Kamala Harris fights back: VP slams Donald Trump for not 'walking the talk' on the border and dares him to debate her

Kamala Harris many times attacked Donald Trump astatine her biggest run rally to date, accusing him failing to unafraid nan separator and dared him to statement her successful September.

Trump and Republicans person many times attacked Harris connected nan Biden's separator policy, calling her nan administration's 'border czar.'

But she deed backmost connected Tuesday night.

'I was nan lawyer wide of a separator state. In that occupation I walked underground tunnels connected that border,' she said. 'I went aft supplier cartels, quality traffickers … I prosecuted them successful lawsuit aft lawsuit and I won. Donald Trump connected nan different manus talked a large crippled astir securing our separator but he's not stepping nan talk. Or arsenic my friend Quavo would say, he's not stepping it for illustration he talks it.'

She noted Trump 'tanked' nan bipartisan woody connected separator backing 'because he thought it would thief him triumph nan election. Which goes to show Donald Trump doesn't attraction astir your security, he only cares astir himself.'

She vowed to walk nan authorities arsenic president.

The separator is 1 of nan biggest vulnerabilities for nan vice president. Her squad has based on she was not successful complaint of separator information but of handling nan guidelines causes of migration.

Harris was successful Georgia to effort and bring nan battleground authorities to her corner.

'I americium very clear. The way to nan White House runs correct done this state. We did it successful 2020 and we're going to do it again successful 2024,' she said.

She rattled disconnected her resume arsenic a prosecutor, territory lawyer and lawyer wide of California.

'In those roles I took connected perpetrators of each kinds, predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped disconnected consumers, cheaters who collapsed nan rules for their ain summation truthful perceive maine erstwhile I say, I cognize Donald Trump's type,' she said.

'And I person been dealing pinch group for illustration him my full career,' she added.

'Lock him up, fastener him up,' nan crowd demanded, their feet ponding connected nan bleachers.

And erstwhile Harris noted Trump pulled retired of their September debate, nan crowd booed.

'So he won't statement but he and his moving mate person a batch to opportunity astir me,' she said. 'And, by nan way, don't you find immoderate of their worldly to beryllium conscionable plain weird.'

'Well Donald I dream you'll reconsider to meet maine connected nan statement shape because, arsenic nan saying goes, if you've sewage thing to say' – nan cheering of nan crowd drowned her out.a

'Lock him up,' nan crowd yelled again.

There were 10,000 group cheering connected nan vice president successful nan Georgia State Convocation Center, according to nan campaign. 

The rally was Harris' largest run rally to date. It marks her first quality successful Georgia since she locked up nan Democratic statesmanlike nomination.  

Trump and Vance will clasp a run rally successful Atlanta together connected Saturday August 3, nan Trump run announced connected Tuesday. 

It will beryllium held successful nan aforesaid location arsenic Harris' rally.

Ahead of Harris' remarks, a bevy of apical Democrats successful nan authorities fired up nan crowd, many times reminding nan attendees astir Trump's attempts to overturn nan predetermination results successful Georgia successful nan 2020 election.

Megan Thee Stallion fired up nan crowd up of Harris' remarks.

'We're astir to make history pinch nan first female president. The first achromatic female president. Let's get this done honey,' she told nan cheering crowd.

She sang 'Girls successful nan Hood,' 'Mamushi,' 'Body,' and 'Savage' (massive acknowledgment to CNN's DJ Judd for helping your pooler pinch nan opus IDs).

As she sang her opus 'Body' she told nan crowd: 'Now I cognize my ladies successful nan crowd emotion their bodies – and if you want to support loving your body, you cognize who to ballot for.'

Stacey Abrams, who has been 1 of Harris' astir ardent defenders, received a opinionated ovation and shouts of 'Stacey' erstwhile she came out. Abrams, successful turn, had nan crowd outcry 'Kamala, Kamala.'

She described Harris arsenic personification who 'break barriers' successful nan White House.

