Harris says she'd take a cognitive test; challenges Trump "to take the same one"

Vice President Kamala Harris, responding to erstwhile President Donald Trump's claims astir her IQ, said she would return a cognitive trial — and "would situation him to return nan aforesaid one."

"This is what he has resorted to, and I deliberation he really is progressively unstable and unhinged and has resorted to sanction calling because he really has nary scheme for nan American people," Harris said successful an question and reply pinch "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell conducted connected nan campaign way successful Kalamazoo, Michigan. 

The vice president pointed to a slew of individuals who worked intimately pinch Trump who person spoken retired against him successful caller weeks arsenic grounds that he is "unfit to beryllium president of nan United States."

"Don't return it from me, perceive to nan group who cognize him best," Harris said. "His erstwhile chiefs of staff. Most recently, 4-star Marine General John Kelly. Listen to 2 erstwhile secretaries of defense who worked for him, perceive to his nationalist information adviser, perceive to his vice president, who person all, successful 1 measurement aliases another, said he is unfit to beryllium president again, should ne'er beryllium president again, and is dangerous."

Harris has received disapproval for her comments astir Trump, including calling him a "fascist," successful caller days from apical Republicans successful Congress, who accused her of inviting different assassination effort against nan erstwhile president. The vice president told CBS News that she condemns "any governmental unit of immoderate benignant against anyone," while noting that group should "take it from nan group who cognize him best."

With conscionable complete a week until Election Day, nan vice president acknowledged a adjacent statesmanlike race, while touting that she has seen "a batch of enthusiasm" connected nan run trail.  

"It's a statesmanlike race. And it should beryllium close," she said. "In each honesty, I'm seeing a batch of enthusiasm astir our campaign."

A CBS News poll released Sunday recovered Harris and Trump tied crossed nan battleground states, while Harris has a one-point lead nationally.

Harris said she intends to "earn each ballot we receive," walking astir nan state connected nan run way to do so. And she pointed to nan support she's seen connected nan ground. 

The run way has been star-studded successful caller days, arsenic Harris appeared pinch Michelle Obama successful Michigan connected Saturday and Beyoncé a time anterior successful Texas. 

Harris outlined elements of her imagination for nan first 100 days should she beryllium elected, pointing to authorities aimed astatine lowering costs and to safeguard reproductive authorities arsenic nan apical legislative priorities. 

On nan effort to little costs, Harris said nan package of authorities would reside housing, mini business, nan kid taxation credit, and put "more money successful nan hands of American moving people," while cutting taxes for nan mediate class. She said a privilege "in adjacent form" would beryllium addressing reproductive healthcare and reinstating protections. And she cited separator information — bringing backmost nan border deal that Senate Republicans rejected earlier this twelvemonth — arsenic different apical priority.

Whether nan priorities could pass, particularly successful a divided Congress, remains to beryllium seen. But Harris based on that "for astir of nan issues that I deliberation interest nan immense mostly of Americans, they're not partisan issues."

"Bringing down nan costs of groceries. Bringing down nan costs of housing," she said. "Getting much support to families pinch children. These are not partisan issues. Democrats, Republicans, independents woody pinch these issues equally, and really don't deliberation of them done nan lens of nan statement pinch which they're registered to vote. So that intends moving crossed nan aisle."