Trump falsely calls Harris 'mentally impaired,' prompting criticism

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : Trump was on camera going in to give the captain, Luis Avila, a hug.
68% : In 2016, Trump won it by about 22,000 votes.
48% : Now, I'm speaking from common sense," Trump said.
45% : But after Avila's performance, Trump reportedly walked over to congratulate Milley and said to him, "'Why do you bring people like that here?
42% : Trump did not mention the devastation of Hurricane Helene during his speech.
42% : Trump on Tuesday will host two rallies in Wisconsin ahead of the vice-presidential debate.
31% : "John McCain for some reason couldn't get his arm up that day," Trump said, doing an impression of McCain by giving a low thumbs down.
30% : No one wants to see that, the wounded.'" Never let Avila appear in public again, Trump told Milley.
27% : Maria Town, CEO and president of the American Association of People with Disabilities, said in a statement to The Washington Post that Trump's comments "say far more about him and his inaccurate, hateful biases against disabled people than it does about Vice President Harris, or any person with a disability.""Trump holds the ableist, false belief that if a person has a disability, they are less human and less worthy of dignity," she added.
19% : Trump held his event in a small town where the former president and Republicans have seized on a recent case where a Venezuelan immigrant with known gang ties was accused of assaulting a woman and her daughter.
18% : On the campaign trail in 2015, Trump mocked a reporter with a physical disability which limits the functioning of his joints.
17% : The comments, which were part of what Trump acknowledged was "a dark speech," drew swift criticism.
17% : The move was seen by critics as Trump mocking McCain's disability -- an injury sustained while a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
14% : Disparaging Harris's actions on border security as vice president, Trump told the crowd in Prairie du Chien, Wis., "Kamala is mentally impaired.
12% : "The speech marked the latest escalation in personal attacks by Trump against Harris.

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