Election Day 2024 live updates: Trump and Harris host late-night rallies as Dixville Notch declares first results
Kamala Harris introduced by Oprah Winfrey in Philadelphia while Donald Trump keeps Michigan rallygoers waiting hours as first votes cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire
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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.
The vice president was 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 also concentrated on the Keystone State, delivering his “closing message” at a rally in Pittsburgh before one final rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan — where he closed out both his 2016 and 2020 campaigns.
Speaking in Pittsburgh, the former president brought his family on stage; repeated his idea for a wrestling league for migrants; and called Rep Adam Schiff “scum”.
Trump also announced he had been endorsed by podcaster Joe Rogan and was joined on stage by Megyn Kelly. He spoke for approximately two hours meaning his supporters in Michigan waited past midnight for his arrival there.
Also at midnight, the first in-person votes were cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire — a tradition going back almost 65 years. There are just six registered voters in the town who split evenly between the two candidates.
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Rihanna is the latest celebrity to weigh in on the upcoming American presidential election.
The Fenty Beauty founder turned to Instagram on Monday, November 4 to joke about how she would vote in the election using her son’s passport. The “Diamonds” singer was born in Barbados and is not currently a US citizen, meaning she is not eligible to vote.
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RESULT: Dixville Notch split evenly between Trump and Harris
The first votes of the 2024 election have been counted in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, the tiny town where all six registered voters go to the ballot box just after midnight on Election Day.
Counted moments later the village is evenly split: three votes for Kamala Harris and three votes for Donald Trump. Four of the voters are registered Republicans and two are undeclared.
In 2020 all five voters went for Joe Biden.
In 2016, there were two votes for Trump, four for Hillary Clinton and one for Gary Johnson.
Watch LIVE: Trump has arrived in Grand Rapids for final rally
Still no sign of Trump in Grand Rapids
There is one very patient crowd awaiting Donald Trump in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
He was supposed to speak at 10.30pm and is now approaching being nearly two hours late.
Doors opened at the venue at 6.30pm. It’s unclear how long the crowd will keep waiting.
Megyn Kelly helps Trump deliver closing message — nine years after he called her ‘nasty'
Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly delivered a fiery speech supporting Donald Trump during an event billed as his “closing message” on Monday night, a full-circle moment after the former president and the onetime Fox News star feuded bitterly during Trump’s 2016 campaign.
Invited to the stage in Pittsburgh, Kelly defended Trump against recent controversies, including his repeated pledge to be the “protector” of women, and pressed his case on border security and his opposition to transgender athletes participating in sports.
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Trump called Megyn Kelly ‘nasty’. She just helped deliver his closing message
Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly delivered a fiery speech supporting Donald Trump before he gave what was billed as his “closing message."
MLK Jr’s daughter calls for pro-Trump account to remove deepfake video of her father
The daughter of Martin Luther King Jr has rebuked an AI-generated video that depicts the long-dead civil rights leader endorsing Donald Trump.
The video, which features a synthetic version of King’s voice and likeness, was posted on the social network X on Sunday by a pro-MAGA account, which billed it as what King would say “if he could speak today”.
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Harris tells supporters it could be one of closest races in history
Kamala Harris tells the crowd gathered to hear her speak on the steps made famous by the movie Rocky in Philadelphia: “It’s good to be back in the city of brotherly love where the foundation of our democracy was forged. And here at these famous steps, a tribute to those who start as the underdog and climb to victory.”
“This could be one of the closest races in history,” she warns her supporters.
“We will win,” Harris says. "And we will win because when you know what you stand for, you know what to fight for. And we have an opportunity in this election to finally turn the page on a decade of politics that has been driven by fear and division."
Watch LIVE: Kamala Harris gives final speech of campaign
Oprah warns crowd about possible implications of not showing up to vote
“If we don’t show up tomorrow it is entirely possible we won’t be able to cast a ballot again,” Oprah Winfrey warns the crowd in Philadelphia.
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