Donald Trump and Kamala HarrisThe contrasting styles were on full display Friday night during dueling rallies in Milwaukee, the largest city in one of the nation’s most important swing states.
The two held late-night rallies about six miles apart in Wisconsin’s largest city, with Harris generally sticking to the script in a 24-minute speech while Trump gave his signature rally speech, going off-script and rambling on strange topics, including his voice. Equipment while addressing a wide range of issues in approximately 90 minutes.
Trump spoke to a packed Fiserv Forum, home of the Milwaukee Bucks, spending time on key parts of his stump speech, such as immigration, as well as unconventional topics that have little to do with the 2024 election.
At the start of his speech, Trump gave a shout-out to Greek-born Cannis Antetokounmpo, star player for the Milwaukee Bucks. It got the crowd wondering if the Republican presidential candidate is more Greek than the athlete nicknamed “The Greek Freak.”
“I would say the Greek is a seriously good player,” Trump used when talking about the NBA star. Do you agree? Tell me who has more Greek. Greek or me? I think we have the same thing.”
Trump also touched on the themes that have come to define his rallies in recent weeks and his shared bottom line message: He will crack down on illegal immigration and use tariffs as a weapon to punish foreign enemies, and continued his focus on baseless themes. Claims that the 2020 election was rigged, including the idea that Wisconsin won that year, did not.
“I actually won twice,” Trump said. “But these are minor details.”
Meanwhile, at the Wisconsin State Fair Park, Harris stuck to his usual core message, portraying himself as a leader who will work for Americans of all political stripes against Trump, whom he described as “increasingly unstable” and “secretly sad.”
“Either he’s going to go to that office on the first day and look at his enemies list, or when I’m elected, he’s going to come in with my to-do list on your behalf,” the vice president said in his speech.
As Trump has caused new disputes with him Recent comments about former Republican Rep. Liz CheneyHarris reiterated that he will listen to people who disagree with him.
“Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe that people who disagree with me are enemies. He wants to throw them in jail, I’ll give them a seat at the table,” Harris said.
He accepted the support of Republicans opposed to Trump in the election campaign and said that he wants to appoint a Republican to the Harris Cabinet.
Harris also urged supporters to “be intentional about building community.”
According to Harris, the Trump era “is rooted in the idea of Americans pointing fingers at each other,” but added that “we all know that we have more in common than what separates us.”
Trump also brought up his comments about Cheney, which sparked a firestorm earlier in the day. On Thursday night’s event with Tucker Carlson, he talked about how Cheney wouldn’t be a “war hawk” if he had “guns trained on his face.”
Democrats bashed Trump for what they saw as threats of violence against the former Republican congressman and have since become a popular “Never Trump” voice, but Trump simply noted that Cheney would not be so supportive of foreign conflicts. fighting in them. He blamed the media for the misunderstanding.
Cheney was in Wisconsin twice With Harris, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Trump’s last major Republican foe, spoke in Wisconsin, a state where she performed well during the presidential election. Harris has been the campaign’s primary surrogate since Cheney announced his endorsement for the vice president in September.
The two events in the same city also featured a split screen of the race’s famous effect.
Trump’s inaugural speakers were mostly Republican politicians and former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who supported Trump. was, and if Trump returns to the White House, he will play a health care role in his administration. Trump’s rally participants chanted “Bobby, Bobby” as Kennedy made his opening remarks.
Harris continued to expand her star appeal with musician Cardi B at the Milwaukee rally. The rapper, who read much of his speech directly from his phone, said he didn’t plan to vote for President Joe Biden when he ran for re-election, but that changed after Harris ran in August.
“Most importantly, he’s not delusional,” he said, an apparent jab at Trump. He then added: “Do we really trust this man with our economy?”
Trump and his Republican allies mocked and downplayed Harris’ support from entertainment A-listers. His campaign did, however, feature a regional celebrity in Wisconsin during a speech by legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. rally He spent Wednesday in Green Bay, while also reiterating Favre’s endorsement during the Milwaukee stop.
“He’s never done it before … it’s hard to do it as an athlete, you lose some fans, who knows,” Trump said of Favre, who is under investigation for welfare fraud in Mississippi. “He could really rip that ball.”
Both candidates have spent considerable time in Wisconsin over the past two weeks, a testament to the state’s importance in the 2024 election landscape.
Pennsylvania is among several states that could decide the election, including Michigan, Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina.
The race has generally been seen as a toss-up in the state, with several recent public polls showing it at margin of error, and Wisconsin must be dropped for both campaigns in the final days of the race.
“I’m very excited to be back in this beautiful state,” Trump said. “We have a country going to hell, but we’re going to turn it around very quickly.”