Kamala Harris and Donald Trump make final push ahead of election day

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The US presidential campaign is reaching its climax, with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump making their final pushes across critical states on the eve of Election Day.

Harris is focusing on Pennsylvania, a crucial state with 19 electoral votes, visiting working-class areas like Allentown and culminating in a late-night rally in Philadelphia alongside Lady Gaga and Oprah Winfrey .

Meanwhile, Trump launched his final campaign day with four rallies across three states, starting in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he confidently declared, “With North Carolina, I’ve always gotten there.

Trump emphasized his immigration policies and criticized his Democratic rivals at a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he made a lighthearted comment about his past controversies, saying he’s “gotten much better” at choosing his words, referencing Elon Musk’s rocket technology . The rally drew a smaller crowd than expected, with some empty seats in the 5,000-seat venue, as reported by Reuters.

Attendee Ebony Coots, who regrets voting for Hillary Clinton in 2016, now supports Trump but is anxious about the election outcome, jokingly saying she might “go to another planet” if Kamala Harris wins . Trump will hold additional rallies in Reading and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before concluding his campaign with a late-night event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, mirroring his 2016 and 2020 strategies.

With 77 million Americans having already cast their ballots, the upcoming election is poised to make history. Trump, convicted of a felony following his New York trial, could become the first president with such a record and potentially halt pending investigations.

Alternatively, Harris’s victory would mark a milestone as the first woman, Black woman, and person of South Asian descent to hold the office, following her rise to the Democratic ticket after Joe Biden’s exit. This tumultuous campaign season has also seen Trump survive two assassination attempts, in Butler, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

Meanwhile, Trump repeats unproven claims of election rigging and violence against journalists, vowing to “fix” what “Kamala broke.” The outcome hinges on seven battleground states: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada.