US presidential election updates: Kamala Harris delivers closing speech as Trump and Biden talk 'trash' | US elections 2024

From the Ellipse – Washington Park where Donald Trump gave his speech before the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 – Kamala Harris addressed the nation on Tuesday evening, a week before the election. She portrayed her familiarity with the concerns of ordinary Americans while calling her opponent a “petty tyrant.”

In front of thousands of viewers, Harris urged Americans to vote for a “new generation” of leaders in the most important election of their lives. Harris is a generation younger than Trump – and than Joe Biden, whom she replaced on the Democratic ticket.

Meanwhile, Trump said of America, “It's like we're a giant garbage can,” and of the Puerto Rican community – a large and influential group of voters continually insulted by the Republican campaign – that no one loves them like he does.

Meanwhile, Biden sought to clarify his comments after it emerged that he called Trump supporters “trash” during a town hall meeting with young Latino voters. Biden said his comment referred only to a comedian's “hateful rhetoric” at Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden.

Here's what else happened on Tuesday:

News and updates on the election of Kamala Harris

• Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania Gov. and prominent Democratic supporter of Harris, said he would not call Trump supporters “trash.” how Biden was interpreted. As Shapiro spoke on CNN, he was shown a video of the comment Biden had made earlier. He was asked for an answer. “I would never insult the good people of Pennsylvania or any American even if they chose to support a candidate I did not support,” Shapiro responded.

• Harris will spend election night at her alma mater, Howard University, in Washington. said a person familiar with the matter. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss her campaign's plans. If elected, Harris would be the first graduate of a historically black university to hold the Oval Office.

• The head of the United Auto Workers (UAW) made one final appeal to union members to vote for Harris. They portray the election as a battle between the interests of the working class and the billionaires.

• Michelle Obama won the stumps in Georgia. The former first lady organization When We All Vote held a rally for more than 2,000 people at a College Park arena near the Atlanta airport – a cleverly orchestrated event that featured earnest appeals from a star-studded slate voting was dominated.

News and updates on the election of Donald Trump

• Donald Trump, faced with calls from some allies to apologize for racist remarks made by speakers at his weekend rally, took the opposite approach on Tuesday. He said it was an “honor to be involved in such an event” and described the scene as a “love fest” – the same term he used to describe the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

• The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency request to bar Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the presidential elections in Wisconsin and Michigan. Kennedy sought to withdraw from the polls in the two crucial swing states after abandoning his pro-independence candidacy and supporting Donald Trump. He argued that remaining in office violated his First Amendment rights by falsely implying that he still wanted to be elected president.

• The stock market valuation of Trump's Truth Social is now higher than the estimated value of Elon Musk's X after an extraordinary rally ahead of next week's election. Some context on this: Rating from Twitter/X is calculated refueled by up to 90% since Musk took over. shares Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the former president's small social media empire, rose 8.8% on Tuesday. Trading in the stock has been suspended several times due to volatility.

• JD Vance hit back at those who say Trump is a fascist and accused Harris and her allies of disrespecting World War II veterans as he fought Tuesday in one of the most competitive regions of embattled Michigan.

• In a new book, Rudy Giuliani claims that his and Trump's extensive legal troubles are the result of persecution by “a fascist regime.” led by Harris and Biden — while avoiding mention of a $150 million defamation award against him that two Georgia election workers received. The book repeats the lies about election fraud that caused him to lose his law licenses in New York and Washington DC.

Elsewhere in the election campaign

• Driven by consumer spending, the US economy is expected to have continued to grow at a healthy pace from July to September despite the pressure of still high interest rates. The Commerce Department is expected to report Wednesday that gross domestic product – the economy's total output of goods and services – grew 2.6% annually in the most recent quarter, according to a survey of forecasters by data firm FactSet. That would be down from the annual rate of 3% in the April-June period.

• China's government indicated on Wednesday that Trump could “dump” Taiwan if he wins Given that the US has always pursued an “America First” policy. Trump repeatedly commented on the campaign trail that the Chinese claimed Taiwan should pay for its protection and accused the island of stealing American semiconductor business.

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