A clip from last year’s first presidential debate between Trump and Harris has resurfaced online, sparking renewed discussions about Kamala Harris’ past remarks regarding Donald Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin.
The video, which has been widely shared on social media, shows Harris seemingly predicting Trump’s increasing closeness to Putin and Russia. Now, reports indicate that preparations are underway for a potential meeting between the two leaders, as stated by Russia’s deputy foreign minister, according to The Guardian.
One particular clip posted to X, captioned “You can’t say she didn’t call it,” features the 60-year-old Democrat addressing the 78-year-old Republican: “Why don’t you tell the 800,000 Polish-Americans, right here in Pennsylvania, how quickly you would give up for the sake of favor and what you think is a friendship with what is known to be a dictator who would eat you for lunch.”
The resurfaced video has led to a wave of reactions online. One X user commented, “She saw it coming. Didn’t take long…”
Another added, “Word for word! Bar for bar!”
A third person wrote, “God, I loved this part of the debate but hate the reality now.”
Meanwhile, someone else recalled Harris’ warning and remarked, “She said he’d get eaten for lunch by Putin. He got eaten for lunch by Putin.”
The renewed attention on Harris’ remarks comes as Trump recently faced questions from the press about whether he would call Putin a “dictator.”
“I don’t use those words lightly,” Trump responded after a brief pause. “I think that we’re gonna see how it all works out.
“Let’s see what happens. I think that we have a chance of a really good settlement between various countries.
“And, you know, you’re talking about Europe, and you’re talking about Ukraine as part of that whole situation. The other side has a lot of support, also.
“So, let’s see how it all works out. It might work out.
“Look, you can never make up lives. One thing you can make up, the money, but you can’t make up the lives.”
During a press interaction at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida last week, Trump also falsely claimed that Ukraine “started” the war, telling reporters, “You’ve been there for three years. You should have ended it. … You should have never started it. You could have made a deal.”
