Donald Trump's presidential campaign blasted Vice President Kamala Harris' team for "acting like whiny schoolchildren" with their online attacks aimed at the former president.
The Harris campaign's online content is produced by the same digital team in Wilmington, Delaware, that had been promoting President Joe Biden before he was forced out as the Democratic Party's nominee, Axios reported.
Content that had been more "stuffier, decorous" for Biden has turned "saucier, more ruthless" for Harris, the outlet said.
"Acting like whiny schoolchildren is not a political strategy, but it is a coping mechanism for the Kamala campaign who knows they have a weak candidate incapable of being authentic," Trump's communications director Steven Cheung told Axios.
"If anyone thinks that using emojis is some cutting-edge message technique, they are severely out of touch with reality and the seriousness of the challenges Americans face after a disastrous Harris-Biden administration."
The Democrat nominee team's approach was evident Sunday after Trump indicated he might pull out of the Sept. 10 ABC debate with Harris, whose team began pushing for live mics throughout the broadcast, a shift from the rules previously agreed upon when Biden was running.
The vice president's campaign then took to X to post sound effects of squawking, whining chickens, layered over video of Trump speaking, and another post featuring a flock of chicken emojis.
Trump on Monday said he is fine with unmuted microphones at the planned debate.
The former president has been known to attach nicknames to his political opponents as part of his social media comments, which he personally posts.
"Comrade Kamala Harris," "Sleepy Joe" Biden, "Crooked Hillary" Clinton and "Broken Old Crow" for Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., are some of his best-known nicknames.
After Harris replaced Biden, there were subtle shifts to better reflect the younger nominee, CNN reported.
With 65 posts in 20 days, the Harris' @KamalaHQ TikTok account doubled the number of plays that @BidenHQ achieved with 335 posts in roughly five months.
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