Harris Tests Out ‘Weird’ Label in Attack on Trump-Vance Rhetoric

‘Not going to be easy,’ the vice president tells supporters
First fundraiser of her candidacy takes Harris to Berkshires

Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign fundraising event at the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on July 27.Photographer: Stephanie Scarbrough/AFP/Getty Images

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By Riley Griffin

July 27, 2024 at 8:18 PM UTC

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Vice President Kamala Harris labeled statements by Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance “weird” at her first fundraiser since President Joe Biden quit the presidential race, pursuing a line of attack that’s taken off among Democrats since her ascent.

Harris tried out the line Saturday at a theater in the Berkshires town of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where she was introduced by singer James Taylor and supporters clapped and cheered during her speech. The event was expected to bring in more than $1.4 million with some 800 attendees, according to the Harris campaign.