Trump Calls Harris ‘Meanest’ and ‘Most Horrible’ U.S. Senator

President attacks Harris over comments in Kavanaugh hearings
Biden announced Harris as 2020 running mate earlier Tuesday

Watch: Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, chose California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for the U.S. presidential election in November. (Source: Bloomberg)

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By Jordan Fabian

August 11, 2020 at 10:30 PM UTC

Updated on

August 11, 2020 at 10:51 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump said he was “a little surprised” that Democratic challenger Joe Biden selected Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate, saying she had been “nasty” to the former vice president in primary debates.

“She was my number one pick” to run with Biden, Trump said at a Tuesday news conference.