She noted that, successful Georgia, 'we do nan occupation of changing America and we're going to do it again.'

But it was Georgia's 2 Democratic senators - who handed nan statement power of nan Senate - that remided nan crowd of Trump's actions successful nan past statesmanlike race. 

Senator Jon Ossoff told nan crowd: 'Apparently Donald Trump is excessively frightened to statement Vice President Karris.'

He added that nan campaigner who is excessively frightened is nan 'candidate who is losing.'

'Too scared,' nan crowd yelled. 'Too scared.'

Ossoff besides talked astir Trump's attempts to overturn nan predetermination results successful Georgia.

'Lock him up, fastener him up,' nan crowd yelled.

And Senator Raphael Warnock emphasized nan state's value successful nan title for nan White House.

'Everyone knows nan roadworthy to nan White House goes done Georgia,' he said.

He noted others cognize it. 'As a matter of truth I heard a telephone call. A Florida man, called into Georgia and said I request 11,000 votes,' he said, referring to Trump's telephone telephone to nan state's caput of authorities successful 2020.

The crowd roared pinch laughter and applause. 

'Georgia – Donald Trump tried to bargain your vote. Kamala Harris is trying to gain your vote,' Warnock said.

Georgia played a important domiciled successful nan past statesmanlike election, and it is expected to beryllium conscionable arsenic important this November. According to respective polls released past week, it's a virtual toss-up betwixt Harris and Trump.

Polls showed Joe Biden trailed Trump importantly successful nan authorities but Harris does overmuch amended against nan erstwhile president.

She outperforms Biden among young people, Black voters, and Hispanic voters, cardinal demographics that could determine plaything states for illustration Georgia and Arizona.

Biden only won nan authorities by immoderate 12,000 votes successful 2020, a triumph heavy contested by Trump, who is presently successful nan midst of an predetermination interference lawsuit successful nan state 

Georgia is simply a apical attraction pinch little than 100 days to spell earlier nan election. 

The Harris run noted it has 24 offices unfastened successful nan authorities nd 170 staffers connected nan crushed there.

'In Georgia, we're moving nan largest successful authorities cognition of immoderate Democratic statesmanlike run rhythm ever,' run communications head Michael Tyler said.

While successful nan authorities Harris plans to onslaught Trump for his ties to Project 2025 – an inaugural from nan Heritage Foundation that promotes blimpish polices – and for his position connected abortion rights.

And while Harris focuses connected Georgia, Trump will beryllium focused connected breaking nan Democrats' bluish wall. 

He's holding a rally successful Pennsylvania connected Wednesday – his first sojourn backmost to nan authorities since nan assassination effort connected him successful precocious June.

Harris had surrogates successful Pennsylvania connected Monday to antagonistic Trump – nan state's Governor Josh Shapiro and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmore. Both Democrats person been names arsenic imaginable Harris moving mates.

The Harris run besides has had surrogates Georgia, arsenic she weighs who to prime arsenic her number two.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who is reported to beryllium a imaginable moving mate, was successful in nan state  connected Sunday.

The Harris run is vetting him on pinch respective different candidates, including Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Govs. Roy Cooper of North Carolina and Tim Walz of Minnesota.

She is expected to take her vice statesmanlike campaigner by Aug. 7.

'Not yet,' Harris told reporters connected Tuesday erstwhile asked if she's picked her moving mate. 

Harris' run noted it's held immoderate 2,300 organizing events successful battleground states this play arsenic respective high-profile Democrats connected her imaginable VP database stumped for her.

With little than 100 days to spell until Election Day, nan Harris run is touting its fundraising and infrastructure, arguing it is well-positioned to hit Trump successful November.

The run has taken successful $200 cardinal since Harris emerged arsenic nan apt Democratic statesmanlike nominee past week.

Over 170,000 volunteers person besides signed up to thief nan Harris run pinch telephone banking, canvassing and different get-out-the-vote efforts.