Analysis | After the Barr hearing, President Trump singles out Sen. Kamala Harris

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Analysis: After the Barr Hearing, President Trump singles out Sen. Kamala Harris

By Eugene Scott Eugene Scott Reporter covering identity politics for The Fix Email Bio Follow May 2 at 2:13 PM President Trump regularly criticizes his critics. He has called Joe Biden “sleepy” and Sen. Bernie Sanders “crazy.” But he seems to save some of his most personal attacks for women and, specifically, women of color, such as Sen. Kamala D. Harris.

More than 2 million people watched a clip of Harris’s questioning on Twitter, and her team used it in a fundraising push Wednesday night. Trump then expanded his comment to include the other Democratic presidential contenders on the panel, Sens. Cory Booker and Amy Klobuchar . “You have three of them running against me, and they were up there ranting and raving like lunatics, frankly,” Trump said. “How is that fair?”It’s not the first time he has referred to the candidate, who is polling at 4 percent among Democrats in the most recent Post-ABC survey, as “nasty.

“Black women are not supposed to push back, and when they do, they’re deemed to be domineering, aggressive, threatening, loud,” Trina Jones, who has studied racial stereotyping and how it plays into the lives of African American women, told the BBC.

 

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Barr was the only adult in the room!

He fears strong women not for sale.

She is a big girl....her comment on the underlying documents was silly. That was Muellers job to review or investigate. Barr just sent out the report for all to read, even though he didn't have to.

I think she’s running for wrong position. Not ready for President but definitely knows law & people

He does not single out anyone. He attacks who attack him first.

Because he's afraid of strong women

Another Smollet instigator and open border, illegal entry, Kavanaugh conspirator, leftist loon, so why not?

I used to like her until I aaw her in action. An attorney assuming instead of asking questions? She is a terrible attorney and nothing that she said made sense... she agreed to be part of the show. A show that I hated.

For obvious reasons. He fears strong women.

Oh please,oh please let him slip up and call her Aunt Jemima

Thats because she exposed Barr's true mission like a boss.

She's a career pawn. TermLimitsNow

If he’s not complaining about you, he isn’t worried about you.

Impeach Barr!

Be afraid Trumpy boy. Be very afraid. Kamala is a super smart, very strong woman. Not much you can do against that.

Lol he’s going to single out every democrat candidate and doesn’t know who will get the nomination. PSA to trump it’s not her but she will make a good AG. I say lets keep driving him crazy

Harris is not smart enough

Democrats are trying to discredit Attorney General Barr for one reason only. He is a threat. He is a threat to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and every single person involved in the Russian collusion hoax.

May want to ask her about ol’ willie brown and how her under skirt was always stained leaving the office? Blame Schiff!

Big Mistake....

Of course he does. He's afraid of her.

He can sense she is the Alpha.

she was rude and disrespectful. I'm glad AG Barr made her look stupid in front of the American people.

Let him try - she’s got way more grit than he ever will

He called her nasty. He called a black woman a dog; he called black women mothers of football players the B-word. He called Omar anti-Semitic. There will be a rhetorical Defense of black women. You can count on it.

What a garbage report. He seems to save his most horrific attacks for women of color. Please stop with the garbage. He beats up anyone that attacks him no matter your gender or color. You mess with TRUMP you get equal treatment. Now stop with the nonesence.

Kamala has a lot of loose skin on her face. I guess Willie brown stretched it out 😂😂😂😂

TRUMP MUST GO!

She is a power that’s for sure

Cause she was extremely effective. Hah!

Because SHE IS THE SHHHHTTT

He knows she is a threat because she is right!

He can not stand strong women who will not fall for his “charms”, and I use that term loosely. He is a world class grifter in a expensive suit.

KamalaHarris will teach realDonaldTrump a lesson his parents should have “children are to be heard not seen

She is nasty.

She is really good. Maybe he is afraid of her.

