Trump Stays on Message, Repeatedly Painting Harris as ‘Radical Left San Francisco Liberal’ in Chat With Musk

It’s the first time the former president has tried out his new descriptor since Harris officially became the nominee, and it’s clear his team hopes he can stick to that message through November.

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President Trump and Elon Musk. AP

President Trump may have settled on the descriptor “radical left San Francisco liberal” for his new general election opponent, Vice President Harris — a far cry from his use of the label “Sleepy Joe” when the vast majority of voters felt President Biden was too old to do the job. In a discussion on Monday night with Elon Musk on his social media platform X, the former president tried out the new messaging that worked to the benefit of Republicans for years when going after leading politicians like Speaker Pelosi and Senator Feinstein. 

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