Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump rallied in Milwaukee on Friday, marking their final visits to Wisconsin as they vie for support in this critical battleground state. With the election just days away, both candidates underscored the importance of Wisconsin, where polls show a tight race.
Harris maintained an upbeat tone at her rally, encouraging Milwaukee voters, who have lagged in early voting, to head to the polls. Meanwhile, Trump’s rally took a different tone, filled with sharp attacks on his opponents and his continued rhetoric around immigration and the 2020 election. His rally was momentarily disrupted by a faulty microphone, adding to a campaign already marked by controversial remarks, including recent comments about former Representative Liz Cheney that Harris labeled “disqualifying.”
The Harris campaign also announced that former President Barack Obama would hold a Milwaukee rally on Sunday, while Harris’s running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, is scheduled for multiple Wisconsin stops on Monday. With both candidates in a dead heat in Wisconsin and other swing states, Milwaukee’s turnout could play a crucial role in the election’s outcome.
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