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Harris, in closing address to voters, will offer a different path from Trump’s ‘chaos’
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Harris, in closing address to voters, will offer a different path from Trump’s ‘chaos’

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to deliver her final arguments for her presidential bid on Tuesday on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., where she is expected to deliver an optimistic and hopeful message focused on the future, according to a senior Harris campaign official.

Standing with the White House in the background, Harris will deliver a split screen and urge voters to “turn the page” on former President Trump’s era by pledging to put country before party, said the senior campaign official.

“America, we know what Donald Trump has in mind. More chaos. More division. And policies that help those at the top and hurt everyone else. I propose a different path. And I ask for your vote” , Harris will say, according to excerpts of his remarks prepared for delivery.

She will criticize Trump for the “enemy within” language he has used to describe his political opponents, calling him “unstable” and “consumed with grievances.”

Building on her promise to Americans, she will “commit to seeking common ground and common-sense solutions to improve your lives. I’m not looking to score political points. I’m looking to make progress.” , according to published extracts.

“I am committed to listening to the experts. Those who will be impacted by the decisions I make. And the people who disagree with me,” she will say. “Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe that those who disagree with me are the enemy. He wants to put them in jail. I will give them a seat at my table. And I am committed to being a president for all Americans. Always put country above party and above yourself.”

About 40,000 people are expected at the event, according to a permit approved by the National Park Service — an increase from the 20,000 people who were expected, according to the permit issued for the campaign last week.

Harris flatly stated that the location of the speech, near the National Mall – the same place where Trump gave a speech before the speech – January 6, 2021, attacks at the U.S. Capitol – was to remind Americans of their choice between Harris and Trump and who would ascend to the White House.

“I would think and reflect more on this place in the context of what will be behind me, which is the White House. And I’m doing it there, because I think it’s very important for the American people to see and thinking about who will occupy this space on January 20,” Harris said recently. told CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell.

“The reality is that most Americans can visualize the Oval Office. We’ve seen it on TV, and it’s a real-life scenario. Either it will be Donald Trump or me, sitting behind the resolute desk in the Oval Office . Oval Office.”

With a week until Election Day, Harris and Trump are scrambling to make their final appeals to undecided voters in what is expected to be a close fight.

Harris’ campaign said it plans to portray Trump as someone who is consumed by his grievances and an endless desire for retaliation, emphasizing his promise to go after those on his “enemies list and how that contrasts with Harris’ emphasis on her “making the list.” It’s a message she often incorporates into her stump speech.

“It’s full of grievances. It’s full of dark language that talks about retaliation and revenge, and so the American people have a choice. Either it’s going to be that, or it’s going to be me here, focused on my duty- making a list, focused on the American people, and going through this list of goals and plans to improve the lives of the American people,” Harris told reporters Sunday while campaigning in Philadelphia.

Her final argument will highlight what she claims is a desire by Americans to “turn the page” on Trump by emphasizing his plans and priorities for the country, namely the economy. The vice president has promised to cut costs and prioritize the middle class in her “opportunity economy.”

After her speech on the Ellipse, Harris plans to deliver that message while traveling through battleground states in the final days of the campaign. The events will center around a series of get-out-the-vote concerts.

“I spend time in all communities to make sure they hear me directly, so they can judge for themselves without filter. And I will continue to do that. I leave nothing on the ground in this election, leaving nothing on the ground,” Harris said in an interview with MSNBC earlier this month.

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