Donald Trump has been denouncing against Kamla Harris endlessly on truth social — showcasing his rally broadsides in order to appeal to his most dedicated and extreme supporters and energise his core base by using harsh language that resonates with their uncompromising views.
Last month, the Republican candidate attacked Democratic rival Harris in more than one in every three posts or reposts, according to an AFP analysis of Trump’s roughly 1,000 messages.
The escalation comes as Trump seeks to harden up his base while also laying the groundwork to challenge the election results yet again, with repeated calls for a vote that is “too big to rig.”
Far fewer people use Truth Social than X, formerly Twitter, where Trump boasted a far louder voice before his supporters stormed the US Capitol and he was temporarily banned.
But the former president has posted relentlessly on his Truth site — over 30 times per day in September, on average — with sprees stretching late into the night.
The attacks on Harris included claims the vice president is “guilty of CRIMES” and “should be IMPEACHED, PROSECUTED, or BOTH.”
Trump has also promised to punish other lawmakers and said if he wins in November, then voters, lawyers, donors and election officials who “CHEATED” in the 2020 or 2024 elections will be “prosecuted at levels, unfortunately, never seen before in our Country.”
“Trump’s base loves this nonsense,” Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, told AFP.
“Yet there are millions of others, perhaps on the edge of voting for him again, who might recoil.”
“People should wake up every day and be forced to see and listen to his posts.”
The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment
