{"id":2319048,"date":"2024-08-04T15:21:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T19:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-urges-trump-to-attack-harris-on-judgment-not-background-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T15:26:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T19:26:08","slug":"graham-urges-trump-to-attack-harris-on-judgment-not-background-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-urges-trump-to-attack-harris-on-judgment-not-background-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham urges Trump to attack Harris on judgment, not background &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgraham-urges-trump-to-attack-harris-on-judgment-not-background-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319048&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) recently urged former President Donald Trump to avoid racially charged critiques of Vice President Kamala Harris and instead focus on her policy decisions and judgment. Speaking on Fox News, Graham stated that the focus should be on Harris&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-wisconsin-dem-clinches-senate-nom\/\" title=\"Far-Left Wisconsin Dem Clinches Senate Nom\">political record<\/a> rather than her heritage or background. He described Harris as having made poor judgments, particularly in her defense\u200b of President Biden&#8217;s economic policies, and criticized discussions surrounding \u200cher race as detracting from meaningful political debate.<\/p>\n<p>Graham emphasized that criticisms should center \u2062on Harris\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-dem-lobbied-to-close-guantanamo-while-top-taliban-leaders-were-inmates\/\" title=\"New Jersey Dem Lobbied To Close Guantanamo While Top Taliban Leaders Were Inmates\">liberal record<\/a> rather than her identity, stating, &#8220;The\u2062 problem I\u2064 have with Kamala Harris is not her heritage, it\u2019s her judgment.&#8221; He also \u2062referenced\u200d the need for more critical questioning of Harris, likening her media presence to being in a &#8220;Witness Protection Program&#8221; due \u2064to the lack of hard questions she\u2062 faces.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Graham addressed Trump&#8217;s previous comments about Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, \u200curging Trump to mend their relationship to strengthen the Republican stance \u2062in \u200bGeorgia ahead of upcoming elections. He expressed \u200chope that repairing this rift \u200cwill be crucial for the party&#8217;s success in securing electoral votes in future presidential races.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Graham urges Trump to attack Harris on judgment, not background<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722157\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) would prefer that former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> remain focused on criticizing Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&lsquo;s policy positions and record, not her race or gender.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would encourage President Trump to prosecute the case against Kamala Harris&rsquo;s bad judgment,&rdquo; Graham told Fox News on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>By way of example, Graham underscored Harris&rsquo;s defense of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s economic policies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The problem I have with Kamala Harris is not her heritage, it&rsquo;s her judgment,&rdquo; Graham said. &ldquo;She has been wrong about everything. When she tried to explain what she would do about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>inflation<\/a> and an upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/recession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>recession<\/a>, it made no sense. It&rsquo;s gibberish.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She&rsquo;s been in the Witness Protection Program,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Nobody will ask her a hard question. Every day we&rsquo;re talking about her heritage and not her terrible, dangerous liberal record throughout her entire political life. it&rsquo;s a good day for her and a bad day for us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Graham also discouraged Trump from scrutinizing Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-kemp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA) after the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-calls-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-the-2020-presidential-election\/\" title=\"President Trump Calls for Special Counsel to Investigate the 2020 Presidential Election\">president called<\/a> him &ldquo;Little Brian,&rdquo; &ldquo;disloyal,&rdquo; &ldquo;very average,&rdquo; and a &ldquo;bad guy&rdquo; during a rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a> on Saturday. The pair have had a strained working relationship since the 2020 election, when Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger declined &ldquo;to find 11,780 votes,&rdquo; which Trump asked Raffensperger to do during a taped Jan. 2 phone call.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Georgia is there for the taking,&rdquo; Graham said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m hoping that President Trump and Governor Kemp can repair the damage to win Georgia, a state if we win, we&rsquo;re going to go well on our way to winning 270 electoral votes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we lose Georgia, it could be a very long night,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;So let&rsquo;s win this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election<\/a>. How about that? Let&rsquo;s win an election we can&rsquo;t afford to lose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During a press conference in Paris three years ago, Harris was asked whether the pandemic-era spending Biden had proposed would contribute to increased consumer prices.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, let&rsquo;s start with this: Prices have gone up,&rdquo; Harris said. &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Families<\/a> and individuals are dealing with the realities of &mdash; that bread costs more, that gas costs more. And we have to understand what that means. That&rsquo;s about the&nbsp;cost&nbsp;of&nbsp;living&nbsp;going up. That&rsquo;s about having to stress and stretch limited resources. That&rsquo;s about a source of stress for families that is not only economic but is, on a daily level, something that is a heavy weight to carry.&nbsp;So, it is something that we take very seriously.&nbsp;Very seriously.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1722157\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722157\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) advises former President Donald Trump to concentrate on criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s policy decisions and track record rather than her race or gender. &#8220;I would encourage President Trump to make a case against Kamala Harris&#8217;s poor judgment,&#8221; Graham stated during an interview with Fox News on Sunday. He highlighted Harris&#8217;s support for President Joe Biden\u2019s economic policies as an example, expressing his concerns about her decision-making abilities. &#8220;My issue with Kamala Harris isn&#8217;t her background; it&#8217;s her judgment,&#8221; he remarked, adding that she has consistently been wrong in her assessments. He criticized her explanations regarding inflation and the potential recession as nonsensical, calling them &#8220;gibberish.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Graham also mentioned that Harris has been shielded from tough questions, suggesting that discussions often focus on her heritage instead of addressing her problematic liberal record throughout her political career. He emphasized the need for a shift in focus to ensure a more productive dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Graham advised Trump against attacking Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA), who Trump recently labeled as \u201cLittle Brian\u201d and \u201cdisloyal\u201d during a rally in Georgia. Their relationship has been strained since the 2020 election when Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger refused Trump&#8217;s request to find additional votes in Georgia. Graham expressed hope that Trump and Kemp could mend their relationship to secure victory in Georgia, which he believes is crucial for winning enough electoral votes for the presidency: &#8220;If we lose Georgia, it could be a very long night,&#8221; he warned.<\/p>\n<p>In reference to past comments made by Harris during a press conference in Paris three years ago about pandemic-related spending impacting consumer prices, she acknowledged rising costs affecting families&#8217; daily lives: \u201cPrices have gone up&#8230; That\u2019s about having to stress and stretch limited resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2319049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lindsey-Graham-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3803,4021,37145,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2319048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-graham","tag-harris","tag-judgment","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lindsey-Graham-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}