ELECTION 2024 ASHEBORO — Former President Donald Trump touted his national security record in an appearance here Wednesday and accused Democratic opponent Kamala Harris of weakening America's standing in the world through her role in the Biden administration. Trump and his Republican running mate U.S.
Sen J.D. Vance spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of several thousand at the North Carolina Aviation Museum.
Trump focused much of his criticism on the administration's handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 in which 13 service members died. He said Harris bore responsibility through her role as a key advisor to Biden. He accused Harris of being a radical, dubbing her "Comrade Kamala.
" The withdrawal from Afghanistan, Trump said, weakened America, emboldened its adversaries and contributed to Russian President Putin's decision to invade Ukraine. People are also reading..
. He contrasted his own approach, which he said made the world and America safer. "Everybody said, 'Oh, he's going to start wars with his attitude,'" Trump said, referring to criticism of him when he was president.
"No, my attitude kept us out of wars. I stopped wars with phone calls." Trump appeared behind protective glass following the attempt on his life July 13 in Pennsylvania.
The image of a bloodied Trump from that day was prominent on shirts and other merchandise sold at the Asheboro rally. The assassination attempt was on Ashley Harris' mind Wednesday at the rally. The 57-year-old Asheboro woma.