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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 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, 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.
During a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina earlier on Monday, 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.
Giving what was billed as his “closing message” 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.
William Hague, the former leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, foreign secretary and protégé of Margaret Thatcher has denounced Donald Trump, saying “we should all be Democrats”.
It matters what we think about the election in America — to our own political ideas and to the security of our allies. We knew Reagan wasn’t following the details, but we also knew he was generous to opponents and steadfast for freedom. In words also applied to Franklin D Roosevelt, he was a “second-class intellect with a first-class temperament”. That would never be a description of Trump. He is a serious danger. If Reagan stood for “morning in America”, Trump is the approach of midnight. Whatever our past affiliations, we should all be Democrats.
Oliver O’Connell5 November 2024 02:23
Vice President Kamala Harris gave an energetic 10-minute speech to the crowd gathered to see her in Pittsburgh this evening, before heading for her final rally in Philadelphia later tonight.
Donald Trump has been speaking for more than 90 minutes.
Oliver O’Connell5 November 2024 02:18
…and then doubles down on the remarks when pressed by The Independent.
Justin Rohrlich has the story.
Oliver O’Connell5 November 2024 02:16
Oliver O’Connell5 November 2024 02:04
There were big cheers at the Trump rally in Pittsburgh this evening as the former president announced that he has the endorsement of Joe Rogan.
Oliver O’Connell5 November 2024 02:04
Oliver O’Connell5 November 2024 02:03
Election Day is finally on our doorstep, and Kamala Harris is suddenly looking stronger than ever.
A weekend of campaigning across swing states such as Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia was overshadowed on Saturday by the political equivalent of a bomb going off. J. Ann Selzer, Iowa polling guru, dropped a late-game shocker: The Des Moines Register’s survey shows Kamala Harris up three points over Donald Trump in the state.
Oliver O’Connell5 November 2024 02:00
Following his interview with Elon Musk today, Joe Rogan has endorsed Donald Trump.
He wrote on X: “The great and powerful Elon Musk. If it wasn’t for him we’d be fucked. He makes what I think is the most compelling case for Trump you’ll hear, and I agree with him every step of the way.
“For the record, yes, that’s an endorsement of Trump.”
Oliver O’Connell5 November 2024 01:57
Donald Trump made the bizarre claim that the Harris campaign had pulled out of North Carolina the day before the Election.
The former president has held four rallies in the state in the past day in an effort to stave off a Democratic win in a state he won twice.
Oliver O’Connell5 November 2024 01:53
Donald Trump’s “closing message” to his supporters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: “The only way we can blow it is if you blow it. I’ve given you the ball. I mean you’ve gotta go and vote and if they vote it’s over.”
Oliver O’Connell5 November 2024 01:45