前总统唐纳德·特朗普周日在费城地区的一家麦当劳工作,他继续嘲笑民主党总统竞选对手副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯对她在快餐店工作经历的描述。
这位前总统原定于当天晚些时候在宾夕法尼亚州兰开斯特的集会上发表讲话,然后参加周日晚上纽约喷气机队与匹兹堡钢人队的NFL比赛。
哈里斯周日早上在战场佐治亚州的两个集会上发表讲话,她的竞选活动继续鼓励传统的民主党选民前往投票站。
“我们都知道你的父母,他们付出了这么多,过着如此光荣的生活,当然,包括我们站在他们肩膀上的领导人,国会议员约翰·刘易斯,他们都知道,他们通过他们的榜样,他们告诉我们,信仰和良好的工作是携手并进的,尤其是在保护我们神圣的选举权和让灵魂参加投票时,”哈里斯在亚特兰大附近琼斯博罗的神圣信仰牧师国际组织说。
哈里斯在周日庆祝了她的60岁生日,参加琼斯博罗礼拜的斯蒂维·旺德演唱了《生日快乐》。
“人们谈论遗愿清单——我想我刚刚核对了一大份清单,让斯蒂维·旺德亲自为我唱‘生日快乐’”,副总统说。
副总统还录制了对MSNBC阿尔·夏普顿的采访,将于周日晚些时候播出。
哈里斯的竞选搭档,明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·沃尔兹,也试图在另一个战场州密歇根州的教堂服务和联合大厅进行投票。他将在波士顿和康涅狄格州的筹款活动中结束这一天。
特朗普的竞选搭档、俄亥俄州参议员JD Vance也在选民所在地会见了选民,他在美国国家足球联盟(NFL)绿湾包装工队(Green Bay Packers)的主场Lambeau Field附近的一家酒吧发表了讲话,并在体育场外的一个车尾派对上发表了讲话。当天晚些时候,他将在威斯康辛州的一个集会上发表讲话。
长期以来,特朗普一直质疑哈里斯讲述的她在霍华德大学(Howard University)上学期间暑假在麦当劳工作时学到的人生经验。周日,这位前总统在衬衫和领带外面套了一条围裙,还学习了如何操作油炸锅,这让他的调情更进了一步。
在通过他正在分发订单的免下车窗口举行的即兴新闻发布会上,特朗普重申,他将有条件地接受选举结果。
“是的,当然,如果这是一个公平的选举。一直都是。如果这是一场公平的选举,我永远都会接受,”特朗普说,在选举前两周多一点的时间里,他再次质疑选举制度的完整性选举日。
他还回击了一名记者,该记者问他如何回应哈里斯是一名更团结的候选人的观点,他说他认为哈里斯是“我见过的最分裂的人”,指责她在工作申请上撒谎。
特朗普确实通过免下车窗口祝哈里斯生日快乐,开玩笑说“也许”他会给她鲜花或一些薯条。
哈里斯高级竞选顾问伊恩·萨姆斯(Ian Sams)表示,随着选举日的临近,特朗普的麦当劳活动是他绝望的迹象。
“当特朗普感到绝望时,他只知道撒谎。萨姆斯在一份声明中说:“他无法理解暑期工作是什么感觉,因为他得到了数百万美元,却搞砸了。”。
哈里斯在多个场合谈论过她在麦当劳的工作经历。
“我甚至谈到在麦当劳工作的部分原因是,在我们国家,有些在麦当劳工作的人试图养家糊口,”她在9月份对MSNBC的斯蒂芬妮·鲁勒说。
早些时候,川普为他对福克斯新闻频道的霍华德·库尔茨(Howard Kurtz)的“内部敌人”言论进行了辩护,并指出了领导弹劾川普的加州民主党众议员亚当·希夫(Adam Schiff)和前众议院议长南希·佩洛西(Nancy Pelosi)。
“那是来自内部的敌人。这真的是对民主的威胁。这些都是坏人。我们有很多坏人,但当你看到西夫蒂·希夫和其他一些人时,是的,对我来说,他们是来自内部的敌人,”他说。"我认为南希·佩洛西是一个内在的敌人."