She was nasty to Barr!!! Women want to be equal to men? Great!!! You throw shade ladies, it will be thrown back at you!!!

Senator Harris basks in the sort of free airtime few candidate can get. The last one to enjoy such largesse was Trump.

Probably because she was so lucid.

He wouldn't answer her questions. He is a joke, why did he even show up.

He is afraid of her because she is too smart for him and grabing her p**** will get him in trouble

I hope she wins the nomination and focuses her prodigious talent on DJT. She will expose him as the fraud he really is.

Jeez, the great deal maker doesn't know enough to hide his tell; she scares him...we got it...Kamala2020

What a big baby Trump is. Someone needs to change his diaper. I did not hear any of the Senators raving like lunatics except the Republican ones.

SHE is very intelligent! Trump is afraid!

She’s a disgrace to professional women everywhere

If you draw trump's wrath you are doing something right.

Fact Check: Trump actively singles out 2020 candidates and thrice on Sunday.

SenKamalaHarris Donald J. Trump realDonaldTrump WIll be Held Accountable by the American People!

morgfair 'Nasty' is inappropriate. 'Clueless' much more accurate. If Barr had to 'review the underlying evidence' (all 1 million pages) why the hell did Bob Mueller have to bother writing a Report? Can't believe this woman was an Attorney General.

BARR WAS ACTING PARANOID. TELL HIM TO REMAIN COOL AND JUST ANSWER. HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S HIDING SOMETHING NOW

Cuz she destroyed Barr and proved him a liar

I wonder why? A woman? Race? Trump is getting desperate!

She was the nastiest

Trump hates women who don’t fit his stereotype.

Could be a but worried since she mauled Barr

He called Hillary nasty first. He’s a one-trick pony. Yawn.

Black woman again

Absolutely hysterical to think people exist on this planet who think KamalaHarris has a chance to beat realDonaldTrump. That is cute.

No he didn’t 🙄 He was asked about her

Willys Boo is nothing but a grandstanding windbaggg.....

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You guys should start reporting on spygate. You know that set up of Trump by Obama you have ignored for 2 years because you are hacks. There is no stopping the incoming perp walks of the same people you have covered for. You deserve every bit of the scrutiny that's incoming

If she doesn't become the president or VP whoever does needs to make her AG.

Oh God. He’s talking back again. When will he learn that’s not allowed.

CuteScarley

Kamala Resign!

Scared.

morgfair Oh yeah Cheettolini aka. realDonaldTrump be afraid, very afraid cause we're coming for you!🤬

Being singled out by him will help her profile and campaign against him. He only attacks those who worry him.

👆🏼tracitrue BettyVHolcomb1 because of course

In my country u commit crime u get arrested then the police gather evidence.. a court decides .but in your country if u do that u just lie & the police do nothing At all all of those FBI people who swore to protect the public sit & watch Barr & trump etc rape your country? Ok🤔

Good day for KamalaHarris

Bring it. Harris2020 SenKamalaHarris

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Every Democrat in that room should be investigated, charged, tried and jailed.

Trump is a Misogynist and Hates women who are Confident and Speak Out. He likes women to be Sycophantic.

Trump is very fearful of strong, smart brown women who stand up for justice and the rule of law. He should remain fearful.

It's an honor to be nominated.

You have any Proof.......?

Cuz she’s women and she’s brown double threat for orange

He hates strong women.

As well he should- she disgraced congress with that performance

He must be jealous

She’s becoming my new favorite

Clearly, Eugene Scott does not understand much about the work Mueller and his expensive/expansive team did, nor that Muelller works for and reports to Barr. You don’t personally go back over every piece of evidence. Another bright WAPO journalist.😏

Just wait- she can take him down politically!

A badge of honor. We are very proud of you here in California. You are right on.

Someone feels scared and it ain’t Kamala.

Trumpy afraid of strong women.

