As Harris stood at the podium, the screen behind her exploded with Trump’s own words, ripping him apart. Clips from recent interviews and past speeches were mercilessly cut up, showing the ugliness of his divisiveness. The former President’s own words, dripping with malice and paranoia, were laid out for all to see in all their horror.

Harris was unyielding on stage while Trump was wishy-washy when asked about his own policies. She wouldn’t back down, instead choosing to highlight the very real danger Trump poses to democracy itself.

“We can’t have four more years of this,” Harris boomed, her voice shattering the arena. “Donald Trump is getting more and more unstable and unhinged and he wants unchecked power. He wants to send the military after American citizens, to silence dissent and crush opposition. The idea is disgusting.”

The crowd went wild as Harris exposed Trump’s depravity. The chants of “Lock him up” that followed were met with a calm response from the Vice President: “The courts will handle that, let’s focus on November, shall we? We can’t be distracted by empty threats and baseless conspiracy theories.”

Don’t think for a second this was just another rally speech. This was a call to action, a warning that the stakes have never been higher. Harris is drawing a line in the sand and Trump is being forced to face the music.

As she spoke, the difference between Trump’s empty words and Harris’s America became clear. The former President was elsewhere, spouting his tired talking points and trying to hang on for relevance like a dying spark.

But Harris won’t be silenced. She won’t be intimidated. And she won’t be defeated. The American people deserve better than a presidency that seeks to divide and conquer, that seeks to silence dissent and crush opposition. It’s time for a new direction and Kamala Harris is marching into the belly of the beast that is Trump.

Now what? Will the American people stand with Harris or will they fall for Trump’s poison? Up to them but one thing for sure: it’s America’s future.