CNN —Former President Donald Trump called Vice President Kamala Harris “retarded” while attempting to convince top Republican donors to pour more money in his campaign, The New York Times reported Saturday.
According to the Times, the former president’s offensive remark came during a dinner with donors at his penthouse apartment last month.
Sources told the Times that Trump was frustrated with fundraising numbers as Harris continues to bring in more cash than his campaign.
“If money guaranteed electoral success, Hillary Clinton would have been president,” Trump’s campaign said Saturday in a statement to CNN.
“President Trump is in a better financial position than ever before, and he’s leading in the polls,” campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt added.
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