Threatened by the rise in the polls of the American Democratic candidate, Kamala Harrisfollowing his nomination at the party convention, the Republican candidate, former president Donald Trump has stepped on the accelerator and this week alone plans to visit four states, several of which are key to victory: Virginia, Wisconsin, Michigan y Pennsylvania.
Harris currently leads him by 3.4 percentage points in national polls. According to the average of polls compiled by the website FiveThirtyEight, she has 47.1% of voting intentions, a figure that has remained stable for weeks.
“November 5th will be the most important day in the history of our country”Trump warned at the general conference of the National Guard Association in Detroit (Michigan)where he stressed that he had once again launched himself into the fight for the White House “to reclaim America’s future as a free and sovereign nation governed by the American people.”
The former conservative president had made a brief previous stop in Virginia to meet with the Vietnamese community and lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery in honor of the 13 American soldiers who died exactly three years ago in a suicide bombing during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
According to Trump, the chaotic exit of that country was a national humiliation that led to the “collapse of the credibility and respect of the United States in the world” and the origin of other international conflicts: «We were given the entry of Russia into Ukraine and the attack on Israel on October 7, because we are not respected. Four years ago we were respected a lot. Now we are not».
His agenda this week will also focus on the economy, with an event in Michigan on Tuesday, while on Friday, after a rally in the key state of Pennsylvania, he will align himself in Washington DC with the association Moms for Liberty as a guest at an event that will advocate for empowering parents in defending their parental rights.
«America’s future is threatened like never before. We’re not just going to make America great again. We’re going to make American democracy great again. (…) This fight is no longer just between Democrats and Republicans, but between communism and freedom.»he said Monday.
At that same event, Trump received the support of the former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbarda former Democrat and now independent. On Friday she had gathered the support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.who suspended his own campaign although he said his name will remain on the ballot in most states.
Harris has no scheduled events until Wednesday. For the seventh time this year, she will be in Georgia, another key state where Trump has a slight lead of 0.8 points, according to FiveThirthyEight.
The two candidates will face each other for the first time in their September 10 debate on ABC, a meeting that has been the focus of cross-criticism between both teams and in which Trump has even questioned his participation.
Harris’ campaign said Monday that it has asked the network to keep the microphones of both candidates on for the entire session: «The vice president is prepared to deal with Trump’s constant lies and interruptions in real time. Trump should stop hiding behind the mute button»said the advisor Brian Fallon.
The former president also criticized the desire to change the rules already agreed upon and not respect the format established in the first debate, on June 27, the date on which those microphones were closed and which marked the beginning of the end of the race for reelection of Joe Biden for his poor performance in the same. EFE (I)
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