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Trump bypasses North Carolina economic speech to launch attacks on Kamala Harris

Donald Trump was expected to deliver an economy-focused speech at his rally in North Carolina on Wednesday, outlining his plans if he is re-elected in November. Instead of sticking to the teleprompter, however, Trump went off-script to launch a series of attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris, questioning the importance of the economy in the proceedings.

One of the key moments of Trump’s speech was when he admitted that he didn’t fully believe in the importance of talking about the economy. “They say it’s the most important issue. I’m not sure it is, but they say it is,” Trump said, signaling his reluctance to delve into the topic, he told NBC News.

During the event, Trump brought on stage Scott Bessent, whom he described as “one of the most brilliant men on Wall Street.” Bessent attributed the economy’s success solely to his own leadership and warned that if Harris was elected, the stock market would crash — an echo of claims he made about President Joe Biden during the 2020 election.

Ironically, as Trump made these claims, the Dow Jones had just surpassed 40,000 points, prompting skepticism from observers. “I thought Kamala had crashed the economy?” asked software engineer and Newsitics writer Alex Cole on X.

Journalist Aaron Rupar observed that “Trump clearly doesn’t believe the speech he’s reading,” a sentiment echoed by legal analyst Allison Gill, who re-edited Rupar’s video and added, “Trump doesn’t think the economy is important.” Gill further criticized Trump for his negative comments about the United States, calling him a “weird draft dodger” for attacking the country as if it were a “third world nation.”

Political analyst Pyotr Kurzin noted that after just a month of campaigning, Harris appeared to be more confident about the economy than Trump. National security lawyer Bradley Moss also criticized Trump, referencing his controversial comments about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz during the 2020 George Floyd protests. Trump took credit for “forcing” Walz to call out the National Guard, a statement Moss linked to the sexual assault and harassment allegations against Trump, saying, “Trump has, as we now know, a lot of experience in imposing himself on other people.”

Moss also criticized Trump’s approach to the economy, suggesting that Harris’ campaign could easily counter with an ad juxtaposing Trump’s comments with news footage from January 2021. “I’ve heard rambling conversations like this from older relatives. I wouldn’t trust them with a steak knife, let alone the keys to power,” Moss added, underscoring the perceived disconnect between Trump’s rhetoric and his ability to lead.

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