Joe Scarborough Says How Kamala Harris Should Goad Trump Seconds Into Debate

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough on Tuesday suggested how Democratic nominee Kamala Harris should kick off her first presidential debate with Donald Trump.

And it’s with a blunt reminder of how Harris’ rival actually once supported her, said the “Morning Joe” co-host.

“For Harris tonight, I think the first thing I would do if I were Harris [is say], ‘Donald, thank you so much for your political contribution to me in 2014. I greatly appreciate it, I wouldn’t be here without it.’”

Trump in 2011 and 2013 gave $6,000 in total in two donations for Harris’ campaign for California attorney general.

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Ivanka Trump, his daughter, gave Harris’ campaign $2,000 in 2014.

Elsewhere on “Morning Joe,” Scarborough noted how Trump’s attacks will focus on Harris and President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy and the border and that he will