US elections live: Trump jokes about Access Hollywood tape in final campaign push; Harris heads to Pennsylvania
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are making their final pitches to voters in the key battleground states on final day of campaigning
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Your support makes all the difference.Former President Donald 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.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump are making their final pitches to voters on Monday, the last full day of campaigning before Election Day.
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, meanwhile, is also concentrating on the pivotal swing state of Pennsylvania, delivering rallies in Reading and Pittsburgh before closing in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Trump has arrived at the Pennsylvania rally.
He is currently talking about voter fraud and he claims the election should be over by 9pm on Election Day.
“You ought to have the election over by nine o’clock,” Trump said. “I’m hearing now they’re going to take weeks, and you imagine they spend all this money, all this money on machines, and they’re going to say we may take an extra 12 days...”
It is not unusual for the count to take days, even weeks if the results are close.
Read our guide on when we can expect the results below.
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Trump addressing the crowd in Georgia
Where are the candidates campaigning today?
It’s the final Sunday of the election campaign and Trump and Harris are making their final pitches to voters in the swing states.
Harris is focusing on Michigan today and will make stops in Detroit and Lansing.
Trump, meanwhile, is zig-zagging through Pennsylvania, North Carolina and finishing up in Georgia this evening.
He will visit Lititz PA, Kinston NC, and Macon GA.
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The election’s biggest climate battles
While this year’s presidential election may not have as much of a focus on climate change as many wish it would, voters can still make a difference when they head to the polls.
Across the US, there are 159 statewide ballot measures in 41 states, according to Ballotpedia. Only a handful of those deal with environmental issues and just a couple are specifically related to climate change.
Unsurprisingly, these measures are on the ballot in states threatened this year by extreme climate events. Earth had its hottest summer on record, bringing historic temperatures across multiple regions.
Julia Musto reports.
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Trump repeats lines about migrants stealing refrigerators
“They watch these stores being robbed, guys walking out with refrigerators, 500 thugs going into a department store, cleaning it out, some of them with refrigerators on their back,” the former president said during the rally.
US Senator Marco Rubio mocks Harris’s laugh while she appeared on SNL
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Full story: Harris pokes fun at Trump as she makes surprise ‘Saturday Night Live’ appearance
Kamala Harris poked fun at Donald Trump as she made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live with just days left before America goes to the polls.
The vice president, who has been played on the 50th season of the comedy show by Maya Rudolph, flew to New York City after a campaign event in Charlotte, North Carolina.
It was the final episode of the show before Tuesday’s pivotal Election Day.
Graeme Massie reports.
Harris mocks Trump as she makes surprise Saturday Night Live appearance
The vice president, who has been played on the 50th season of the comedy show by Maya Rudolph, flew to New York City after a campaign event in North Carolina
Herschel Walker is telling Georgia residents to vote for Trump
Hershel Walker made an appearance at a Trump rally in Macon, Georgia on Sunday night.
“It stops on Tuesday when we vote for my friend and your friend Donald Trump Jr,” Walker, a former NFL player and US Senate candidate for Georgia, told the crowd.
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