Trump Says Kamala Is Better Than Biden

President Trump on Friday told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that Vice President Kamala Harris would be better as president than Joe Biden.

Trump’s comments came after Hewitt asked Trump, “Mr. President, if people vote for Joe Biden, are they really voting for Kamala Harris?”

In response to Hewitt’s comments, Trump shared, “I think so. I mean, let’s see what happens. I’m not sure that he gets to the starting gate, to be honest. I don’t know. I would guess at the starting gate, but certainly, I think so.”

He continued “She might be, I can’t say worse. I think she’d be better than him, actually. I actually think that. I don’t think you can have worse than him.

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— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 24, 2023

Per Mediaite:

President Donald Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris would “be better” as president than President Joe Biden.

During an interview with Trump on The Hugh Hewitt Show, Hewitt asked, “Mr. President, if people vote for Joe Biden, are they really voting for Kamala Harris?”

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Trump replied, “I think so. I mean, let’s see what happens. I’m not sure that he gets to the starting gate, to be honest. I don’t know. I would guess at the starting gate, but certainly, I think so.”

The former president continued:

It seems like he’s locked into her for a lot of reasons. He has to choose her. I understand. It would seem like the Democrats, if he doesn’t run, have to run her. That’s what all of the professionals like you are saying. I’m not sure that that’s correct, but that’s what they’re saying. Yeah, you’re locked into her. And she might be, I can’t say worse. I think she’d be better than him, actually. I actually think that. I don’t think you can have worse than him.

Trump made similar comments during an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in August.

“She has some bad moments. Her moments are almost as bad as his, I think his are worse actually,” Trump said at the time.

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— Dunya News (@DunyaNews) December 24, 2023

Here’s what The Washington Examiner reported:

Republican 2024 presidential front-runner Donald Trump claimed on Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris would make a better president than her boss, Joe Biden, stating that no one could be worse than the man currently in the role.

Trump said he believes that a presidential vote for Biden is really a vote for Harris. Severe concern has been raised over the president’s age and mental acuity going into 2024, placing a lot of pressure on the vice president if he was elected to another four-year term.

“It seems like he’s locked into her for a lot of reasons. He has to choose her. I understand,” Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “It would seem like the Democrats, if he doesn’t run, have to run her. That’s what all of the professionals like you are saying. I’m not sure that that’s correct, but that’s what they’re saying. Yeah, you’re locked into her. And she might be, I can’t say worse. I think she’d be better than him, actually. I actually think that. I don’t think you can have worse than him.”

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The statement comes as Biden continues to lead his Democratic challengers in polling, but some within the party question whether he will drop out of the race before the election. Trump stands with a firm lead for the Republican nomination, followed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.