Trump attacks Harris policies - and persona - as allies push for messaging shift


Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on a panel of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. July 31, 2024. REUTERS/Vincent Alban

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump lobbed a series of personal and policy-based attacks at his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in a speech on Wednesday, hoping to recover from a difficult stretch during which his lead in opinion polls has all but evaporated.

Some allies, donors and advisers have expressed concern at Trump's attacks on the U.S. vice president's intellect and suggested that he instead focus on what they argue are the failed policies Harris has promoted while in office.

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