Kamala Harris received the support of the very popular singer Lizzo on Saturday, while Donald Trump can count on the growing involvement of Elon Musk in his campaign.
In an accelerating pace of meetings, the Democrat delivered a lightning six-minute speech in Detroit, calling on voters to vote.
This Saturday marks the opening of early voting operations in this metropolis of the Great Lakes region.
Donald Trump “spends all his time talking about himself”launched the candidate. “He’s not talking about workers, he’s not talking about you”.
Singer Lizzo in Detroit, October 19, 2024 / SAUL LOEB / AFP
A few moments earlier, Lizzo had preceded her on stage.
“Is America ready for its first female president? »asked the 36-year-old Detroit-born flautist and rapper.
« Damn time »
“I only have one thing to say: it’s really time! »she added, using the title of her famous hit « About damn time ».
In the evening, this time in Atlanta, Kamala Harris will benefit from the support of Usher, another very famous musical artist.
Vice President Kamala Harris in Detroit, Michigan, October 19, 2024 / SAUL LOEB / AFP
Donald Trump is supported by Elon Musk. In addition to putting his financial power at the service of the Republican, the boss of Tesla and SpaceX embarked on a whirlwind tour of Pennsylvania to rally voters.
He will address the residents of Harrisburg on Saturday, in this state particularly courted by candidates given its importance in the electoral college responsible for designating the future occupant of the White House.
Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, October 18, 2024 / Jim WATSON / AFP
Donald Trump is also campaigning in Pennsylvania on Saturday and Sunday.
McDonald’s
He plans to briefly play the role of a McDonald’s employee over the weekend, to mock Kamala Harris who he believes is lying when she claims to have worked in her youth in a fast-food restaurant of the chain.
The vice-president, who will celebrate her 60th birthday on Sunday, focused her efforts all week on the three key historically industrial states in the north, including Michigan where Detroit is located.
Donald Trump supporters gathered in Detroit, Michigan, October 18, 2024 / Jim WATSON / AFP
If she manages to win this state with Pennsylvania and Michigan in the November 5 election, she will have almost validated her victory in the race for the White House.
On Friday, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris launched barbs at each other from a distance, in an increasingly acrimonious campaign.
The vice-president shed light on the age of her opponent.
“If you are exhausted from campaigning, it raises questions about your ability to take on the hardest job in the world”she slipped.
Donald Trump, 78, responded by denying reports that he had canceled interviews. Kamala Harris is a “failure who has less energy than a rabbit”he snapped.
Obama as reinforcement
Barack Obama in Tucson, Arizona, October 18, 2024 / Rebecca NOBLE / AFP
Saturday evening, the Democratic candidate will be in another particularly contested pivotal state, Georgia.
Here too, it will encourage voters to vote early, a possibility opened since Tuesday and which has already seen a million people cast their vote in four days in the State.
At the other end of the country, Barack Obama is campaigning for Kamala Harris on Saturday in Las Vegas.
“We don’t need to see what an older, more crazy, unguarded Donald Trump would be like”launched the former Democratic president on Friday, during a meeting this time in Tucson, in the state of Arizona.
