Harris has Trump on the defense, and he keeps making the wrong move

In recent weeks, Donald Trump has found himself in an unusual position. Whether it’s his disgusting actions at Arlington National Cemetery, his flip-flop-flip over Florida’s abortion-rights ballot measure, or unfounded attacks on Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Trump is on the defensive.

It’s not that the media has stopped cleaning up Trump’s statements and making his rants sound semi-coherent. Or that it’s stopped applying a double standard that means many of Trump’s most egregious statements get ignored. It’s just that this is no longer enough.

Since Harris entered the race on July 21, Trump has been thrown off-stride. He didn't plan to fight a tough, close campaign. He thought this was in the bag. But now he’s caught in a trap of reacting to Harris, and when he tries to struggle out, he and his arrogant campaign staff make things all the worse.