The two candidates for the presidential election campaigned this Monday to obtain votes in Pennsylvania, one of the key states in the election.
Presidential candidate Kamala Harris had some harsh words for her opponent Donald Trump during a rally in northwestern Pennsylvania on Monday.
The Democrat said the former president’s behavior was becoming increasingly “unstable and unbalanced” after statements suggesting the US military could be used to deal with the “enemy within”.
“He considers anyone who does not support him or who does not bend to his will to be an enemy of our country”Kamala Harris said, adding that she believed a second term with Mr. Trump in power would be dangerous for America.
Both candidates spoke as part of their campaign for the hotly contested state of Pennsylvania.
The rally marked the US vice president’s tenth visit to the key state during her campaign, as Donald Trump delivered a speech at a town hall in suburban Philadelphia after visiting two other cities in the state.
Donald Trump made the comments about “enemies within” during an interview on Fox News on Monday, in response to a question about “outside agitators” potentially disrupting Election Day.
“I think the biggest problem is the enemy within”Mr. Trump said. He added: “We have some very bad people. We have sick, radical left-wing lunatics. And I think they are the biggest problem – and it should be very easily handled by the National Guard, if necessary, or if it “It’s really necessary, by the military, because they can’t let this happen.”
Both camps believe the race in Pennsylvania, where Joe Biden beat Trump by about 80,000 votes four years ago, could be close.
At a town hall meeting in suburban Oaks on Monday, Mr. Trump spoke of his desire to increase oil drilling in the United States, which he linked to lower costs.
“We’re going to drill, baby drill, we’re going to have so much energy and we’re going to bring the prices down”Mr. Trump said.
He also claimed that government data was being manipulated to help the Democratic campaign.
Meanwhile, Kamala Harris encouraged US citizens to vote early in the state, where 7 million people are expected to go to the polls in the upcoming election.
Pennsylvania and its 19 electoral votes have by far received the most attention from the Democratic and Republican campaign teams.
Michigan, with 33 visits, and Wisconsin, with 29 visits, are the next two most visited states, showing that both campaigns are focused on winning states that were part of the Democrats’ “blue wall” until ‘to Donald Trump establishing himself as the standard bearer of the Republicans.