"I will protect women whether they like it or not." Donald Trump's words spark Kamala Harris's ire : the former president's words are "very offensive to everyone" and reflect a person who does not understand women.
Despite advice and suggestions from his campaign to avoid paternalistic tones and expressions , Trump does not give up, convinced that his assurances will help him win over female voters , a category in which the former president continues to lose support due to his positions on abortion.
"My staff told me four weeks ago and they always tell me not to talk about wanting to protect women. They tell me it's inappropriate. But I'm going to protect women whether they like it or not," Trump said during a rally in Wisconsin, immediately sparking controversy. Many critics accused him of evoking his past misogynistic statements . "It's very offensive" and these statements are "just the latest in chronological order that reveals what the former president thinks about women, their agency, their rights and their ability to make decisions about their own bodies," thundered Harris, harshly criticizing Trump and trying to use his controversial statements to regain the spotlight and file away Joe Biden's gaffe about the tycoon's "trash" supporters. A gaffe exploited by the former president, who was immortalized driving a garbage truck . "This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden," he said in front of his supporters and the cameras. "They treat you like garbage. They treat the entire country like dirt,” he added before veering off to women and the phrase “like it or not,” which is now being challenged. “There’s still a lot of work to be done, but every day my opponent gives us evidence that he will not fight for women’s reproductive rights,” Harris said, using Trump’s words to demonstrate how the former president, if elected, will be harmful to women.
The vice president has a considerable advantage over Trump among women, while the former president is ahead among men. A divide that has prompted several observers to speak of a "battle of the sexes," elections on abortion and more.
