We told you last night that it was probably going to be a problem for every Dem not named Joe Biden for attacking Barack Obama’s policies, and now we’re seeing some of the pushback.
Here’s Biden endorser Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA) compared Sen. Kamala Harris to Judas because she accepted a $5000 contribution from Donald Trump in 2011 who was promoting the birther conspiracy:
Biden endorser accuses Kamala of being a Judas to African-Americans for her accepting Trump money after he promoted the birther lie against Obama https://t.co/xuj2ZacE53
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) August 1, 2019
She did eventually donate the money to charity, but not until 2015:
NEW: @SenKamalaHarris now calls @realDonaldTrump rhetoric “vile” &”hateful,” but accepted $5,000 from him in 2011– when he was pushing”birther” theories about @BarackObama
Court files reveal details of that donation (which was donated to charity in 2015.)https://t.co/tDCoXYjUfj pic.twitter.com/apXX4XQrp6— Brooke Singman (@brookefoxnews) July 31, 2019
And earlier this morning, Harris attempting a clean-up of her attacks on the Obama administration last night, but it didn’t go so well. Here she is saying Obama was “probably one of the best presidents of our lifetime”:
Kamala Harris damns Obama with faint praise. Says Obama was 'probably one of the best presidents of our lifetimes.' So not the best, just one of the best. And only of our lifetimes. And not 'certainly', just 'probably.' #tcot@KamalaHarris@BarackObama@Morning_Joe pic.twitter.com/C1YRho3ABi
— Mark Finkelstein (@markfinkelstein) August 1, 2019
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Um, “one of”?
So @KamalaHarris leaves open the possibility that @BarackObama was not even "one of" the best presidents of her lifetime.
— Mark Finkelstein (@markfinkelstein) August 1, 2019
Oof. So, which one of these presidents during Kamala Harris’ lifetime does she consider a better president than Barack Obama?
36. Lyndon B. Johnson
37. Richard Nixon
38. Gerald Ford
39. Jimmy Carter
40. Ronald Reagan
41. George Bush
42. Bill Clinton
43. George W. Bush
44. Barack Obama
45. Donald Trump
Let us know, please!
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