Donald Trump Says Kamala Harris’ Nomination ‘Not Fair’

Former President Donald Trump has denounced Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination as the Democratic presidential candidate as “not fair,” escalating his rhetoric as new polls show Harris gaining substantial ground in key battleground states.
In a fiery statement on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump accused the Democratic Party of staging “the first ever ‘Coup’ in America.”
His outburst comes in the wake of President Joe Biden’s unexpected withdrawal from the 2024 race, which paved the way for Harris to become the Democratic nominee.
Trump claims he now faces the unprecedented challenge of competing against two candidates: “Crooked Joe Biden” and Harris, whom he characterized as a “Radical Left Marxist” and “Comrade.”
“It’s not fair, perhaps even another form of Election Interference,” Trump declared, echoing his long-standing allegations of impropriety in the U.S. electoral process. He then shared particular frustration with the sudden change in his opponent, suggesting that the Democrats had orchestrated Biden’s withdrawal to improve their chances.
Harris is currently on the campaign trail and headed to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention (DNC), where she is set to accept her party’s nomination for president.
Newsweek contacted Trump’s campaign, as well as Harris’ spokesperson via email on Monday for comment.
Trump still expressed confidence in his ability to defeat Harris, stating, “the good news is that she should be easier than to beat than Crooked Joe in that the USA will never allow itself to become a Communist Country.”
Trump’s comments come as a new poll conducted by Focaldata for Semafor shows Harris leading in three crucial battleground states. The survey, conducted between August 6 and 16 with 4,854 likely voters across seven competitive states, reveals Harris ahead of Trump beyond the margin of error in Michigan (51 to 44 percent), Wisconsin (50 to 44 percent), and Nevada (48 to 44 percent).
The poll also indicates narrow leads for Harris within the margin of error in Pennsylvania (48 to 47 percent) and North Carolina (47 to 46 percent). Trump maintains a lead beyond the margin of error only in Georgia (49 to 45 percent) and a slim lead in Arizona (46 to 45 percent).
These results represent a significant shift from earlier polls that had shown Trump leading in all seven swing states against President Joe Biden before he withdrew from the race. Focaldata chief researcher James Kanagasooriam told Semafor, “The dynamics of the race have been totally upended,” adding, “Nobody seems to have locked up Pennsylvania—and if that’s the case, come Election Day we will be heading into an election of great uncertainty.”
The Trump campaign, however, remains skeptical of the polling data. During a recent Fox News interview, Trump’s running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, questioned the accuracy of the polls, stating, “First of all, the polls tend to radically overstate Democrats. We certainly saw that during the polling of summer of 2020 and summer of 2016, and of course a lot of those polls were wrong when we came to Election Day.”
As the political landscape shifts, the Democratic Party is preparing for its nominating convention in Chicago, united behind Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. The convention comes amid growing enthusiasm for Harris’s candidacy, reflected in massive fundraising and the surge in poll numbers.
In a surprising development, several high-profile Republican figures are set to appear at the DNC, lending their support to Harris’s presidential bid. Adam Kinzinger, who served Illinois’s 16th congressional district from 2010 to January 2023, is scheduled to speak on Thursday, the same night Harris will give her keynote speech.
Kinzinger, a long-standing critic of Trump, voted to impeach the former president for “incitement of an insurrection” after the January 6 attacks. Last month, Kinzinger wrote that Trump had turned the GOP into a “cult of personality.”
Ana Navarro, a Republican strategist and co-host of ABC’s The View, will host Tuesday night’s events. Navarro, a frequent critic of Trump in recent years, explained her support for Harris on Instagram, citing her personal journey as a refugee who found freedom and opportunity in America.
“I’m a little refugee girl who fled communism, who fled Nicaragua at the age of eight, found freedom, found opportunity, found a home in America, and for me to have the chance to stand on that stage and help my girl, Kamala, make history and become the Democratic nominee, it’s just such a mind-blowing moment,” Navarro said.
The appearances of Kinzinger and Navarro at the DNC come following endorsements from other Republican colleagues, including former Republican congresswoman Barbara Comstock.
These GOP endorsements align with the Harris campaign’s recently announced, “Republicans for Harris” program, aimed at reaching out to Republican voters who “reject the chaos, division, and violence of Donald Trump and his Project 2025 agenda.”