Donald Trump told supporters of his second term over the weekend that his Democratic opponents want to ban cows and windows on buildings, prompting renewed questions about his mental state. there was.
“They just came up with it. They want to do things like no more cows, no more windows in buildings,” the Republican White House candidate said Saturday at a campaign event with Hispanic voters in Las Vegas. he said. “They have great plans for this country.
“Honestly, they’re crazy and they’re really hurting the country, badly.”
Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign then responded to the remarks on social media, writing, “Deranged Trump unleashes a delusional rant.”
Other Trump critics echoed the Democratic vice president’s views, calling the rant “stunningly stupid” and “incoherent.”
The Nevada Democratic Party also criticized the former president, saying, “Mr. Trump came to town, questioned the values of Nevadans, and rambled on about cows and windows.”
Saturday is not the first time the former president has accused Democrats of trying to eliminate the cow.
Trump said at a rally this summer that if Harris were elected, he would pass legislation outlawing red meat. He added: “You know what that means: No more cows.”
President Trump has also said in recent years that the Green New Deal, the sweeping climate change measures introduced and supported by progressive Democrats, would be a “cattle drive.”
He said in 2020 that the Green New Deal would “destroy our farms and destroy our great cows.”
“I love cows. They’re trying to kill our cows. You know why, right? You know why? Don’t say that. They’re trying to kill our cows. That means you’re next,” he said.
The Green New Deal, introduced in part by progressive Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, aims to begin reducing America’s dependence on fossil fuels that are fueling devastating global warming. It outlines the main principles of a plan to fight injustice and tackle climate change.
This resolution does not call for the abolition of livestock farming. But it calls for “working with America’s farmers and ranchers to remove pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector to the greatest extent technically possible.”
While hinting at reducing emissions from agriculture, that “doesn’t mean getting rid of cows,” Ocasio-Cortez said in 2019.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, about 10% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States come from agriculture, including cattle, soil, and rice production.
President Trump’s confusing comments on Saturday about Democrats wanting to remove cows and windows from buildings came just two days before another bizarre moment in this election cycle.
On Monday at City Hall in Oaks, Pennsylvania, after a medical emergency interruption, Mr. Trump stood on stage for about 30 minutes, shaking his head as music played.
At the same event, online critics again commented on Trump’s cognitive health as he urged the crowd to vote “on or before January 5,” even though the presidential election for Harris is on November 5. did.
Ms Harris released a medical report which revealed that the most notable aspects of her medical history were seasonal allergies and hives. The report said that if she is elected in November, “she has the physical and mental resilience necessary to successfully carry out the duties of the presidency.”
A senior Harris aide, 59, said the vice president’s aides saw the release of her health report and medical history as an opportunity to draw attention to questions about Trump’s physical fitness and mental acuity. said.
More than 230 doctors, nurses and health care workers on Sunday called for President Trump, 78, to be transparent about his health as he seeks to become the oldest president to serve as president. He asked for the records to be made public.
“With no recent health disclosures from President Donald Trump, we can only make extrapolations based on public opinion,” the doctors said in an open letter. “In that regard, Mr. Trump falls alarmingly short of any standard of fitness for public office and exhibits worrying traits of diminished acumen.”
Trump has consistently refused to reveal detailed information about his health during his public life. On Tuesday, the former president published a post on his social media platform “Truth” claiming that his health is “perfect, no problems!!!”
