Harris campaign calls Trump ‘faded image of his former self’

A spokesperson for Vice President Harris’s campaign went after former President Trump on Fox News, alleging he does not bring the same level of excitement as he used to and that it is reflected in the crowd sizes at his rallies. 

Fox News host Neil Cavuto asked Ian Sams, the campaign’s senior spokesperson, if he would acknowledge that while the ex-president “might stretch certain truths a little far,” his crowd sizes “are significantly bigger than Kamala Harris’s crowds.” 

“I’m not sure if you have been watching crowds and rallies over the last couple of months, and I don’t think that’s the case,” Sams said during his Friday appearance on Cavuto’s “Your World” show. “I think we’ve seen a lot of people who are wandering off in the middle of 45-minute-long rants about electric sharks and Hannibal Lecter …”

Cavuto said both White House candidates lose roughly the same amount of people as rallies go on. He then asked Sams if he would say that Trump can still “pack them in.” 

“He used to,” Sams replied. “He’s a faded image of his former self. I think in 2016, he had a lot more excitement and a lot more people showing up. I think now, you know, we’re on season nine of this show and maybe they’ve lost the plot a little bit, and I think would prefer a new set of characters.” 

The discussion over crowd sizes comes as both candidates touched on the topic during their Tuesday night debate. Harris jabbed at Trump, saying attendees leave his rallies due to lack of enthusiasm. 

“He talks about fictional characters like Hannibal Lecter. He will talk about windmills cause cancer,” Harris said during the debate. “And what you will also notice is people start leaving his rallies early out of exhaustion and boredom. And I will tell you, the one thing you will not hear him talk about, is you.”

“People don’t go to her rallies,” Trump fired back in response. “So she can’t talk about that. People don’t leave my rallies.”

The Hill has reached out to Trump’s campaign for comment.