Trump says he 'shouldn't have left' the White House

The former president made the remarks during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

ByAlexandra Hutzler, Ivan Pereira, Tal Axelrod, Meredith Deliso, David Brennan, and Julia Reinstein
Last Updated: November 4, 2024, 8:26 AM EST

With two days to go until Election Day, the candidates making in their final appeaks to voters over the weekend.

After popping up on "Saturday Night Live," Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in battleground Michigan on Sunday. Former President Donald Trump is hitting three swing states on Sunday: Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia.

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Nov 4, 4:26 am

More than 78 million Americans have voted early

As of 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, more than 77 million Americans have voted early, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

Of the total number of early votes, 42,654,364 were cast in person and 35,348,858 were returned by mail.

A man waits in line with other community members in East Tampa to enter the C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Public Library at a early voting polling precinct to cast their ballots in Tampa, Fla., Nov. 2, 2024.
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Nov 04, 2024, 5:33 AM EST

How the Harris-Trump showdown looks from abroad

Americans are voting as two major conflicts rage and others threaten to erupt.

The showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will in many ways be a choice between foreign policy continuity and change.

Women lay flowers in tribute to fallen Ukrainian soldiers at a makeshift memorial at Independence Square in Kyiv, on Nov. 2, 2024.
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Harris has largely stuck to President Joe Biden's world agenda, one in which the outgoing leader sought to revive traditional American statesmanship after four turbulent years of Trump.

Trump is bidding for a second term with twin promises of "America first" with "peace through strength," accusing Biden, Harris and many other leaders of facilitating global instability through weakness and incompetence.

The Democratic ticket is framing Trump as a chaotic leader easily taken advantage of by more wily foreign adversaries.

As Americans head to the polls on Tuesday, the world will be watching as closely as ever.

-ABC News' David Brennan

Nov 04, 2024, 4:24 AM EST

Harris win in North Carolina means 'this thing's over,' Walz says

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made his final campaign stop in Gastonia, North Carolina, on Sunday -- where former President Donald Trump held a rally the day before.

Walz told an energized crowd the state is crucial to Vice President Kamala Harris' hopes for victory on Tuesday.

"We're going to win this thing, but we haven't won it yet," Walz said at RayNathan's, an iconic local barbecue restaurant in Gastonia.

Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a campaign rally at Tucson High Magnet School on Nov. 2, 2024 in Tucson, Arizona.
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"And for all of you, it's a privilege -- you are ground zero of how this thing can be won. Right through here, we win North Carolina, this thing's over."

The Trump campaign, Walz said, is closing out the campaign cycle in "absolute disaster, telling us that this country doesn't work, descending into madness and darkness and division, disrespecting our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico and across this country."

Walz also addressed Trump's Sunday suggestion that he shouldn't have left the White House after his defeat by President Joe Biden.

"Well, he didn't learn it then, but he's going to learn it on Tuesday," Walz said.

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

Nov 03, 2024, 10:47 PM EST

Trump warns of a 'depression' during NASCAR appearance

Former President Donald Trump appeared on Sunday's NASCAR coverage, where he delivered a message focused on the economy in a one-minute clip.

"We've got to save our country, and it needs saving. It's in very bad shape. The worst economic numbers in generations,” Trump said, speaking directly to the camera while sporting his red MAGA hat.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally in Lititz, Pa., Nov. 3, 2024.
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Trump then declared: "We're going to end up in a depression based on what's been happening."

"Just remember Kamala and her friends broke it. I'll fix it. Most important election in the history," he said.

Trump’s appearance on NBC came as the network was required to follow FCC's Equal Time rule providing the same airtime as they allotted Vice President Kamala Harris during her "Saturday Night Live" appearance.

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Kelsey Walsh and Soo Rin Kim

Nov 03, 2024, 10:38 PM EST

Michigan Harris supporters say Republicans are secretly voting for Harris

Attendees at Vice President Kamala Harris' rally in East Lansing, Michigan, on Sunday, told ABC News that they were confident in Harris' prospects because they knew Republicans in their community who are casting a ballot for Harris -- many of them secretly.

Andrea Galindo said she believes Harris will win "because I know a lot of Republicans voted Democrat."

Similarly, Linda Brundage, who has voted in 16 presidential elections, said she is sure that in her community, "Some of the people who say they’re red will vote blue."

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak during a campaign rally at Jenison Field House on the campus of Michigan State University, Nov. 3, 2024, in East Lansing, Mich.
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Another attendee, Mike Arvizu, said his father-in-law is a lifelong Republican who is voting for Harris. "If my father-in-law can do it, there’s a lot more people out there," Arvizu said.

These voters' sentiments reflect a defining strategy of the Harris campaign: to reach every possible voter in battleground states, including Republicans and independents. In her final rally speeches, the vice president stressed that she would invite those who disagree with her to have a seat at the table.

-ABC News' Selina Wang