Donald Trump said he is now competing against Kamala Harris in the US presidential race as he labelled Joe Biden a “broken-down pile of crap” in an expletive-laden rant on a golf course.
The remarks, captured on video, were another indication that Republicans were preparing for the vice president to replace Mr Biden following his disastrous debate performance.
In the footage, Mr Trump, 78, can be seen sitting in the driver’s seat of a golf cart as he asks people nearby what they thought of the debate.
“I kicked that old broken-down pile of crap, he’s such a bad guy,” he says before incorrectly claiming “he [Biden] just quit you know – he’s quitting the race… I got him out”.
“And that means we have Kamala,” said Mr Trump.
“I think she’s going to be better – she’s so bad, she’s so pathetic.”
He added: “She’s so f—ing bad.”
The video, which appeared to be secretly recorded, came in the aftermath of reports that Mr Biden, 81, was considering dropping out of the presidential race.
The footage captured a rare public use of profane language from the former president, which Democrats immediately seized on as a “new rock bottom” for Mr Trump.
“The American people have already seen low after low from Donald Trump,” a statement from the Biden-Harris team read.
“They have seen again and again his disrespect for women, his disdain for black Americans, and his complete disregard for our democracy and our democratic norms.
“Today, Donald Trump, while golfing and avoiding the campaign trail, hit a new rock bottom: caught on tape saying that Vice President Harris, who made history as the first black and first Asian-American woman elected to the office, is ‘pathetic’ and ‘so f—ing bad’.”
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