Headline Roundup • October 29th, 2024
Harris Makes Her 'Closing Argument' on the National Mall
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech near the Washington Monument on Tuesday night, seeking to draw a stark contrast between herself and Donald Trump.
The Details: Billed by her campaign as Harris' "closing argument" before the election, the 30-minute speech drew a crowd of over 75,000 in the nation's capital. It took place at the same spot where Trump addressed supporters on January 6, 2021, before they went to the Capitol and attempted to halt the certification of the 2020 presidential election. Harris criticized Trump as a "petty tyrant" who is "unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance, and out for unchecked power." She also laid out policy goals to increase the housing supply, lower health care costs, and combat unauthorized immigration, among others.
How the Media Covered It: Daily Mail (Right bias) pointed out that Harris mentioned Trump 24 times during the speech, implying this was obsessive behavior. It also referenced pro-Palestinian protesters outside the rally, a detail some left and center outlets omitted, though the New York Times (Lean Left) included it. Reuters (Center) and Washington Post (Lean Left) tied in the Trump campaign's recent controversy over an offensive joke about Puerto Rico. Newsweek (Center) focused on the large crowd.
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Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday night delivered her closing argument against former President Donald Trump at the same site he encouraged his supporters to "fight like hell" on Jan. 6, 2021, before they marched to the U.S. Capitol and tried unsuccessfully to halt the certification of President Biden's victory.
"We know who Donald Trump is," Harris said. "He is the person who stood at this very spot nearly four years ago and sent an armed mob to the United States Capitol to overturn the will of the people in a free...
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WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Democrat Kamala Harris warned tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington at her biggest rally that her Republican opponent Donald Trump was seeking unchecked power as their tightening race for the presidency entered its final week.
Harris spoke on Tuesday evening to an outdoor rally estimated by her campaign to number more than 75,000 people at the spot near the White House where on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump addressed his supporters before they attacked the U.S. Capitol.
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Vice President Kamala Harris told 75,000 fans outside the White House that Donald Trump is a 'petty tyrant' obsessed with 'revenge' and 'grievance' in her 'closing' pitch of the 2024 campaign.
She spoke on the Ellipse, a section of the National Mall that features the White House as its backdrop with just seven days to go before the election.
Her impassioned plea with the race essentially tied in the polls was to reach undecided voters and those still on fence about casting a ballot on November 5.
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