Trump says world leaders will walk all over Harris because of ‘how she looks’ in latest misogynist rant

Donald Trump has claimed that Kamala Harris would be treated as a “play toy” by world leaders because of “how she looks” in the latest misogynistic comments to emerge from his camp.

The former president told Fox News Laura Ingraham in an interview, part of which aired on Tuesday night, that the vice president’s appearance means other leaders will “walk all over her”.

“She’ll be like a play toy,” he said. “They look at her and they say, ‘We can’t believe we got so lucky.’ They’re going to walk all over her.”

Trump wouldn’t spell out what exactly he meant, adding: “And I don’t want to say as to why. But a lot of people understand it.”

His comments sparked outrage from social media users with one person calling them “very gross” and a “weird way to talk about Vice President Kamala Harris.”

“Wow vailed sexism and racism because he has absolutely nothing else to use against a better qualified candidate,” another person chimed in.

A spokesperson for Trump’s campaign later denied that he was referring to Harris’ gender or race, instead slamming the Democratic presidential candidate as “weak, dishonest and dangerously liberal” in a statement toThe Washington Post.

But this marks only the latest in a growing list of sexist or racist attacks against Harris – attacks that have significantly ramped up in the days since President Joe Biden stepped down from the 2024 race and Harris stepped up to top the ticket.

Over the last week, Republicans have baselessly branded Harris a “DEI hire” while Trump’s vice-presidential pick JD Vance has faces backlash after his sexist comments branding Harris and other women “childless cat ladies” resurfaced last week.

In a 2021 interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News,Vance said that the US is run by