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Election 2020 updates: Trump ends long day rushing through final rally

Trump and Biden both campaigned in three Midwestern states Friday.

Last Updated: November 1, 2020, 11:41 AM EST

With four days until Election Day, and President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden racing toward Nov. 3, more than 82 million Americans have already cast their ballots -- an early voting record.

Friday brings both Trump and Biden to Minnesota and Wisconsin, revealing how crucial the states are to both campaigns, with the contest overshadowed by coronavirus cases rising there and in nearly every battleground state.

The president's aggressive, defensive strategy -- visiting states he won in 2016 including a first stop in Michigan this afternoon -- comes as polls show him trailing nationally and in swing states key to his reelection hopes. Vice President Mike Pence returns to Arizona for a pair of rallies in Flagstaff and Tucson.

Biden will see his busiest travel day to date of the general election. With a stop in Iowa, too, it's the first time the former vice president has made plans to campaign in three states in one day for the 2020 cycle. Running mate California Sen. Kamala Harris is in Texas as Democrats play offense and sense an opportunity to snatch the GOP-stronghold for the first time in more than four decades.

Oct 30, 2020, 8:39 PM EDT

Pence calls Biden 'Trojan horse' for progressive Democrats at last stop in Arizona

Vice President Mike Pence wrapped up his day in Arizona with a rally in Tucson, where he told a crowd of roughly 500 gathered on the tarmac of Tucson International Airport that in "four more days, it's going to be four more years" of a Trump presidency.

Vice President Mike Pence gives Sen. Martha McSally a fist bump after Pence spoke at a campaign rally at Tucson International Airport, Oct. 30, 2020.
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In addition to his standard stump speech, Pence mentioned recent reporting from Politico that Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are interested in joining Joe Biden's cabinet, using it to further his argument that Biden would only be a "Trojan horse" for progressive Democrats.

"Joe Biden would be nothing more than a Trojan horse for the radical left," he said. "I mean, they're already talking about cabinet appointments. Maybe you read about that. I'm hearing that Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are looking to be on the cabinet, and drive America's policies to the left."  

Pence also criticized Sen. Kamala Harris for her vote against President Donald Trump's USMCA trade deal, accusing his opponent of putting her "radical environmental agenda" first.

"Kamala Harris was one of only 10 members of the Senate to vote against the USMCA. She said it didn't go far enough on climate change. I mean, Arizona, you deserve to know Joe Biden's running mate put her radical environmental agenda ahead of Arizona jobs and ahead of American workers," he said.

-ABC News' Justin Gomez

Oct 30, 2020, 7:56 PM EDT

Trump criticizes Minnesota governor for limiting crowd size

President Donald Trump visited the largely maskless overflow crowd, which may be larger than the crowd for the rally itself, before his last rally of the day in Rochester, Minnesota. 

Speaking to reporters, he continued to blast Gov. Tim Walz, calling it a "disgrace" for him to limit the crowd size to 250 people and saying he's a "weak governor" who has done a "terrible job." 

President Donald Trump greets supporters at the overflow location ahead of a campaign rally at Rochester International Airport in Rochester, Minn., Oct. 30, 2020.
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"You got thousands of people that are injured by this," he said. "They spent hours and hours, maybe even days -- a couple of days. You got 25,000 people. It’s a disgrace."

He added, "So we’re going to get back in and speak to 250 people."

-ABC News Elizabeth Thomas

Oct 30, 2020, 7:54 PM EDT

Kamala Harris joined by Beto O'Rourke, Julian Castro at 2nd Texas stop

Sen. Kamala Harris made a second stop in Texas on Friday evening, where she was joined on stage by former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke and former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro at a drive-in rally in McAllen. 

The Democratic vice presidential candidate gave her typical stump speech drawing contrast between Joe Biden and President Donald Trump on multiple fronts, with emphasis on what she described as Biden's ability to unify Americans. 

PHOTO: Senator Kamala Harris, Democratic vice presidential nominee, speaks to members of the media as she arrives at the McAllen International Airport for a get out the vote campaign event in McAllen, Texas, Oct. 30, 2020
Senator Kamala Harris, Democratic vice presidential nominee, speaks to members of the media as she arrives at the McAllen International Airport for a get out the vote campaign event in McAllen, Texas, Oct. 30, 2020.
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"Joe Biden, in his heart, knows who we really are as America. Joe Biden, in his heart, knows that regardless of where you live, your race, your gender, your age, the language your grandmother speaks -- Joe Biden knows that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us. And it is time that we reject hate and division, and unify as a country. There are clear choices," she said.

-ABC News' Averi Harper

Oct 30, 2020, 8:04 PM EDT

Biden battles noisy Trump supporters during Minnesota rally

At his stop in St. Paul, Minnesota, former Vice President Joe Biden battled with noise from Trump supporters as he took aim at the president. 

Talking over a constant stream of air horns and beeps, the Democratic nominee responded to President Donald Trump's claim at a rally earlier Friday that doctors inflate the number of deaths from COVID-19 to get more money.

"The president of the United States is accusing the medical profession of making up COVID deaths so they make more money," Biden said. "Doctors and nurses go to work every day to save lives. They do their jobs. Donald Trump should stop attacking them and do his job."

Biden addressed the noise three times during his remarks. At one point, he referred to those "ugly folks" blasting horns and attempting to interrupt the event.

"Dr. [Anthony] Fauci called for a mask mandate last week. This isn't a political statement like those ugly folks over there beeping the horns," Biden said. "This is a patriotic duty, for God's sake. Look, in his own words, as I said, the president knew back in January how extremely dangerous and communicable this disease was." 

PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden holds his face mask during a rally at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul, Minn.,  Oct. 30, 2020.
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden holds his face mask during a rally at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 30, 2020.
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Biden pleaded with voters to keep themselves engaged in the final four days of the race -- once again taking a jab at the loud protesters as he did so.  

"Right here in Minnesota, with all of you, in the final days, keep that sense of empowerment. Keep that -- empowerment with you, that sense of optimism, of what we can overcome," he said. "Now look, there's a reason they don't want to hear me, because they know the president doesn't say anything. So they're not used to not hearing anything." 

Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump hold up flags and posters nearby, during a drive-in campaign stop in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 30, 2020.
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Toward the end of his remarks, Biden pointed to a recent appellate court ruling that absentee ballots received after Election Day cannot be counted, and urged everyone to hand-deliver their ballot rather than mail it. 

"So if you want your voice to be heard, drop off your ballot. Don't put it in the mail. Or vote safely in person any day up through Election Day," he said. "But you've got to get it done. And make sure everyone you know votes as well, so they'll not be able to stop us."

-ABC News' Molly Nagle

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