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, 7:54 PM EDT

Harris says, 'It's time to stop pointing fingers and start locking arms'

At the top of her speech at the Ellipse Tuesday, Harris took shots at former President Donald Trump's recent rhetoric, specifically invoking his "enemy from within" comment.

"This is someone who is unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance and out for unchecked power. Donald Trump has spent a decade trying to keep the American people divided and afraid of each other," Harris said.

"That is who he is, but America, I am here tonight to say, that is not who we are. That is not who we are," Harris added.

The vice president went on to call for unity across the nation.

"We have to stop pointing fingers and start locking arms. It is time to turn the page on the drama and the conflict, the fear and division. It is time for a new generation of leadership in America," Harris said.

Oct 29, 2024, 7:53 PM EDT

Harris takes the stage in DC to deliver closing argument

"Good evening, America," Vice President Kamala Harris said to the giant crowd assembled at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. Tuesday.

Oct 29, 2024, 7:24 PM EDT

Crowds gather for Harris' Ellipse speech

Thousands of supporters gathered in anticipation of Vice President Kamala Harris' closing argument on the Ellipse in Washington D.C.

Asked what the Harris-Walz ticket should do to appeal more to young men, 21-year-old Ramiro Paz Lopez told ABC News that men were the ones who needed to change their behavior.

"I think men just have to listen. I think Kamala and Walz are presenting their message pretty strongly, and I just think men just have to listen and go away from their bubble and just be willing to hear other points of views," he said.

Supporters wait for the start of a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on the Ellipse on Oct. 29, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
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Grace Ledford, a 13-year-old attendee, told ABC News she left her hometown of Champaign, Illinois, at 1:30 a.m. and boarded a flight at 6 a.m. to make it to Washington, D.C. specifically for the Harris rally on Tuesday.

Though she is too young to vote, Ledford expressed how "excited" she was to witness her first rally, explaining how she and her dad lined up over five hours in advance.

-ABC News' Emily Chang and Oren Oppenheim

Oct 29, 2024, 6:51 PM EDT

Transition teams met with both candidates' reps: Sources

Federal agency transition members met with representatives from both the Harris and Trump campaigns, sources with knowledge of the meetings confirmed to ABC News.

Up until now, the Trump team has been very reticent to conduct any formal meetings with Biden White House staff and had blown past ethics and funding agreement deadlines.

A spokesperson for the White House confirmed the meeting, which took place in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

"The ATDC has been meeting regularly for months to prepare for a transition, and the meeting this week included representatives from both transition teams," the spokesperson said in a statement. "The meeting focused on post-election readiness to ensure agencies and the transition teams are ready to execute responsibly and efficiently."

-ABC News' MaryAlice Parks, Katherin Faulders and Justin Gomez

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