She was not, however, referring to the hateful, racist remarks directed towards Puerto Ricans by the comedian
Tony Hinchcliffe at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally; or
Tucker Carlson’s description of
Kamala Harris as a “Samoan-Malaysian, low IQ former California prosecutor”; or the radio personality
Sid Rosenberg’s claim that
Hillary Clinton is a “sick bastard”, made during a rant that included references to “fucking illegals”.
Leavitt’s outrage was directed instead at
Tim Walz, Democratic vice-presidential nominee, for
remarks he made claiming Trump had “descended into madness” in the past few weeks, and that his Sunday rally in New York had “a direct parallel to a big rally that happened in the 1930s at Madison Square Garden”, namely a
1939 Nazi rally that took place there.
“Walz needs to apologize for his disgraceful comments smearing Trump supporters,” Leavitt said in a statement. “This kind of rhetoric has already inspired assassination attempts.”