Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered some compliments for his opponent, Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, during a Univision town hall.
Teresa Djedjro, 48, asked Trump to “name three virtues” of Harris after she asked Harris to do the same for Trump during a separate town hall with the Spanish network last week.
Harris Has ‘Ability to Survive’: Trump
“She seems to have the ability to survive,” Trump said. “She seems, because you know, she was out of the race, and all of a sudden she’s running for president.”
Trump was referring to Harris’s early exit from the 2020 Democratic nominating race. Harris replaced President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket four years later.
“She was the first one out, and all of a sudden, she’s running for president,” Trump said, adding that the other 21 candidates who competed against Harris are “now watching her on TV.”
The former president also praised her personal relationships.
“She seems to have some pretty long-time friendships,” Trump stated, adding that it’s a “good thing.”
Trump offered a final compliment.
“She seems to have a nice way about her. I like the way … she behaves in a certain way,” Trump said.
Harris Compliments Trump’s ‘Love’ of His Family
Harris offered only one compliment when Djedjro asked Harris to “name three virtues” of Trump last week at the Spanish network’s town hall in Las Vegas.
Harris thanked Djedjro for the question before answering the question.
“I know that the vast majority of us has so much more in common than what separates us,” she stated.
The vice president acknowledged the love that her Republican rival has for his family was a virtue.
“I think Donald Trump loves his family and I think that’s very important,” Harris answered. “But I don’t really know him. I only met him one time, so I don’t really have much more to offer you.”
Harris vs Trump
Both appearances on the Spanish network come as a poll released this week conducted by The Economist/YouGov revealed Harris with a lead over Trump, 60 to 35 percent among Hispanic adults.While Latino voters tend to support Democratic candidates more for president, that margin has been narrowing under Trump.
According to the Pew Research Center, an estimated 36.2 million Latinos are eligible to vote this year, an increase from 32.3 million in 2020. The key demographic group now represents 50 percent of the total growth of eligible voters and has grown at the second-fastest rate of any major racial or ethnic group among American voters since the last presidential election.
There are 19 days left until Election Day.