US election briefing: Harris broadcasts clips of her opponent while Trump hosts a “musical festival” | US elections 2024

Just over three weeks until the vote, Kamala Harris And Donald Trump both were campaigning Pennsylvaniawhich promises the most votes of all swing states. The Guardian’s Survey tracker Harris has a one-point lead in the state.

Harris spoke up Eriea county that is one of the state’s most reliable frontrunners – its “boomerang” electorate has supported the winner in the last four races. Harris played clips of Trump’s recent media appearances and condemned his calls to use the military against opponents he described as “the enemy within.” “He considers anyone who doesn’t support him or bend to his will to be an enemy of our country,” Harris said at the rally. “That’s one of the reasons I believe so strongly that a second Trump term would pose a major risk to America.”

Trump meanwhile took questions from voters in the town hall Philadelphia, but was interrupted twice by medical emergencies in the room. The former president then called for the event to be turned into a “music festival,” and so it continued, with Trump taking the stage for 40 minutes, previously playing hits from his campaign playlist – including Hallelujah, November Rain and Nothing Compares 2 U – played walking into the crowd. Fox News reporter Bryan Llenas called it a “very strange Trump town hall.” Trump spokesman Steven Cheung called it a “lovefest” and “something very special.”

Here’s what else happened on Monday:

• Kamala Harris will do a sit-down interview with Fox News on Wednesday. The interview with Fox News’ main political anchor Bret Baier comes as Democrats have increased their presence on Fox News, part of a media campaign and outreach to undecided voters.

• Donald Trump railed against a just-released biopic about his life in a social media message early MondayHe called it a “cheap, defamatory and politically repugnant hatchet” designed to thwart his presidential bid.

• Kamala Harris has unveiled a plan to provide more economic opportunities for black men. As her campaign grows, fears grow that some in the black community are less supportive of the Democrats’ presidential nomination than they were in recent elections and may sit it out – or support Donald Trump.

• The White House said Monday that the United States has been closely monitoring Iranian threats against Trump for years and it warned of “severe consequences” if Tehran attacked a U.S. citizen. “We view this as a national and homeland security matter of the highest priority and condemn Iran in the strongest possible terms for these bold threats.” Should Iran attack any of our citizens, including those who continue to serve or have previously served the United States, the Iran will face serious consequences,” said Sean Savett, spokesman for the White House National Security Council.

• Arab Americans in Michigan leave Democrats over Gaza. According to reports. In previous elections, Arab Americans have formed a solidly Democratic voting bloc, particularly in the years after 9/11 and in light of Trump’s openly anti-Muslim rhetoric. But with Kamala Harris reportedly “underwater” in Michigan, Muslim and Arab American communities across Michigan could play a major role in the outcome of the presidential election.

• The Arab American Political Action Committee said Monday it could not support either Harris or Trump. citing their so-called “blind support” for Israel in the wars in Gaza and Lebanon.

• A man arrested on gun charges near a Donald Trump rally in California on Saturday said he was a big supporter of the former US president and would never harm him. “Yes, I am 100% a Trump supporter,” the man, Vem Miller, said in an interview with Fox News Digital.

• If Donald Trump wins the election, he is expected to carry out a series of executions that could accelerate the cases of people on federal death row. and threaten the life of a man with a longstanding claim to innocence. Advocates for people on death row fear a second Trump term could be worse than his first, which saw an unprecedented 13 federal executions. More people imprisoned in the federal system have been executed under Trump than under the previous ten presidents combined, a staggering number that raises serious human rights concerns.