Kamala Harris addresses the nation Tuesday night, one week until the election, from the Ellipse, the park in Washington where Donald Trump gave a speech before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. did. She labeled her opponents “petty tyrants” while portraying herself as sympathetic to the troubles of ordinary Americans.
With thousands watching in person, Harris called on Americans to vote in the most important election of their lifetimes for a “new generation” of leaders. Ms. Harris is a generation younger than Mr. Trump and a generation younger than the Democratic nominee she replaced, Joe Biden.
Meanwhile, President Trump said of the United States, “We’re like a giant trash can,” and said he doesn’t love them as much as he does about the Puerto Rican community, a large and influential group of voters who have been repeatedly insulted by the Republican camp. He said there is no one who does.
Meanwhile, Biden demanded clarification after he appeared to call Trump supporters “trash” at a town hall packed with young Latino voters. Biden said his comments referred only to the comedian’s “hateful remarks” at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally.
Here’s what else happened Tuesday.
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Josh Shapiro, the governor of Pennsylvania and a prominent Democratic supporter of Harris, said he does not call Trump supporters “trash” as Biden has interpreted it. Shapiro was shown a video of Biden’s earlier comments on CNN. He was asked to respond. “I will never disrespect the good people of Pennsylvania or the American people, even if they choose to support a candidate that I do not support,” Shapiro responded.
Harris will spend election night at her alma mater, Howard University in Washington, according to officials. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss his campaign plans. If elected, Harris would be the first graduate of a historically black college to serve in the Oval Office.
United Auto Workers (UAW) leaders made a final plea to their members to vote for Harris, casting the election as a battle between working class and billionaire interests.
Michelle Obama got a stump in Georgia. The former first lady’s organization, When We All Vote, hosted a rally that drew more than 2,000 people at an arena in College Park near the Atlanta airport. The expertly staged event was dominated by passionate pleas for votes from a star-studded roster.
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President Donald Trump, who was urged by some allies to apologize for racist remarks made by a speaker at a weekend rally, took the opposite approach on Tuesday, calling such events “a privilege to attend.” “It’s an honor,” he said, calling the occasion a “festival of love.” He used the same term to describe the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from presidential ballots in Wisconsin and Michigan. Kennedy wanted to exclude himself from voting in two key battleground states after withdrawing his candidacy as an independent candidate and endorsing Donald Trump. They argued that allowing him to continue in office violated his First Amendment rights by falsely implying that he still wanted to be elected president.
The Truth About Trump Following an extraordinary rally ahead of next week’s election, the social stock market’s valuation now exceeds the estimated value of Elon Musk’s X. However, there is some background to this. Twitter/X’s valuation is calculated to have fallen by 90% since Musk took office. Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the former president’s small social media empire, rose 8.8% on Tuesday. Trading in the stock was halted several times due to volatility.
J.D. Vance accused Harris and her allies of disrespecting World War II veterans as they campaigned Tuesday in one of Michigan’s most competitive areas. and hit back at those who say Trump is a fascist.
Rudy Giuliani claims in a new book that his and Trump’s extensive legal troubles are the result of persecution by a “fascist regime” run by Harris and Biden, who have twice He avoids any mention of the $150 million defamation award he won in the Georgia election. laborer. The book repeats lies about election fraud that got him disbarred from practicing law in New York and Washington, D.C.
Elsewhere in the campaign
The US economy appears to have continued to expand at a healthy pace from July to September, supported by consumer spending, despite continued pressure from high interest rates. The Commerce Department is expected to report Wednesday that gross domestic product, the economy’s output of goods and services, grew at an annualized rate of 2.6% in the last quarter, according to a survey of forecasters by data firm FactSet. are. This will be a decline from the annual rate of 3% in the April-June period.
Beijing suggested on Wednesday that it could “abandon” Taiwan if Trump wins, given that the United States has always pursued an “America first” policy. President Trump made several comments during his campaign, arguing that China-claimed Taiwan should pay for protection and accusing Taiwan of stealing America’s semiconductor business.
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