{"id":2323214,"date":"2024-08-12T15:17:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T19:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-advises-trump-to-stop-questioning-legitimacy-of-harriss-audience-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:20:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T19:20:21","slug":"mccarthy-advises-trump-to-stop-questioning-legitimacy-of-harriss-audience-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-advises-trump-to-stop-questioning-legitimacy-of-harriss-audience-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy advises Trump to \u2018stop questioning\u2019 legitimacy of Harris\u2019s audience &#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%2Fmccarthy-advises-trump-to-stop-questioning-legitimacy-of-harriss-audience-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=2323214&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>Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has advised\u200c Donald Trump to\u200b focus his \u2063criticisms of Vice President Kamala Harris on \u200dher political record \u200crather than her crowd sizes during public events. Trump recently suggested on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-poll-watcher-it-expert-non-trump-supporter-affidavit-sudden-surge-of-20000-mail-in-votes-for-biden-in-early-hours-on-nov\/\" title=\"GA Poll Watcher, IT Expert, Non-Trump Supporter Affidavit: Sudden Surge of 20,000 Mail-In-Votes For Biden In Early Hours On Nov\">social media<\/a> that Harris was \u2063using artificial intelligence \u200dto inflate the perception of\u200d her audience, saying she had &#8220;NOBODY waiting&#8221; when her plane landed. McCarthy responded\u2064 on Fox News, urging \u200cTrump to question Harris&#8217;s actions as attorney general,\u200d particularly regarding crime and border control, rather\u200b than her audience numbers. He \u200ddescribed Harris as a &#8220;perfect&#8221; candidate for Trump to oppose, pointing out her frequent policy changes, such as \u200dher stance on\u2063 fracking. Additionally, Tim Carney from the Washington Examiner criticized Trump\u2019s comments as a\u2064 mistake that would benefit Harris \u200band her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-details-emerge-about-who-trump-may-pick-to-be-2024-running-mate\/\" title=\"More Info on Trump&#039;s Potential 2024 Running Mate Revealed\">potential 2024 running mate<\/a>, Minnesota Governor \u2063Tim Walz.  <\/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\">McCarthy advises Trump to &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/refugee-warns-what-americans-are-doing-voluntarily-that-north-koreans-are-forced-to-do-to-survive\/\" title=\"Refugee Warns What Americans Are Doing \u2018Voluntarily\u2019 That North Koreans Are Forced To Do \u2018To Survive\u2019\">stop questioning<\/a>&rsquo; legitimacy of Harris&rsquo;s audience<\/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_1728947\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kevin-mccarthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kevin McCarthy<\/a> warned former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> regarding his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a> about Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> not receiving large crowds, saying he should instead focus his criticism on her backtracking on numerous policies.<\/p>\n<p>Trump wrote on Truth Social that Harris had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3118173\/trump-baselessly-complains-harris-crowd-sizes-fake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>using artificial intelligence<\/a> to make it appear that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">large crowd<\/a> was waiting for her plane to land, writing that &ldquo;she had NOBODY waiting&rdquo; and that using AI should count as election interference. McCarthy said this was not an effective way to campaign against Harris, suggesting he should criticize her history as a politician.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stop questioning the size of her crowds, and start questioning her position when it comes to what she did as attorney general on crime,&rdquo; McCarthy said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>America&rsquo;s Newsroom<\/em>. &ldquo;Question what did she do when she was supposed to take care of the border as a czar. Question that they brought inflation, and she was the tiebreaking vote when it came to inflation, when it came to IRS agents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2544910&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=28498f9e034c67148cdefd80cb7b612b\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>McCarthy added that Harris is a &ldquo;perfect&rdquo; candidate for Trump to run against, arguing she has &ldquo;the biggest flip-flop&rdquo; on policies, such as changing her opposition to fracking and her desire to secure the border.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So don&rsquo;t sit back. Get out there and start making the case and use her own words to do it to her,&rdquo; McCarthy said.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s <\/em>Tim Carney also criticized Trump for his claim against Harris, arguing it was &ldquo;a gift&rdquo; to Harris and her 2024 running mate, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN), and a &ldquo;mistake&rdquo; by the Republican presidential candidate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a gift to Harris and Walz. <br \/>What a dumb mistake by the GOP electorate. <br \/>What cowardice by the GOP leadership. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zJwfjq3QNC\">https:\/\/t.co\/zJwfjq3QNC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Carney (@TPCarney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPCarney\/status\/1822741686369366253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The crowd at Harris&rsquo;s rally filled an airport hangar in Michigan and welcomed Harris and Walz off Air Force Two last week. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris campaign<\/a> confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the photo Trump posted was taken by the Harris campaign and was not altered by AI.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has vocalized his concern for AI in the past, stating in an interview with social media influencer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3044944\/logan-paul-interviews-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Logan Paul<\/a> that he saw an AI-generated ad of him promoting a product, calling it &ldquo;very disconcerting&rdquo; and &ldquo;scary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <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_1728947\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1728947\"}});<\/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>Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cautioned former President Donald Trump about his social media comments regarding Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s crowd sizes, suggesting he should redirect his criticism towards her policy reversals instead. Trump claimed on Truth Social that Harris was using artificial intelligence to create the illusion of a large crowd awaiting her arrival, stating that &#8220;she had NOBODY waiting&#8221; and arguing that this use of AI constitutes election interference. McCarthy advised against focusing on the size of Harris&#8217;s crowds and urged Trump to scrutinize her record as a politician. He stated on Fox News\u2019s America\u2019s Newsroom, \u201cStop questioning the size of her crowds, and start questioning her position when it comes to what she did as attorney general on crime.\u201d He encouraged Trump to challenge Harris&#8217;s actions related to border security and inflation, emphasizing that she is an ideal opponent due to her significant policy flip-flops. McCarthy concluded by urging Trump to actively campaign against Harris using her own statements against her. Tim Carney from the Washington Examiner also criticized Trump&#8217;s remarks about Harris, calling them a misstep for the GOP and beneficial for both Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. The rally attended by Harris in Michigan recently filled an airport hangar with supporters welcoming both leaders off Air Force Two; the campaign confirmed that Trump&#8217;s posted photo was genuine and not AI-altered. Previously, Trump expressed concerns about AI in an interview with influencer Logan Paul, describing an unsettling experience with an AI-generated advertisement featuring himself<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2323215,"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\/08\/Kevin-McCarthy-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[10554,4021,33556,3663,3634],"class_list":["post-2323214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-audience","tag-harris","tag-legitimacy","tag-mccarthy","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kevin-McCarthy-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323214","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}