Former President Donald Trump on Friday promoted a baseless claim circulating on right-wing social media that Kamala Harris wore an earpiece atTuesday’s ABC presidential debateand again baselessly suggested that the vice president received the debate questions in advance.
“Today, she had a terrible interview. Did you see the interview she had today? She can’t talk. She can’t talk. She can’t talk without maybe getting the answers. What’s the story with that? Did she get the questions, you think? So I hear she got the questions, and I also heard she had something in the ear, a little something in the ear: ‘No, Kamala, do this. Say it this way, Kamala. OK, be quiet, too many people watching,’” Trump claimed during a campaign rally in Las Vegas.
The conspiracy theory about the earpiece has been promoted by far-right agitatorLaura Loomer, who hastraveled with Trump in recent days.
“Interesting choice of earrings tonight, @KamalaHarris…” Loomer posted Wednesday on social media, including a screenshot of an article about “audio earrings.”
As CNN previously reported, several people close to Trump say Loomer has contributed to some of the unseemly conspiracy theories the former president has elevated since Harris replaced Biden on the ticket.
Trump has repeatedly claimed that the ABC debate was “rigged,” and he has previously baselessly suggested that Harris was provided the questions in advance. The former president said this week thathe won’t participate in another debate, while Harris has called for another face-off.
Trumpsuggested Friday, though, that he may change his mind about another debate.
..Mr Scumbag at it again...
