The recent comments made by Donald Trump about Kamala Harris's mental abilities have sparked a heated debate. Trump, in a speech, claimed that Harris was "mentally impaired" and compared her actions to those of a "mentally disabled person." This statement has been widely criticized by many, including senior Republicans like Senator Lindsey Graham, who stated that he does not think Harris is "crazy" but rather her policies are "crazy."

Graham's comments came as immigration and border security remained a top issue on Sunday's political talk shows. Trump made his comments during a rally in Wisconsin, where he claimed that Harris's actions as vice-president had allowed the country to be destroyed. He also compared her to Joe Biden, saying that he had become "mentally impaired" and that Harris was "born that way."

However, many have come out to criticize Trump's comments, including Minnesota Republican representative Tom Emmer, who stated that the issues should be focused on, rather than making personal attacks. Maryland governor Larry Hogan also spoke out against Trump's comments, calling them "insulting not only to the vice-president, but to people that actually do have mental disabilities."

The use of mental disability to describe Harris's faculties has been widely seized upon, with many seeing it as a personal attack. Democrat Illinois governor JB Pritzker stated that Trump's remarks were "name-calling" and that whenever he says things like that, he's talking about himself but trying to project it onto others. Eric Holder, the former Obama administration attorney general, also weighed in, saying that Trump's comments indicated "cognitive decline."

Maria Town, president of the American Association of People with Disabilities, pointed out that many presidents had disabilities and that Trump's comments "say far more about him and his inaccurate, hateful biases against disabled people than it does about Vice President Harris, or any person with a disability."

Harris vs Trump: A Battle of Words

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