Harris and Trump in final push for votes ahead of 2024 Election Day: Live updates and polls
Kamala Harris to be joined by celebrities Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey, Ricky Martin, and The Roots in Philadelphia in swing state Pennsylvania
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Your support makes all the difference.Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump are making their final pitches to voters on Monday, the last full day of campaigning before Election Day.
During a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, Trump appeared to reference the infamous Access Hollywood tape which was published late in the 2016 campaign in which he said he could grab women by their genitals because of his fame.
Discussing Elon Musk’s and SpaceX’s rocket boosters, Trump said, “And those two big arms, you saw the arms, they grab that thing like you grab your beautiful baby ... Years ago, I would have said something else, but I’ve learned.”
He added: “I would have been a little bit more risque.”
The ex-commander-in-chief made similar comments over the weekend.
Trump took the stage in Reading, Pennsylvania shortly before 3.30pm ET on Monday.
The vice president will be joined by celebrities Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey, Ricky Martin, and The Roots in Philadelphia this evening as Katy Perry and Christina Aguilera support her in Pittsburgh and Las Vegas.
Trump is also concentrating on the Keystone State, holding a rally in Pittsburgh before closing in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Results from several key states expected on Election night
A Harris campaign official has said that results may come in from North Carolina, Michigan, and Georgia as soon as by the end of election night, according to Reuters.
They expect results from Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada to come in on Wednesday and further ahead.
“We may not know the results of this election for several days, but we are very focused on staying calm and confident throughout this period as the process goes through,” campaign Chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said during a briefing on Monday that they’re expecting 70 percent of votes reported by 8pm on election night, because of a state law allowing counties to start counting mail-in ballots earlier.
Elon Musk’s ‘random’ $1 million winners are pre-selected ‘spokespeople’ for his pro-Trump PAC, lawyer admits
The “winners” of a daily $1 million sweepstakes from Elon Musk and his Donald Trump-supporting political action committee were not “randomly” selected at all, according to an attorney for the group.
Swing-state voters who signed the PAC’s petition for a chance to be presented with a novelty-sized check were instead deliberately chosen to be paid “spokespeople” for the group, lawyer Chris Gober told a judge in Philadelphia on Monday.
Gober said that there is “no prize to be won” at all, and that recipients instead “must fulfill contractual obligations” on behalf of the PAC, he told Judge Angelo Foglietta in a Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas courtroom.
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Trump appears to forget where he is at North Carolina rally
Donald Trump appeared to forget where he was during a rally in North Carolina over the weekend.
Trump was speaking to supporters in Kinston on Sunday when he started praising David McCormick as “one of the best [Republicans] of all right here.”
The only problem? McCormick is running for Senate — in Pennsylvania.
“We have great Republicans running and you have one of the best of all right here, David McCormick, you know that?” Trump said. “Where’s David, is he around some place? You know he just left, he’s a great guy.”
Trump appears to forget where he is at North Carolina rally
Harris could be leading Trump in North Carolina, a new poll released 48 hours ahead of Election Day revealed
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X owner Elon Musk announced on Monday that he will hold a “digital town hall” tonight at 8.30pm ET.
Trumpworld insiders and supporters ‘exasperated’ over recent rally remarks: ‘It’s like he doesn’t want to win’
Donald Trump’s allies and supporters are said to be “exasperated” by his recent rally remarks, leaving some questioning whether the former president is attempting to sabotage his own campaign at the 11th hour.
The former president has made a slew of controversial remarks during his final campaign blitz.
During a rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, at the weekend, he claimed he “shouldn’t have left” the White House following his 2020 election loss, escalated rumors of election fraud, and joked that he wouldn’t “mind” if journalists were shot at his rallies.
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‘These allies are incredibly frustrated about the language that he is using on the campaign, the darkness of the rhetoric,’ CNN correspondent Kirsten Holmes said
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Anti-abortion Texas megachurch pastor endorses Harris and slams ‘race-baiting’ Trump
An anti-abortion Texas megachurch pastor has endorsed Kamala Harris for president, as he slammed Donald Trump as a “race-baiting” adulterer.
William Dwight McKissic Sr, the founder of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, penned an op-ed for MSNBC on Sunday where he revealed that, despite being an evangelical who “hates abortion” and opposes same-sex marriage, he cannot support the “adulterous, childish, habitually lying and criminally convicted” former president.
Instead, he announced that he is backing “trustworthy” Harris in the 2024 race: “Republican Donald Trump doesn’t have Harris’ character, her competence or her capacity.”
Anti-abortion Texas megachurch pastor endorses Harris and slams ‘race-baiting’ Trump
William Dwight McKissic Senior, founder of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, said that, despite being an evangelical who ‘hates abortion’ and opposes same-sex marriage, he cannot support ‘habitually lying’ Trump
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Bill Clinton defends George W Bush over his endorsement decision
Former president Bill Clinton has defended his Republican successor George W Bush over his endorsement decision shortly before Election Day.
In September, Bush’s office announced that he would not endorse GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump for a third consecutive election cycle, nor his Democratic rival Kamala Harris.
During a CNN interview on Sunday, Clinton – who has endorsed Harris and campaigned on her behalf since she stepped on the ticket in July – praised the 43rd president’s decision to remain silent in the 2024 race.
Bill Clinton defends George W Bush over his endorsement decision
In September, Bush’s office announced that he would not endorse Trump – nor his Democratic rival Harris
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