Harris courts Puerto Rican voters in Latino-heavy Allentown, Pennsylvania
Vice President Kamala Harris continued her Monday swing through Pennsylvania with a rally targeted in large part at Puerto Rican voters in Allentown, a majority-Latino city, where the Harris campaign sees an opportunity to woo voters turned off by the racist joke Tony Hinchcliffe told at former President Donald Trump’s New York rally last month.
When Mayor Matthew Tuerk mentioned Hinchcliffe's "garbage" comment, the crowd at the Muhlenberg College gymnasium booed, and at least two Puerto Rican flags were unfurled.
Rapper Fat Joe, who spoke shortly before Harris, called upon Latino voters to have "pride" and reject Trump.
"They said they needed a Puerto Rican in Allentown, and I was more than honored to come speak to my people," he said.
In her own remarks, the vice president touted her "long-standing commitment to Puerto Rico and her people."
She promised that she would be "a president for all Americans" and added that her campaign has "momentum" in the closing hours of the race.
"It is my pledge to you, if you give me a chance to fight on your behalf as president, there is nothing in the world that will stand in my way," Harris said.
-ABC News' Will McDuffie, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Fritz Farrow