Of course he did. DerangedDonald is going to zero in on the biggest threat to the smokescreen he has covering up his dealings. Her line of questioning literally had Barr babbling & stammering; you could see him trying to concoct a suitable answer. 🤡

He's must be getting a hint of his possible replacement, next year. LOL it'll be amusing to watch him go over the edge when debating Hurricane Kamala

Omg KamalaHarris it would be hilarious to see him try to stand up to her questions

I’m sure she can handle anything Trumplethinskin has to throw at her.

WE the People of the USA demand that you TWEET your resignation immediately, liar -chiefly! WHadmin&GOP-enablers

She is nasty. In the way a pitcher has a nasty slider. She's very good at picking you apart. I'm sure that's what Trump meant by nasty.

Being targeted by that moron, sleazy scum of the Earth Donald J. Trump can only mean you are doing something right, something just, and something honorable. That's because your action would bring light on the darkness Trump is hiding in. And that causes 'discomfort' to Trump!

But, but, NONE of the Dems running for President are the one that called him a liar to his face! How did realDonaldTrump let that pass, if he cares about how they treated Barr? I guess he confused the female Democrats from Hawaii.

I wanna see Kamala go up against Trump.. she will eat his dirty azz alive 😈

Why? Cause she's smarter & more honest than him?

I am a woman and I cannot stand her. Don't get me started on that laugh.

It’s easy to do with her ideas

good...that means she scares him

Of course he does. She trashed his servile, sleazy attorney general. And had the temerity to do it while being a black woman.

He should ask her if she thinks women should sleep their way up in the work force. It worked for her

Go, Kamala! You know you are doing the right things when DJT attacks!

Trump is terrified of Harris..... He should be.

Only one truly nasty person around. DJT.

Trump only attacks those that threaten him and his corrupt administration. Harris's stock just went up.

Yeah... She can kick him back

Trump doesn’t single out anybody - they’re all fair game...

She a joke in the Democratic Party

Go Rep. Harris! Stay strong and brave

Barr (and Trump,) have been both 'weighed, measured, and found lacking' if a scale that doesn't break under their combined weight exists that is. Let us hope true patriots will be that unbreakable scale during next election should Congress be unable to do constitutional duty.

Kamala is to much for deranged Donald ! She would stomp him.

look at that demon,scary-get her out of our Congress.she is a traitor

Kamala Harris had Big Bad Barr whimpering like a little puppy: Oh please, stop. 'Ask?', 'Suggest?' Such big words, I'm so confused, duh, I don't know. Please don't make me say. CantTrustHim SaveOurDemocracy

We must remember that he has a very limited vocabulary. He probably didn't comprehend half of what she said. I thought she was an absolute shining star! Make her our next AG!! KamalaHarris

Of course, she’s running against him for president in 2020. Plus, she’s probably the smartest woman in congress.

Of course, she is a woman & a minority

He’s scared. She’ll gain several points in the polls and will use this in her ads.

Excellent! Well deserved! Guilty by accusation is the theme for the double-standard Democrats! We saw this same scenario in Kavanaugh hearings. Enough of the nonsense already! Liberal Congress is guilty of derelict of duty, Americans deserve better! WalkAwayFromDemocrats

Pro tip: Stop jamming your finger in your face when you are trying to cross a witness.

CNN foxnewsalert seanhannity GOP Trump was impressed how Kamala took Barr out behind the woodshed and made a complete ass of him.

She cant sleep her way to the White House !

Pretty sure that is a merit badge for Harris....

Harris and Warren only two really capable, maybe Klobuchar, of ending trump's reign of terror.

She'd kick his sorry ass in any kind of one-on-one. Wouldn't be a fair fight.

Because she made Barr look like the liar he is !

Everyone singled her out for grand standing a speech for a run for president. She didn't care about why Barr was there she used it for a political stage. Well she got rotten tomatoes thrown at her on that stage. Dispicable.

