Vice President Kamala Harris told voters to see “the profound threat” former president Donald Trump poses to democracy and stressed the urgency to vote in the upcoming presidential election during her visit to Las Vegas on Saturday.
As early voting began in Nevada for the upcoming Feb. 6 presidential election, Harris spoke at a Get Out the Vote event at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Although he spent much of his time boasting about the legislative accomplishments of President Joe Biden’s first-term administration, he cautioned against Trump’s return to the White House.
The former president, she said, has not only “inspired, encouraged and even empowered” far right extremists, but also “openly talks about his intention to weaponize the Department of Justice.”
Trump campaigned in Las Vegas the day before.
Harris said that in his comments he “made it clear that his fight is not for the people,” adding that “his fight is for himself. “
“He talks about his admiration for dictators and has promised that he will be a dictator from day one,” he said. “Understand what dictators do. Dictators imprison journalists. Dictators suspend elections. Dictators are taking away their rights.
The comment Harris was referring to was from an interview in December in which Trump was asked if he was going to be a dictator and he replied, “No, from day one. We are definitive at the border. We drill, drill, drill. After all, I’m not a dictator.
The visit is Harris’s second stop in Las Vegas in January.
He spoke to the culinary union earlier this month to congratulate them on securing a new contract and fighting for pay raises, and rejected any mention of the 2024 presidential election or Trump.
Since then, Trump has won two presidential elections, the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire primary, and in all of them he has clinched the Republican presidential nomination.
Harris told the crowd that democracy is fragile and the upcoming election will determine “the kind of country we want to live in.”
She, the country “lately is witnessing an all-out attack on hard-won and hard-fought freedoms and rights,” posing attacks on voting protections, LGBTQ rights, and gun violence prevention measures.
And he has spoken of the erosion of abortion rights since the U. S. Supreme Court, with the votes of three Trump-appointed justices, overturned the constitutional right to abortion in 2022.
“(Trump) brazenly says he’s ‘proud’ to overturn Roe v. Wade. Wade,” he said. Proud to have given freedom of choice to millions of women. “
Paraphrasing a quote from poet Maya Angelou, Harris told the audience, “When she tells you who they are. . . “
Many viewers in unison: “Believe them the first time. »
Harris said that if they won a majority in the House and remained in the White House and Senate, Biden would sign a bill “that reinstates the protections of Roe v. Wade. “Wade. “
Even with Democratic majorities in Congress, Democrats in the Senate would want a 60-vote majority to triumph over a Republican filibuster, or a sufficient number of Democrats willing to vote to replace procedural regulations to circumvent a filibuster in order to pass eventual legislation. enshrining the protection of abortion.
Before Harris spoke, U. S. Rep. Dina Titus and U. S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto also rebuked far-right extremists, while touting legislative victories under the Biden administration, adding the American Rescue Plan Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and infrastructure investment. jobs, known as the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Titus said that as the election approaches, Democrats want to do more of the task of drawing distinctions and “talking about contrasts, talking about accomplishments and talking about the other side. “
“(Republicans) will roll back the progress we have made,” Titus said. “They’ve said it. They don’t even pretend they won’t. My advice to you is don’t let them sell that same old shit and call it sugar.”
by Michael Lyle, Nevada Current January 27, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris told voters to see “the profound threat” former president Donald Trump poses to democracy and stressed the urgency to vote in the upcoming presidential election during her visit to Las Vegas on Saturday.
As early voting began in Nevada for the upcoming presidential election on February 6, Harris spoke at a Get Out the Vote event at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Although he spent much of his time boasting about the legislative accomplishments of President Joe Biden’s first-term administration, he cautioned against Trump’s return to the White House.
The former president, he said, has only “inspired, encouraged, and even empowered” far-right extremists, but he also “speaks openly about his goal of weaponizing the Justice Department. “
Trump campaigned in Las Vegas the day before.
Harris said that in his remarks he “made it clear that his fight is not for the people,” adding that “his fight is for himself. “
“He talks about his admiration for dictators and swore he would be a dictator from day one,” he said. “Understand what dictators do. Dictators imprison journalists. Dictators suspend elections. Dictators take away your rights.
The comment Harris was referring to was from an interview in December in which Trump was asked if he was going to be a dictator and he replied, “No, from day one. We are definitive at the border. We drill, drill, drill. After all, I’m not a dictator.
This is Harris’ second stop in Las Vegas in January.
He spoke to the culinary union earlier this month to congratulate them on securing a new contract and fighting for pay raises, and rejected any mention of the 2024 presidential election or Trump.
Trump has since then won two presidential preference contests, the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire primary, and all but clinched the Republican presidential nomination.
Harris told the crowd that democracy is fragile and that the upcoming election will be “the kind of country we need to live in. “
She, the country “lately is witnessing an all-out attack on hard-won and hard-fought freedoms and rights,” posing attacks on voting protections, LGBTQ rights, and gun violence prevention measures.
And he spoke about the erosion of abortion rights since the U. S. Supreme Court, with the votes of three Trump-appointed justices, overturned the constitutional right to abortion in 2022.
“(Trump) blatantly says he’s ‘proud’ to overturn Roe v. Wade,” he said. Proud to have given freedom of choice to millions of women. “
Paraphrasing a quote from poet Maya Angelou, Harris told the audience, “When she tells you who they are. . . »
Many viewers in unison: “Believe them the first time. “
Harris said that if they won the majority in the House and kept the White House and Senate, Biden would sign a bill “that reinstates the protections of Roe v. Wade. “Wade. “
Even with Democratic majorities in Congress, Senate Democrats would want a 60-vote majority to trump a Republican filibuster, or enough Democrats willing to vote to replace procedural regulations to circumvent a filibuster. filibuster to pass potential abortion coverage legislation.
Before Harris spoke, U. S. Rep. Dina Titus and U. S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto also rebuked far-right extremists, while touting legislative victories under the Biden administration, adding the American Rescue Plan Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and infrastructure investment. jobs, known as the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Titus said that as the election approaches, Democrats want to do more of the task of drawing distinctions and “talking about contrasts, talking about accomplishments and talking about the other side. “
“(Republicans) will roll back the progress we have made,” Titus said. “They’ve said it. They don’t even pretend they won’t. My advice to you is don’t let them sell that same old shit and call it sugar.”
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Michael Lyle (MJ to some) has been a journalist in Las Vegas for 8 years. While he covers a diversity of topics, from homelessness to the criminal justice system, he is interested in stories about racial and LGBTQ issues.
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