Standing outside the White House , Kamala Harris promised to write a "new chapter" in his election speech, reported France Press and Associated Press, quoted by BTA.
A week ahead of one of the most contested and tense elections in US history, the vice president and Democratic Party nominee described her Republican opponent Donald Trump in the darkest colors, calling him "unbalanced, obsessed with a desire for revenge, consumed by his insults and striving for unlimited power".
Everything in this eagerly awaited speech was a matter of contrast, notes AFP. First of all, the place of its pronunciation. 75,000 Harris supporters, according to her campaign team, rallied in Washington, D.C., where the Republican nominee gave a rousing speech to supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, before they stormed the U.S. Capitol to try to prevent the certification of the election won by joe biden.
In second place were the arguments. Kamala Harris tried to paint an optimistic and reassuring vision of the world's leading power, "big enough to hold all our dreams, strong enough to withstand rifts and divisions, brave enough to imagine a future full of promise." ;. While Trump paints a bleak vision of a country in disarray, he says, overrun by migrants. Harris urged his supporters, "Let's fight for this beautiful country, and in seven days we will have the power."
The Democratic candidate promised to work to improve people's lives and said her Republican opponent is only working for himself.
"I'll be honest with you: I'm not perfect," she added. "I make mistakes. But here's what I promise you: I'll always listen to you, even if you don't vote for me. I will always tell you the truth, even if it's hard to hear. I will work every day to reach consensus and compromise to get something done. And if you give me the opportunity to fight on your behalf, nothing in the world will stop me."
At the start of her speech, Harris reminded voters of Trump's role in the chaos of Jan. 6, 2021. She also recalled his threats to use the military against his political opponents and his labeling of those who disagreed with him as "enemies within" ;.
"Look, we know who Donald Trump is. "He is the man who almost four years ago stood in this very place and sent an armed mob into the US Capitol to overturn the will of the people as expressed in a free and fair election," she said. Trump has "spent an entire decade trying to keep Americans divided and afraid of each other,", Harris stressed.
"This is not a presidential candidate who thinks about how to improve your life,", she noted, calling Trump a "petty tyrant." with dictatorial ambitions.
"But America, I am here tonight to say: We are not like that. It doesn't have to be that way," Harris emphasized.
"In less than 90 days, either Donald Trump or I will be in the Oval Office,", she reminded. "On day one, if elected, Donald Trump will walk into this office with a list of his enemies. When I'm elected, I'll go in with a to-do list.
She said that among her key policy goals will be expanding health coverage, increasing the nation's housing supply and restoring access to abortion nationwide.
"Unlike Donald Trump, I do not believe that people who disagree with me are enemies,", Harris emphasized. "He wants to put them in jail. I will give them a place at my table. And I promise to be president for all Americans. I promise to always put the country above the party and above myself.
Meanwhile, the US Supreme Court rejected the request of independent US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. to remove him from the ballots in two key states, the Associated Press and Reuters reported, cited by BTA. p>
Wisconsin and Michigan are among the states that could support either candidate and determine the outcome of the presidential race. Kennedy Jr. renounced his participation in the election and supported the Republican candidate Donald Trump.
The withdrawing candidate argued that the refusal to remove him from the ballot violated his First Amendment rights to the US Constitution, falsely implying that he still wanted to be elected president. However, representatives of the two states said removing his name was currently impossible because early voting had begun. Over 1.75 million votes have already been cast in Michigan, and over 850,000 in Wisconsin.
The presence of independent and third-party candidates on ballots in key states could be an important factor in contested elections, AP notes.
As usual in such cases, the court did not explain the reasons for its decision. One of the justices, Neil Gorsuch, has publicly dissented in the Michigan case. According to him, Kennedy Jr.'s initial request, rejected by the state authorities, was not so unreasonable as to be rejected.
Kennedy asked to have his name removed from ballots in seven key states after announcing his support for Trump. In other states, however, he wanted his name to remain on the ballots, Reuters noted.
Wisconsin and Michigan are the last two states where his name is expected to remain.