Harris took the same stage where Trump spoke on January 6 and evoked the invasion of the Capitol. He drew differences and did not forget the issue of abortion and immigration.
Six days before the US presidential elections, the Democratic candidate for the White House, Kamala Harris, took the stage at the Ellipse Park of the White House to alert the country about what she considers to be at stake on November 5. “It will probably be the most important vote in history”he stressed, arguing that “it is more than an election between two parties and two candidates.” “It is a choice between a country rooted in freedom for all Americans or one ruled by chaos and division,” he said.
In the opening moments of her final campaign statement, Kamala Harris launched an attack on her opponent. “We know who Donald Trump is, the man who sent an armed mob to the Capitol to overturn the will of the people in a free and fair election,” he said in reference to the events of January 6, after the elections that led to victory. to Joe Biden.
The candidate did not stop there and described the former President as someone “unstable”, “obsessed with revenge” and who has a “list of enemies” with whom to settle accounts. “He promised to free violent extremists who attacked law enforcement on January 6. He intends to use the US military against US citizens who simply disagree with him. To the people he calls, and I quote: the ‘enemy within,’” he noted.
Kamala Harris accused Donald Trump of sowing division and chaos. “He never understood a truth about the heart of our nation: Our democracy does not require us to agree on everything.” The Democratic candidate stressed that it is time to “turn the page” and for a “new generation of leaders”, ensuring that she is “ready to offer that leadership.”
Faced with criticism, Kamala Harris sought to contrast her career. Recognizing that this is an “atypical campaign” – without specifically mentioning the abrupt departure of Joe Biden – and that many Americans still do not know her well, despite four years as vice president, she recalled her past as a prosecutor and the fights against the big guys. banks. , predators and cartels. “Since I can remember I have always had the instinct to protect (…). There’s something about seeing people treated unfairly or ignored that gets to me. “I don’t like that,” he said, explaining that it was something his mother instilled in him. This would be the first of several references I would make about her.
Emphasizing that he is not perfect, he left a series of promises to voters: “I will always listen to you, even if you don’t vote for me, I will always tell the truth, even if it is difficult to hear, We will work every day to create commitments.” “On Day 1, if elected, Donald Trump will enter the Oval Office with a list of enemies. I will come with a list of things to do.”he reiterated.
Harris would not finish her speech without mentioning two issues that have been central to the campaign, starting with the right to abortion. The vice president guaranteed that she will reverse “what Trump and his hand-picked judges did” by reversing Roe vs. Wade. “Today one in three women lives in a state that prohibits abortion, many without exceptions for situations of rape and incest,” she denounced. He warned that, if elected, the Republican will ban abortion nationwide and restrict fertility treatments, recalling the measures contained in Project 2025, from which Trump has sought to distance himself.
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There was also space to talk about immigration, with Harris criticizing politicians who have used the issue in the campaign to scare voters. The candidate promised that she will work with Democrats and Republicans to sign the border law blocked in Congress by Trump. He also said it is time to recognize that the United States “is a nation of immigrants” and that he will work toward a path to citizenship for all immigrant workers.
In the field of foreign policy, he assured that he will strengthen American leadership and its alliances, in addition to turning the US military into “the largest and most lethal force” in the world. “World leaders think that Donald Trump is an easy target, possible to manipulate with flattery and favors. “You can believe that autocrats like Putin and Kim Jong Un support him in these elections,” he defended.
Kamala Harris ended her speech by warning that the opponent will only sow “more chaos and more division.” “Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t think people who disagree with me are the enemy, I’ll give them a seat at the table.”said. “In seven days you will have the power to turn the page and begin writing the next chapter of the best story ever written,” he concluded.
Source: Observadora
