CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of attack lines Wednesday against his likely new opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris , whom he called his new victim to defeat and accused of deceiving the public about President Joe Biden s ability to run for a second term.

The rally in Charlotte, North Carolina marked his first public campaign event since Biden dropped out of the 2024 matchup and Harris became the Democrats likely nominee. The rally concluded minutes before Biden addressed the nation to explain he dropped his reelection bid to pass the torch to Harris, who is 22 years younger than him.

So now we have a new victim to defeat: Lyin Kamala Harris , Trump said, labeling her the most incompetent and far-left vice president in American history.

Trump called her a radical left lunatic and said she was crazy for her positions on abortion and on immigration. He also mispronounced her first name repeatedly, a denigrating approach to the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent likely to lead a major partys presidential ticket.

Trumps speech signaled the next stage for the campaign may be especially brutal and personal, even as some GOP leaders warned Republican allies not to use overtly racist and sexist attacks against Harris.

Trump has ramped up his criticism of the vice president since Bidens abrupt departure , calling Harris the same as Biden but much more radical.

He blamed her for what he portrays as the Biden administrations failures, particularly security along the U.S.-Mexico border. On Wednesday, the speakers who appeared on stage before the Republican nominee attacked Harris record on the border, highlighting she was tasked with leading a White House effort to tackle migration issues. Harris name was met with boos several times during the speeches.

She was assigned that, she was given that task, and she failed, said Brandon Judd, former president of the National Border Patrol Council, the union that represents agents.

Trump also accused Harris of being just as responsible for Bidens policies at the U.S.-Mexico border, which saw illegal crossing arrests reach record highs at the end of 2023 and repeated his pledge to conduct mass deportations with the help of local police.

Kamalas deadly destruction of Americas borders is completely and totally disqualifying. She shouldnt be allowed to run for president with what shes done, Trump told supporters.