Vice President Kamala Harris denounced political leaders who focus on tearing people down rather than uplifting them.

Over the last several years, theres been this kind of perversion that has taken place, I think, which is to suggest that the measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you beat down when what we know is the real and true measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you lift up, Harris said during a campaign rally in Rochester, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.

Thats what strength looks like. Anybody whos about beating down other people is a coward, Harris said to a crowd that met her remarks with applause.

Harris opponent, former President Donald Trump , is notorious for making sexist , racist and otherwise inflammatory remarks.

However, Harris who was joined by her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff; her running mate , Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ; and Walzs wife, Gwen Walz, at the rally did not reference Trump or any other politicians by name and instead focused on her own campaign.

This campaign for us is really born out of love of country, Harris continued. We love our country, and we know our country is going to be as strong as our willingness to fight for it, and to fight for what we stand for.

Harris began her presidential bid when Biden dropped out of the race last month . She broke a fundraising record with more than $80 million in donations in the first 24 hours of her presidential campaign.

She announced Walz as her running mate on Aug. 6 and is expected to accept the Democratic nomination at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week.