Biden angers GOP associating 'garbage' with Trump supporters

The remark is being compared to Hillary Clinton's 2016 "deplorables" comment.

ByAlexandra Hutzler, Ivan Pereira, Meredith Deliso, Tal Axelrod, Emily Chang, and David Brennan
Last Updated: October 30, 2024, 7:45 AM EDT

As the race reaches one week until Election Day, Kamala Harris delivered her "closing argument" on The Ellipse -- in the same spot where Donald Trump rallied his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, to march on the U.S. Capitol nearby.

Trump tried to preempt Harris's remarks, speaking to reporters Tuesday morning at Mar-a-Lago after declaring he's "the opposite of a Nazi" on Monday night in Georgia. He holds a rally later in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where there is a large population of Puerto Rican Americans.

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Oct 30, 3:03 am

More than 53 million Americans have voted early

As of 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, more than 53 million Americans have voted early, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

Of the total number of early votes, 27,765,237 were cast in person and 25,686,627 were returned by mail

There is now just one week until Election Day.

Voters make selections at their voting booths inside an early voting site on Oct. 17, 2024 in Hendersonville, N.C.
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Oct 29, 2024, 8:44 AM EDT

Fallout continues from comedian's comment on Puerto Rico at Trump rally

Trump is set to deliver remarks to reporters at 10 a.m. ET in Florida before heading to Pennsylvania -- a swing state with a significant Puerto Rican population.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, said in a radio interview on Monday: "We're the proud home to about a half a million Puerto Ricans. I'm damn proud to be their governor.”

Trump's campaign has tried to distance itself from comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's comments, saying they don't reflect their views. Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Trump's running mate, told reporters on Monday he hadn't seen the comment made by the comedian but that people had to "stop getting so offended."

Trump did not address the Puerto Rico comment during his rally in Georgia on Monday night, though he called the New York City event "one of the greatest rallies in the history of the world."

Meanwhile, former President Barack Obama ripped Trump for the anti-immigrant rhetoric at his MSG rally while campaigning for Harris. “These are fellow citizens he’s talking about," Obama told a crowd gathered in Philadelphia.

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump arrives to a Q&A with Pastor Paula White at the National Faith Advisory Summit, Oct. 28, 2024, in Powder Springs, Georgia.
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