Trump's attacks are compliments in disguise. With KamalaHarris, her inquiry of Barr was so truth-revealing, that it was a threat to Trump. She scared the living daylights out of Trump, thus the meaningless retaliation. Robert Morton, OSINT NEWS

Why wouldn’t he. She came across as a tv viral attempt and it was so obvious.

I doubt it. Trump 2020

Yes she really scares him. Her questions were pointed and proper.

He's thinking of his own possible impeachment and having to be questioned by Senator Harris. And I think this does not make him happy.

Well, she sure did a swell job, but don wouldn't know that, child that he is.

Yet another way we know she scored a hit.

Yeah...he shouldn't have singled her out when every single DemocRAT put on their own dog n pony show for the cameras. Luckily, they have the FakeNewsMedia willing to 'carry the water' for their insanity.

It slows Sen. Kamala Harris is on the right track.... She hit a nerve & Trump feels threatened.

He’s afraid of her. He can’t deal with strong, intelligent women.

Harris did the best job.

That's a compliant! She got to him, meaning the POTUS!

Of course he does. He has a major issue with strong, smart, powerful women. Add to that she’s a woman of color. He’s also probably afraid to run against her.

Of course he did. Senator Harris is no one to mess with.

Does trump know how dumb he is? He’d never be able to debate her.

She made Barr look like a fool on two fronts. He could not answer directly if the White House asked, hinted, or suggested to open an investigation.....errrrr, uhhhh. He also did not even bother looking at all the factual evidence. Well done Girl!

Of course we knew he'd do that. She's a strong, intelligent woman of colour of whom he is afraid. I haven't seen what he said but can almost guarantee they are ad hominem attacks. It's what he does.

Trump singling out SenKamalaHarris doesn't change the facts from BarrHearing. WilliamBarr didn't go through the MuellerReport underlying evidence which he's supposed to, being AttorneyGeneral. Strange and surprising, Barr didn't have a single word about Trump's crimes!

Trump hasn't seen nasty yet. Call a whambulance for the biggest cry baby martyr in the world.

He’s scared of smart women 😂😃

It’s ok she’s up to it

Does she look scared

🎶 Black magic woman 🎶

Thought Harris might be a serious POTUS candidate, but she appears to be just another bimbo.

Well, she's gotta get in line behind Biden and Bernie. It's their turn.

He is So intimidated by women. realDonaldTrump is DerangedDonald . He xan not match wits with KamalaHarris. He can't match wits with a match. VoteBlueNoMatterWho VoteDemocrat

Is she literally single- no one mentions it

realDonaldTrump always hits at most powerful & opponents he most fears. When SenKamalaHarris is Dem candidate, realDonaldTrump will refuse to debate her, is my guess. But when one only get 27% of eligible voters in ‘16 & millions new voters eligible, one sees why he’s afraid.

Trump always goes after the ones he feels the most threat from.

Of course, he’s frightened to death of strong women, especially those who get the best of men like him.

Because, of them all, she beat him like a drum.

KamalaHarris singled herself out. Don't play with matches matress mistress unless you want to get burned. Welcome to the real arena of grown intelligent people fighting back. DNC game is over.

Smartest person, greatest threat.

Of course, it had to be a woman. Kudos to Sen. Harris for extracting more info from the petulant, reluctant, shady Barr.

He sees her as a threat. Good. I think, with Barr, she showed what a really fearless leader looks and sounds like.

So predictable, he signals.

Because she was the one who challenged him the most.

Mazie was more disgusting but she may be intellectually challenged. Harris was a liar.

Harris threw Barr down a flight of stairs.

Because she’s GOOD.

How DARE a Democratic Senator who is also black and a woman at the same time grill his handpicked today, or even exist for that matter!

Of course he did. Typical.

Kamala Harris was very effective, Cory Booker was bland and Amy Klobuchar promoted her bill and asked no tough questions. I'm sure Trump will attack them as well, if they pose a threat.

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