Biden angers Republicans by associating 'garbage' with Trump supporters
The remark is being compared to Hillary Clinton's 2016 "deplorables" comment.
As the race reaches one week until Election Day, Kamala Harris delivered her "closing argument" on The Ellipse -- in the same spot where Donald Trump rallied his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, to march on the U.S. Capitol nearby.
Trump tried to preempt Harris's remarks, speaking to reporters Tuesday morning at Mar-a-Lago after declaring he's "the opposite of a Nazi" on Monday night in Georgia. He holds a rally later in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where there is a large population of Puerto Rican Americans.
Key Headlines
- Trump says his campaign is one of 'positive solutions'
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- Trump on comedian's 'garbage' speech at Madison Square Garden says, 'I can't imagine it's a big deal'
- Biden angers Republicans by associating 'garbage' with Trump supporters
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More than 53 million Americans have voted early
As of 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, more than 53 million Americans have voted early, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.
Of the total number of early votes, 27,765,237 were cast in person and 25,686,627 were returned by mail
There is now just one week until Election Day.
A preview of what Harris will say in her Ellipse speech
According to excerpts of Harris' speech, as prepared for delivery, she will go after Trump for the dark language he has used to describe his political opponents and pitch herself in contrast as someone who will govern for all Americans.
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States military against American citizens who simply disagree with him. People he calls 'the enemy from within.' This is not a candidate for president who is thinking about how to make your life better," she will say.
Harris will describe Trump as "unstable" and "obsessed with revenge."
"But America, I am here tonight to say: that’s not who we are," Harris will say.
She will then pivot to her optimistic plan for improving people's lives.
"I offer a different path. And I ask for your vote. And here is my pledge to you: I pledge to seek common ground and common sense solutions to make your lives better. I am not looking to score political points. I am looking to make progress," she will say.
-ABC News' Fritz Farrow, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Will McDuffie
Jennifer Lopez to campaign with Harris this week
The Harris campaign announced Jennifer Lopez will give remarks in Las Vegas on Thursday. The event will also feature a performance by Maná.
Lopez was one of several Hispanic celebrities to show support for Harris this week after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage" at Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden.
North Carolina sees above-average turnout in counties impacted by Helene
Nearly 3.2 million North Carolinians -- more than 40% of the state’s registered voters -- have voted in the 2024 general election.
Notably, voter turnout in the 25 western North Carolina counties hardest hit by Hurricane Helene is outpacing the overall state turnout rate. The high turnout rate comes as Republican state legislators have raised concerns about voting access in western North Carolina.
Following Helene, the North Carolina State Board of Elections passed a series of measures to expand voting access in the counties impacted by the storm.
Early in-person voting in the state has increased by 2% compared to 2020.
-ABC News' Peter Charalambous
Harris' closing argument has been years in the making, former staffers say
Three people who worked with Harris for more than a decade believe there will be threads in her speech tonight to the type of argument Harris has been building since Trump won in 2016.
It's not just a 100-day campaign, they said.
While they have not seen her remarks, they say several previous speeches and moments best represent the case she's built.
Those include the first big speech she gave the night Trump won the presidency in 2016, which was the same night she was elected to the U.S. Senate. In it, she vowed to fight for reproductive rights and said she believed the nation was at an inflection point.
“Let’s remember what Corretta Scott King told us so long ago, she famously said the fight for civil rights, the fight for justice, the fight for equality must be fought and won -- sí se puede! -- must be fought and won, that fight for civil rights must be fought and won with each generation," Harris said in those remarks.
-ABC News' Zohreen Shah