The weekend summary: army of stars around Kamala Harris, mistakes by Donald Trump
As the pace of the meetings accelerates, Kamala Harris delivered a six-minute lightning bolt on Saturday in Detroit, on the occasion of the opening of early voting in this metropolis of the Great Lakes region, calling on voters to vote.
Accompanied by the singer Lizzo, she described a Donald Trump who “He spends all his time talking about himself: he doesn’t talk about the workers, he doesn’t talk about you”. A few moments earlier, rapper Lizzo had preceded her on stage, haranguing the audience: “Is the United States ready to have its first female president?” »launched the Detroit-born singer. “I only have one thing to say: it really is time! »he added, using the title of his famous hit. About damn time.
Kamala Harris was out for the night in Atlanta, Georgia. This time accompanied by Usher, R’n’B singer, she encouraged voters to vote early, a possibility open since Tuesday and which has already allowed one million people to express their vote in four days in this fundamental state.
He criticized the former president on the issue of access to abortion. The state is among those that have greatly restricted this right after Donald Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices revoked it at the federal level. He promised to restore this right throughout the United States, speaking directly to the family of one of these women, present in the room.
Finally, on Sunday he received the support of Stevie Wonder, a great black star, who sang to him Happy Birthday at an Atlanta-area church. Kamala Harris, who is Baptist, spoke at two churches attended by African-American worshipers, emphasizing the ” compassion “HE ” I respect “ and the” love “ facing “those who fuel divisions, sow fear and cause chaos”. Having long wavered on the question of her opponent’s age, the vice president is now making it her preferred angle of attack. She accused her opponent on Saturday. “Dodging debates and canceling interviews due to exhaustion”. The 78-year-old Republican is, according to her, “unstable” AND “improper” to lead the United States again. He then headed to Pennsylvania.
Donald Trump campaigned in this other oscillation state. On Sunday he appeared at a McDonald’s fast food restaurant, playing the role of a fryer employee, in an operation designed, according to him, to expose a lie by Kamala Harris. He claims to have had a summer job at McDonald’s in 1983, when he was a student in California. Donald Trump says this is a lie, out of pure electoral opportunism. The casual job at a fast food restaurant is, in fact, a reality that millions of Americans can relate to. The Republican’s campaign team did not provide any evidence of the lying theory. And the Democrat’s did not show any material evidence to support this student work.
He spoke at length about a golf champion born in Latrobe, where the meeting took place, before giving an hour and a half speech, laced with a lurid reference to golf legend Arnold Palmer’s penis size and insults against his opponent. “You are a shitty vice president, the worst, you are fired, get out of here”he stated, encouraging his voters to express this discontent at the polls. He also tried to appeal to the working class by bringing hard-hatted steel workers on stage.
It was supported by Elon Musk. In addition to putting his financial power at the service of the Republican, the head of Tesla and SpaceX embarked on a whirlwind tour of Pennsylvania to rally voters. He addressed the residents of Harrisburg on Saturday, in this state especially courted by candidates given its importance in the electoral college responsible for designating the future occupant of the White House.
