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Harris discussed top concerns among women, including lack of affordable housing, abortion access, and even domestic violence. Vice President Kamala Harris is making her thoughts clear on former president Donald Trump’s recent claims of protecting women: he doesn’t. Harris sat down over the weekend with podcast host Alex Cooper on the latest episode of “Call Her Daddy,” where she discussed top concerns among women including lack of affordable housing, abortion access, and even domestic violence. One major highlight included Harris addressing Trump’s recent comments at a Pennsylvania rally, in which he told women he will be their “protector” and will save them from loneliness, abandonment and fear. Harris pointed to Trump’s actions of reversing the protections of Roe vs. Wade, resulting in 20 states having abortion bans with no exceptions for rape and incest — which she called “immoral.” “This is the same guy who said that women should be punished for having abortions?” Harris told Cooper. “This is the same guy who uses the kind of language he does to describe women?” Harris also addressed J.D. Vance’s “childless cat lady” comments over the summer, specifically on what message it sends to women who can’t or do not want to have children. “I just think it’s mean and mean-spirited,” Harris said. “Most Americans want leaders who understand that the measure of their strength is not based on who you beat down — the real measure of the strength of a leader is who you lift up.” With less than a month left until Election Day, both Harris and Trump are working to get support from voters, especially in key battleground states. According to recent polling conducted by the Swing State Project, Harris currently is leading Trump by a mere 1%. Her lead is present in states like Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, while she is tied with Trump in North Carolina. During the podcast, Harris also addressed the reasons why many young people are deciding to opt-out of having children, pointing to the expensive housing market as one example. According to CNBC, a quarter of Gen Z people and millennials without kids plan to stay childless, mostly due to financial reasons. If elected president, Harris said she will implement a plan to increase the housing supply by building 3 million homes across the country. Providing $25,000 in home buying assistance for first-time homeowners, and giving tax cuts to 100 million middle-class workers — including a $6,000 tax cut for young parents for the first year of their child’s life —- are also her main goals during presidency. And with women holding about 65% of the $1.6 million in student loan debt, Harris has a plan for them, and male debt holders, too. “We are fighting and I’m going to continue to fight for student debt relief,” Harris said.

Housing Affordability

Kamala Harris Addresses Trump’s Comments on Being a ‘Protector’ of Women

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Kamala Harris Addresses Trump’s Comments on Being a ‘Protector’ of Women

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