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.”
Trump’s latest statements have sparked backlash among many Americans.
Social media users have pointed out that the former president had no hesitation in labeling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” just last week.
Kamala Harris previously warned: “Those dictators are rooting for you because they know they can manipulate you with flattery and favors.”
Trump, in contrast, recently praised Putin, stating, “President Putin even used my very strong Campaign motto of, ‘COMMON SENSE.’ We both believe very strongly in it.”
Speaking in Florida on February 19, as reported by the BBC, Trump further claimed that Zelensky’s primary skill was “playing Joe Biden like a fiddle.”
His remarks followed Zelensky’s reaction to conversations between the US and Russia, from which Ukraine was excluded.
At the time, the 47-year-old Ukrainian president accused the US leader of “living in a disinformation space.”
In response, Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to criticize Zelensky, saying, “He’s doing a terrible job, his country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died.”
Later that same day, Trump escalated his attacks by branding Zelensky a “dictator,” stating, “He refuses to have elections. He’s low in the real Ukrainian polls.
“How can you be high with every city being demolished?”
