Message #47482

[Jitendra Hydonus]

Kamala Harris has described Trump as “increasingly unstable and unhinged” and said re-electing him would be “a huge risk for America” after her opponent threatened to use US armed forces against those he has termed “the enemy within”.

At a Harris rally in the swing state of Pennsylvania, the US vice-president showed a montage of Trump videos, including of him saying “those people are more dangerous – the enemy from within – than Russia” to paint him as a threat to democracy. The Trump quote came from a speech at a California rally on Saturday.

Her campaign has also released a new campaign advert focused on Trump’s increasingly authoritarian rhetoric, featuring warnings from two former members of his presidential administration about the danger Trump would pose if re-elected.

What did the former Trump administration members say? Olivia Troye, a one-time national security adviser to Mike Pence, said: “I do remember the day that he suggested that we shoot people on the streets.” Kevin Carroll, a former senior counsel, added: “There will be no stopping his worst instincts … If we elect Trump again, we’re in terrible danger”.

The Guardian