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

Trump continued espousing violence against journalists at his rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, suggesting he wouldn't mind if they were shot.

At one point, Trump pointed towards the press pen in front of him and called the reporters "my glass" as he complained about gaps in the protective glass surrounding him and a possible attack from a sniper, which he said could happen "any minute now."

"I have this piece of glass here, but all we have really over here is the fake news. And to get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news. And I don't mind that so much," he said.

Asked about the remarks by ABC News, campaign National Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Trump, saying "obviously he was joking."

Leavitt called the question "exhausting" and accused the media of picking "apart every single word that Donald Trump says when the majority of his speeches are focused on the issues that Americans care about."

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Soorin Kim, Kelsey Walsh and Janai Norman

LITITZ, Pa. -- Two days out from the election, Trump’s closing weekend message to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania was to make unfounded claims about the security of the 2024 election and to say he doesn’t mind the press covering him getting shot in the midst of an attempt on his life.

Then, he escalated his violent rhetoric against reporters while talking about the protective glass that has been installed around him following the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, saying: “I have this piece of glass here, but all we have, really over here is the fake news. And to get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news. And I don't mind that so much. I don't mind, I don't mind that.”

It was a freewheeling, unraveling speech that didn’t appear to grab the attention of audience members. Trump started his speech making false claims about the 2024 election, remarking that the “truth comes out” when he goes off the teleprompter.

“I tell you what, I love being off the stupid teleprompters because the truth comes out. The truth comes out, and at least you find out that it's nice to have a president that doesn't have to use teleprompters.”

-ABC News’ Lalee Ibssa, Soorin Kim and Kelsey Walsh

Ahead of three campaign events on Sunday, Trump spoke by phone with NBC’s Dasha Burns and discussed and new Iowa poll that shows him trailing there, the gender gap, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s role in a second-term Cabinet.

Trump dismissed the Iowa poll, calling it “a fake poll done by a Trump hater.” He then pointed to other polls where he’s doing well.

Later, he remained optimistic on winning the Blue Wall states, saying, “I have a chance. I think I might win New Jersey, I think I might win Virginia.”

On the gender gap, Trump relayed that a vote for Harris would lead the country into a depression.

“You're voting for the wrong person, and we'll end up in a depression, and you're not going to be safe,” Trump told Burns, outlining his message to women voting for Harris.

On RFK Jr., Trump didn't elaborate on a potential Cabinet position and alluded to more conversations to be had about vaccines. The former president called RFK Jr. “very talented” with “strong views.”

Pressed on the RFK’s assertion that Trump would order that fluoride be removed from U.S​. water systems, Trump said, “It sounds OK to me. You know it's possible.”

-ABC News’ Kelsey Walsh, Lalee Ibssa and Soorin Kim

With more than 4.2 million North Carolinians voting early in-person this year, the Tar Heel State easily beat its previous record for early voting, set in 2020 when 3.6 million people cast their ballots early.

The state's early voting period concluded on Saturday afternoon.

Turnout in the 25 counties covered by the Hurricane Helene federal disaster declaration outpaced the state's average turnout by 2 percent, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

In total, 4,465,548 people -- nearly 57 percent of the state's registered voters -- have voted between absentee and early in-person methods.

-ABC News’ Peter Charalambous