Obama calls Trump 'wannabe king' at Harris event

Harris stopped by the Famous 4th Street Delicatessen, one of Philadelphia’s oldest delis, for a Harris-Walz campaign volunteer appreciation event Wednesday afternoon before her CNN town hall.

Harris stopped to take selfies and purchase a pastrami on rye sandwich and a slice of German chocolate cake. She thanked the volunteers and reminded them of the “impact” their efforts have on the world around them.

"You are having an impact on, for the most part, people that you may never end up meeting, because your work here will impact people around the country," she said.

She told the crowd they are "reminding" people of the "motivations" behind her campaign: "We all have so much more in common than what separates us."

Without naming Trump, she alluded to Trump as someone who "divides us" and urged the crowd to help "turn the page."

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

The Justice Department has sent a letter to Elon Musk's America PAC warning its $1 million sweepstakes giveaway to registered voters in swing states might violate federal law, a source familiar with the matter told ABC News.

The letter from the Election Crimes Branch of DOJ's Public Integrity Section was sent to Musk's PAC in recent days, according to the source.

Musk announced the lottery-style giveaway over the weekend that he said registered voters in battleground states can enter to support the First and Second Amendments.

While it's unclear whether the department has determined Musk's giveaway is outright illegal, experts have questioned whether the lottery violates federal law that prohibits individuals from paying people to register to vote.

The Justice Department declined to comment to ABC News.

ABC News has reached out to representatives for Musk and Musk's America PAC for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

Later Wednesday, the PAC posted on X that the first recipient had received his funds.-ABC News' Alexander Mallin and Luke Barr

The White House said that President Joe Biden agrees with former Trump chief of staff John Kelly's characterization of Trump as a "fascist" when pressed by reporters during Wednesday's daily briefing.

"You've heard from the former president himself saying that he is going to be a dictator on day one. This is him, not us. This is him," press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

She added, "This is not just us, the White House saying this, you heard it from officials, former officials that worked for the former president, say this as well. So, you know, do we agree -- I know that the vice president just spoke about this. Do we agree about that determination? Yes, we do. We do."

When asked whether Jean-Pierre was saying that Biden himself believes that Trump is a fascist, she also responded "Yes."

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

Harris will deliver a speech on the National Mall in Washington next Tuesday, one week before Election Day, two people familiar with the planning confirmed to ABC News.

The Washington Post first reported the plans.

The Harris campaign has been granted a permit for this event, which it listed as a "First Amendment Activity: Political Speech" in the application with the National Park Service.

The application shows that the campaign requested to move the location of the speech to the Ellipse.

The application requests an 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. window on Oct. 29th, and estimates that roughly 7,500 people will attend along with 250 staff and volunteers. Organizers added that the speaking program will "consist of 4 to 5 individuals & elected officials."

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart, Will McDuffie, Gabrielle Abdul-Hakim and Fritz Farrow