A video leaked on Tuesday shows former President Donald Trump slamming Vice President Kamala Harris as a possible successor to President Joe Biden after describing the president as an “old, broken pile of junk.”

In the released video, The Daily BeastTrump was seated in a golf cart and speaking to a group of people, with the former president asking the group how they thought he did in the debate, before going on to talk about Biden's poor performance in the debate. (Related: Poll: Trump more than doubles lead over Biden since debate)

“I took [down] “That old, broken pile of junk. He's a bad guy. He just quit, you know? He's out of the race,” Trump said.

“Really?” someone behind the camera asks.

“Oh, I took him out. [of the race]”…I mean, you have Kamala. I think she'll be better. She's really bad, really pathetic,” Trump continued. “But can you imagine that guy dealing with Putin or the president of China? He's a really tough guy.”

“Now we have Kamala. She's a real badass.”

Trump is a funny guy https://t.co/JRVIROzsUr pic.twitter.com/vxwfWNamRs

— Johnny Maga (@_johnnymaga) July 3, 2024

After the debate between the two political leaders, some in the Democratic Party immediately began questioning whether Biden could serve a second term. carried out After the debate, 72% of voters said they believed Biden did not have the mental and cognitive health to serve as president, up 7 points from a pre-debate poll asking the same question.

Additionally, national polls following the debate have shown Trump's lead growing, with some polls suggesting he has doubled his previous lead over Biden. A recent Wall Street Journal report found that Trump now holds an average 3.2-point lead over the president across five national polls, up from an average of 1.5 points before the debate.

As some Democratic donors and members of the Democratic National Committee continue to pressure Biden to consider stepping down, the president's surrogates remain wary of him becoming the Democratic nominee in November.