10 sentences that marked the 2024 campaign

Tuesday, November 5, Americans will vote in the presidential election following a campaign peppered with short sentences, launched by the two candidates, but also by their supporters. Of the “spikes” not always spiritual, like a campaign marked by uninhibited verbal violence.

On the Republican side, Donald Trump is not new to «punchlines».

In Springfield, migrants eat dogs and cats

Donald Trump

Tuesday, September 10, the two candidates in the running met on the set of the American channel ABC for a televised debate. The second of this presidential campaign, but the first for Kamala Harris after the withdrawal of Joe Biden. It was on this occasion that Donald Trump claimed that migrants in Springfield, Ohio, “eat dogs and cats”, causing his political opponent to laugh.

Only important presidents get shot

Donald Trump

Two days after being targeted by a second assassination attempt, on September 15, 2023, Donald Trump estimated that “only important presidents get shot” in front of his Michigan fans. Two months before, a political opponent had shot him with an assault rifle in Pennsylvania.

I don't know if you know this, but there is literally an island of garbage floating in the middle of the ocean right now. It's called Puerto Rico, I think

Tony Hinchcliffe

The intervention of comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at the Republican candidate's meeting in New York on Sunday October 27 sparked a wave of indignation. This close friend of Donald Trump was strongly criticized for making jokes deemed racist towards «Latinos»notably comparing Port Rico to a “floating garbage island”.

Cat women without children

J.D. Vance

This is how Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance, described Democratic leaders in a 2021 interview with Fox News, which made the rounds on social media. Many celebrities, such as Jennifer Anniston, Christine Pelosi (Nancy Pelosi's daughter) and Taylor Swift have criticized these comments.

Let's put her, rifle in hand, facing nine gun barrels shooting at her. Let's see what she would think

Donald Trump

Liz Cheney, Donald Trump's most famous Republican opponent, accused the former president of being a dictator on Friday, November 1 “vindictive and cruel”after he suggested that she would be less wary with gun barrels trained on her. The Republican candidate made these remarks Thursday, October 31, during a public interview with conservative host Tucker Carlson, in Glendale, Arizona.

On the Democratic side too, barbs were fired from all sides.

The only trash I see floating around here is his followers

Joe Biden

In response to comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's intervention, President Joe Biden called Donald Trump supporters“garbage”Tuesday, October 29, during a video call for the election campaign. The Republican candidate then reacted to these comments with a video of himself driving a garbage truck…

Donald Trump campaigns to become an American tyrant

Bruce Springtseen

Singer Bruce Springsteen, a big supporter of Kamala Harris, declared in early October on Instagram that “Donald Trump is the most dangerous presidential candidate of my lifetime”. The famous rocker has long been an outspoken supporter of Democratic politics, campaigning for former President Barack Obama and supporting then-Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

You are not running against Joe Biden, but against me

Kamala Harris

During his first (and last) televised debate against Kamala Harris, Donald Trump mainly attacked the Democratic camp by criticizing President Joe Biden. The vice-president reminded him “you are not running against Joe Biden, but against me”.

What I see is a candidate who refused and still refuses to recognize that he lost the election [de 2020]

Tim Waltz

The two vice-presidential candidates, Tim Walz (Democrat) and JD Vance (Republican) faced each other in a televised debate on October 2. Kamala Harris' running mate pressed his opponent about the storming of the Capitol by Donald Trump supporters on January 6, 2021. He then called the Republican a “candidate who refused and still refuses to recognize that he lost the election [de 2020]».

You're not excited about the idea of ​​having a woman president

Barack Obama

Last week, former US President Barack Obama tried to shock people during a meeting with Democratic volunteers in Pennsylvania. He deplored a lower mobilization of voters than during his 2008 campaign. “Part of this makes me think you guys are not excited about having a female president.”he castigated. This thinly veiled accusation of misogyny caused a stir within the African-American community.