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marmar

(77,078 posts)
Thu Aug 13, 2020, 09:35 AM Aug 2020

Trump called Kamala Harris 'nasty' - is it because she grills powerful men?


Trump called Kamala Harris 'nasty' – is it because she grills powerful men?
Harris has subjected Trump’s allies – and even Joe Biden – to rigorous cross-examination. We choose her best moments

Poppy Noor
@PoppyNoor
Wed 12 Aug 2020 17.16 EDT


(Guardian UK) On Tuesday, Donald Trump referred to Kamala Harris as a “nasty woman”, referencing her 2018 grilling of Brett Kavanaugh over allegations – denied by Kavanaugh – that the now supreme court justice attempted to rape Dr Christine Blasey Ford when they were teenagers.

Nasty or “not nice” seem to be words Trump reserves for women who hold men in power to account: Trump similarly insulted Hilary Clinton during the 2016 election race, when she hinted at his reluctance to publish his tax returns. Trump also ordered female reporters who question him to “be nice” and has previously said it was not “nice” to call a woman “tough”.

But Harris, who was previously California’s top prosecutor – for which she has drawn criticism – doesn’t like to go easy on her opponents. In fact, she routinely subjects them to strong and thorough cross-examination.

Here’s a list of her “nastiest” – or, depending on how you view it, strongest – lines of questioning. ...........(more)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/12/trump-kamala-harris-nasty






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Trump called Kamala Harris 'nasty' - is it because she grills powerful men? (Original Post) marmar Aug 2020 OP
trump sees any woman that "questions" as NASTY, thats who he is and its 10x worse when its POC beachbumbob Aug 2020 #1
Yup - and Trump will be on her grill until November. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #2
I'd like to. n/t Harker Aug 2020 #3
Wrong! 1plus1equals1 Aug 2020 #4
No, it's because his vocabulary is limited. He has four or five words in it to describe... NNadir Aug 2020 #5
No, it's because his vocabulary is limited. He has four or five words in it to describe... NNadir Aug 2020 #6

1plus1equals1

(205 posts)
4. Wrong!
Thu Aug 13, 2020, 11:06 AM
Aug 2020

It's not that she grills powerful men, it's the fact that she grills weak men who think they are powerful. Go KH!

NNadir

(33,515 posts)
5. No, it's because his vocabulary is limited. He has four or five words in it to describe...
Thu Aug 13, 2020, 04:36 PM
Aug 2020

...his misogyny.

He really could use some advice from smarter misogynists. I understand Matt Lauer has free time on his hands.

NNadir

(33,515 posts)
6. No, it's because his vocabulary is limited. He has four or five words in it to describe...
Thu Aug 13, 2020, 04:36 PM
Aug 2020

...his misogyny.

He really could use some advice from smarter misogynists. I understand Matt Lauer has free time on his hands.

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