Anthony Scaramucci Says Donald Trump's Verbal Sparring With Kamala Harris A Mistake, Adds Vice President Can 'Shock The World' In Terms Of Skillset And Capability

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s attack on Vice President Kamala Harris may come to haunt him, said ex-White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci on Friday.

Harris’ Task Cut Out: Trump can’t help himself and will continue to attack Harris, said Scaramucci in the latest episode of the Rest In the U.S. Politics podcast.

“Call her dumb, call her dumb as a rock, say she’s a DEI candidate, try to get those sexist comments in there like you did Hillary Clinton and you watch how the electorate responds, he said.

Scaramucci, the founder of investment firm SkyBridge Capital, noted that Harris once secured a $2 billion settlement for the California’s mortgage fraud victims.

“If she emerges as the Kamala Harris that was written about in July of 2013, 11 years ago, Kamala Harris is about to shock the world in terms of what her skillset is and capability,” he said.

It remains to be seen which version of Harris Americans will get — “the movie star quality, great prosecutor on the way to the Senate” or the vice president who was a little sheltered, somewhat awkward, he added.

Regarding Trump’s reaction to the vice president, Scaramucci said the ex-president does not have a narrative in his head yet and he is still forming that narrative.

“He’s right now in the verbal sparring gym and he’s trying to figure out what punches are actually gonna land on her. He doesn’t know what punches are going to land on her yet, neither does his team,” he said.

Harris needs to redefine herself beyond her vice presidential tenure, which will be challenging but achievable, the ex-White House aide said.

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Advice To Trump’s Campaign: Scaramucci said Trump’s campaign team may be better off giving advice to him in private as doing it publicly makes him very insecure.

“If I was advising President Trump, I would say wait. I would not even talk about her,” he said. Instead, Scaramucci would suggest that the former president talk about the economy.

“I would wait because once “Harris” starts landing her punches and once she starts framing her platform, it’s going to be easier for you to figure out where the weakness is,” Scaramucci said.

Trump is making a mistake right now and is flailing a little bit with the way he is talking about Harris, he added.

The Republicans have been targeting the vice president, but she hasn’t yet solidified the foundational platform she will run on or what she represents, Scaramucci said.

Listing her vulnerabilities, Scaramucci said she is most at risk on business issues and fracking. If she continues to call for a national ban on fracking, she will have to bid farewell to Pennsylvania, a significant fracking state, he said.

Trump has more paths to the presidency than Harris, Scaramucci said, as he has Florida, which used to be a swing state, locked up. He can afford to lose some states and still win others. Meanwhile, Harris needs to win specific states and secure the blue wall of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. If she maintains her anti-fracking stance, she won’t win Pennsylvania, Scaramucci added, suggesting that Harris should consider modifying that position.

Additionally, Scaramucci said Harris’ decision to bail out of the Bitcoin conference was a bad move.

“I don’t think she understands how many young people own digital assets,” he said.

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