Trump Says He's the Looker

GOP nominee brings up Harris' Time cover at Pennsylvania rally
By Bob Cronin,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 18, 2024 1:30 PM CDT
Trump Says He's the Looker
The crowd cheers as Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on Saturday in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Politics aside, Donald Trump assured a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania, he has the edge over Vice President Kamala Harris in one area. "I am much better looking than her," Trump told supporters in Wilkes-Barre, the Hill reports. "I'm a better-looking person than Kamala." The Republican presidential nominee cited no evidence for his claim, but he put it in the context of Harris' appearance on the cover of Time, which he has brought up at least four times now, per the Independent. "Time magazine doesn't have a picture of her. They have this unbelievable artist drawing her," Trump said. "They took a lot of pictures that didn't work out so they hired a sketch artist."

The boast could be interpreted as a flip-flop, given that Trump, per People, told Elon Musk last week that "she's a beautiful woman." Some Republicans, including former opponent Nikki Haley, have urged Trump to stick to policy when attacking the Democratic presidential nominee. Sen. Lindsey Graham reiterated that advice Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press, per the Hill. "If you have a policy debate for president, he wins," Graham said. "Donald Trump, the provocateur, the showman, may not win this election." (More Donald Trump 2024 stories.)

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