Donald Trump rants about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris from golf cart

Donald Trump said he is now competing against Kamala Harris in the US presidential race as he labeled Joe Biden a “broken-down pile of c–p” in an expletive-laden rant on a golf course.

The remarks, captured on video, were another indication that Republicans were preparing for the vice-president to replace Mr Biden following his disastrous debate performance.

In the footage, Trump, 78, can be seen sitting in the driver’s seat of a golf cart alongside his 18-year-old son Barron as he asks people nearby what they thought of the debate.

The former president has largely kept quiet since the debate, preferring to let media reports focus on the internal drama in Mr Biden’s party.

But he broke his silence on the golf course, boasting: “I kicked that old broken-down pile of c–p, he’s such a bad guy,” before incorrectly claiming: “He (Biden) just quit you know – he’s quitting the race… I got him out.”

“And that means we have Kamala,” Trump went on. “I think she’s going to be better – she’s so bad, she’s so pathetic.

“She’s so f—ing bad.”

The video, which appeared to be secretly recorded, came in the aftermath of reports that Mr Biden, 81, was considering dropping out of the presidential race.

Trump shared video on social media platform

The reporter who obtained the video for the Daily Beast website said it had not been distributed by the Trump campaign.

However, after the story broke, the former president posted the clip himself on his Truth Social platform. He captioned the clip, which included him handing some money to a golf course worker: “No tax on tips!”

Removing taxes on tips in restaurants is one of his campaign pledges.

Democrats immediately seized on his use of profane language as a “new rock bottom” for Trump.

“The American people have already seen low after low from Donald Trump,” a statement from the Biden-Harris team read.

“They have seen again and again his disrespect for women, his disdain for black Americans, and his complete disregard for our democracy and our democratic norms.

“Today, Donald Trump, while golfing and avoiding the campaign trail, hit a new rock bottom: caught on tape saying that Vice-President Harris, who made history as the first black and first Asian-American woman elected to the office, is ‘pathetic’ and ‘so f—ing bad’.”