The classic rom-com trope calls for two very different people to be thrown together by chance. They fight and fight and fight… until they fall hopelessly in love.
Donald Trump’s repeated statements that Vice President Kamala Harris is “beautiful” suggest that he sees her not just as his bitter rival, but as an attractive woman. To paraphrase Trump’s cringey comment that “If Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her,” he seems to be signaling, “If Kamala weren’t my opponent, perhaps I’d be dating her.”