vice president Kamala Harris On Tuesday, he will deliver a “closing argument” speech at a site where the former president is in Washington. Donald Trump he spoke a while ago January 6 riotsaccording to a senior campaign official.
Harris will argue that his time has come turn the page Turn to Trump and choose a new path forward, the official said. The address will reflect what Harris wants in office compared to another Trump presidency.
The event at the Ellipse in front of the White House is scheduled for exactly one week before Election Day.
Sources told NBC News earlier in the day that Harris’ campaign had planned an address on the National Mall and was seeking permission for the site.
NBC News obtained a permit application from the National Park Service that shows the Harris campaign changed the request this week specifically to request a spot on the Ellipse.
Trump spoke to supporters here as he protested the results of the January 6, 2021 election, which he falsely claimed was “rigged” against him. During his address, he said he would go to the Capitol with them to pressure Congress and his vice president not to approve the results.
“We’re here to demand that Congress do the right thing and count only legally designated voters,” Trump said he told the crowdrepeatedly calls him to “fight”.
“[Y]you will never be able to take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, you have to be strong,” he said.
Since then, he has called the date a “day of love” because of the huge crowds he drew to the Ellipse, despite the violence at the Capitol in which more than 140 police officers were injured.
A Harris campaign official said the campaign plans to contrast Trump’s worst moment in office with Harris’ optimistic view of the future.
The rally permit estimates the event will draw 7,750 people. It does not specify who is speaking.
The Ellipse is between the South Lawn of the White House and the National Mall.
Both Harris and Trump In the weeks leading up to Election Day, he moved through battlegrounds, but this would be one of his biggest events in the capital.