但他确实说过,他不会寻求报复他的对手,尽管他过去曾说过他会这样做。
“不,我不想这么做,因为这对国家来说是件坏事。我不想那么做。我不知道是谁说的,我没有说过我会,但他们已经做到了,”特朗普说,他指的是他的对手。
Trump mocks Harris' story from behind the fryer at McDonald's
Former President Donald Trump worked the fryer at a Philadelphia-area McDonald's on Sunday as he continues to mock Democratic presidential opponent Vice President Kamala Harris' accounts of her experience working at the fast food restaurant.
The former president was scheduled to speak at a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, rally later in the day before attending the New York Jets-Pittsburgh Steelers NFL game Sunday night.
Harris spoke at services at two congregations in battleground Georgia on Sunday morning as her campaign continues to encourage groups that are traditional Democratic voters to get to the polls.
“We all know your parents, who gave so much and led such an honorable life, and including, of course, among the leaders upon whose broad shoulders we stand, Congressman John Lewis, they they all knew, and by their example, they taught us that faith and good works go hand in hand, and that is especially true when it comes to protecting our sacred right to vote and getting souls to the polls," Harris said at Divine Faith Ministries International in Jonesboro near Atlanta.
Harris, who celebrated her 60th birthday on Sunday, was treated to a rendition of "Happy Birthday" by Stevie Wonder, who attended the Jonesboro service.
"People talk about a bucket list -- I think I have just checked off a whole big one to have Stevie Wonder himself sing me 'Happy Birthday,'” the vice president said.
The vice president also taped an interview with MSNBC's Al Sharpton that will air later Sunday.
Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, also tried to get out the vote at a church service and union hall in Michigan, another battleground state. He was to finish the day with fundraising events in Boston and Connecticut.
Trump's running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, also met voters where they were, speaking at a bar near Lambeau Field, home of the NFL's Green Bay Packers, and at a tailgate party outside the stadium. He was to address a rally later in Wisconsin later in the day.
Trump has long challenged Harris' telling of life lessons she learned while working at a McDonald's during summer break while she was a student at Howard University. On Sunday, the former president took his trolling a step further by putting an apron over his shirt and tie and learning how to work the fryer.
During an impromptu news conference through the drive-through window where he was handing out orders, Trump repeated that he would accept the results of the election with conditions.
“Yeah, sure, if it’s a fair election. Always. I’ll always accept it if it’s a fair election,” Trump said, again questioning the integrity of the election system a little more than two weeks ahead ofElectionDay.
He also shot back at a reporter who asked how he would respond to sentiments that Harris is a more unifying candidate, saying he thinks Harris is “the most divisive person I’ve ever seen,” accusing her of lying about her job applications.
Trump did wish Harris a happy birthday through the drive-through window, quipping that “maybe” he would give her flowers or some fries.
Senior Harris campaign adviser Ian Sams said Trump's McDonald's event was a sign of his desperation as Election Day nears.
"When Trump feels desperate, all he knows how to do is lie. He can’t understand what it’s like to have a summer job because he was handed millions on a silver platter, only to blow it," Sams said in a statement.
Harris has on a number of occasions talked about her experience working at McDonald's.
"Part of the reason I even talk about having worked at McDonald's is because there are people who work at McDonald's in our country who are trying to raise a family," she told MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle in September.
Earlier, Trump defended his "enemy from within" comments to Fox News' Howard Kurtz and identified California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, who led impeachment efforts against him, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
"That's an enemy from within. That's really that is a threat to democracy. These are bad people. We have a lot of bad people, but when you look at Shifty Schiff and some of the others, yeah, they are, to me, the enemy from within," he said. "I think Nancy Pelosi is an enemy from within."
But he did say that he would not seek retribution against his opponents, even though he has said in the past that he would.
"No, I don't want to do that because that's a bad thing for the country. I don't want to do that. I don't know who said, I haven't said that I would, but they have done it," Trump said, referring to his opponents.