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

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

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.

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 03, 2024, 1:42 PM EST

Harris tells congregation they must put prayers into action

Harris visited a Black church in Detroit on the last Sunday ahead of Election Day and called on churchgoers to turn their faith into action.

“Church, in just two days, we have the power to decide the fate of our nation for generations to come, and as we prepare for that moment, I am reminded of a passage from Scripture,” Harris said, addressing the congregation at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ. “The prophet Jeremiah wrote, ‘For I know the plans I have for you. They are the plans for good and not for disaster. To give you a future and a hope.’”

Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris attends a church service at Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ in Detroit, Mich., Nov. 3, 2024.
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“Church, God has a plan for us. He has good plans for us, plans that will heal us and bring us together as one nation, plans for freedom, plans for opportunity, plans for justice,” Harris added. “But let us remember it is not enough to just believe in those plans. We must act. Not enough to only pray, not enough to just talk. We must act on the plans he has in store for us, and we must make them real through our works, in our daily choices, in service to our communities and yes, in our democracy.”

Harris again praised young people for being righteously impatient and demanding better of America before making an apparently veiled critique of Trump.

“As I travel our nation, I see neighbors helping neighbors who were perfect strangers before, but now neighbors, recover and rebuild from disasters. I see voters standing together to defend freedom,” Harris said. “And while we know there are those who seek to deepen divisions, sow hate, spread fear and cause chaos, this moment in our nation has to be about so much more than partisan politics. It must be about the good work we can do together, about our fundamental values and about us as Americans and as people of faith.”

She later added: “Let us turn the page and write the next chapter of our history, a chapter grounded in a divine plan big enough to encompass all of our dreams, a divine plan strong enough to heal division, a divine plan bold enough to embrace possibility, God's plan.”

“And in these next two days, we will be tested,” Harris continued. “These days will demand everything we've got. But when I think about the days ahead and the God we serve, we were born for such a time as this. The road ahead won't be easy, but in times of uncertainty, we are reminded weeping may endure for our night, a joy cometh in the morning, and Church, morning is on its way.”

-ABC News’ Fritz Farrow, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Will McDuffie

Nov 03, 2024, 1:25 PM EST

Trump repeats violent rhetoric against journalists at rally

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."

Former US President Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, on November 3, 2024.
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"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

Nov 03, 2024, 12:38 PM EST

Trump suggests he’d be OK if the press got shot in attempt ‘to get to me’

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.”

Former US President Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands behind bulletproof glass as he arrives to speak during a campaign rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, on November 3, 2024.
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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

Nov 03, 2024, 12:09 PM EST

Trump says he could win New Jersey and Virginia

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.”

Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump holds a rally in Lititz, Pa., Nov. 3, 2024.
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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