Trump says he thinks Harris is "no better" than Biden in 2024 matchup

Former President Donald Trump told CBS News successful a telephone speech connected Sunday nighttime that portion helium won't look President Biden connected the ballot successful November, the erstwhile president doesn't deliberation it changes the contention if helium alternatively faces Vice President Kamala Harris, who Mr. Biden has backed for the nomination.

"I deliberation she is nary amended than him," Trump said. "She could beryllium acold little competent, which is hard to believe."

Trump insisted that Harris is inactive tied to the Biden medication policies, which helium believes are unpopular with Americans.

"The policies whether it's him oregon her wouldn't beryllium immoderate different," Trump said. "She was successful complaint of the border. She was the borderline czar, she was the worst ever. The worst ever. We had the worst borderline ever truthful that wouldn't matter."

Mr. Biden announced Sunday afternoon connected societal media that helium is dropping retired of the 2024 race, throwing his enactment down Harris. Harris said it is her "intention is to gain and triumph this nomination." 

Republican Presidential nominee erstwhile President Donald J. Trump holds his archetypal nationalist run rally with his moving mate, Vice Presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) (not pictured), astatine the Van Andel Arena connected July 20, 2024 successful Grand Rapids, Michigan. Bill Pugliano / Getty Images

The unprecedented announcement came aft weeks of uncertainty aft Mr. Biden's disastrous debate against Trump.

Trump called Mr. Biden's determination a "shock to our country," but added "we person a antheral successful determination that shouldn't beryllium successful there" truthful helium believes it would wide beryllium a "good happening for the country." 

Trump besides posted respective times connected societal media connected Sunday aft Mr. Biden's announcement, penning that "we are forced to walk clip and money" moving against Mr. Biden and "now we person to commencement each implicit again."

"Shouldn't the Republican Party beryllium reimbursed for fraud successful that everybody astir Joe, including his doctors and the Fake News Media, knew helium was not susceptible of moving for, oregon being, President?" Trump wrote. 

Trump besides said helium would nary longer beryllium participating successful the planned September debate. Harris had already committed to a vice-presidential statement connected CBS News successful August, though the Trump run would not bash the same, saying past week that they had nary thought who the vice-presidential nominee would be.

A Trump run authoritative said Sunday that Democrats are "in chaos," and the run is acceptable and afloat velocity up for the November election. 

Olivia Rinaldi contributed reporting.

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