(Kalamazoo) Michelle Obama on Saturday expressed her “real fear” of seeing Donald Trump take back the White House during a meeting alongside Democrat Kamala Harris who would be an “extraordinary president”, but failed to dig deeper the gap in the polls with the Republican.
Published at 11:55 a.m. Updated at 7:37 p.m.
Aurélia END with Marion THIBAUT in Washington Agence France-Presse
The two contenders for the White House, neck and neck ten days before the election, returned to key states on Saturday where they are holding more meetings and meetings. The defense of women’s rights for her, the economy and immigration for him: each of them focused on promising themes on Saturday.
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Vice-President Kamala Harris has headed to Michigan where she is to campaign.
“All my hopes for Kamala are also accompanied by real fear, fear for our country, fear for our children, fear of what awaits us if we forget the stakes of this election,” launched Michelle Obama in a fiery speech and resolutely feminist after a triumphant entry.
The former first lady, one of America’s favorite personalities, who was making a comeback in the campaign, did not hesitate to express her frustrations: “it’s too tight for my taste.”
“If we want to help this country turn the page on the politics of hatred and division, we cannot sit around complaining,” she added.
The presence of Michelle Obama crowned a week where Kamala Harris relied on numerous celebrities: Lizzo and Usher last weekend, Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama on Thursday, Beyoncé on Friday for a meeting focused on the right to abortion.
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Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama
“We are at a crucial moment in history,” said Kimberly Whittaker, who was in the room and described Michelle Obama as a “role model.”
“Fight for freedom”
“Generations of Americans before us have led the fight for freedom, and the stick is now in our hands,” said the vice-president, who again felt that Donald Trump was “increasingly confused and unstable” .
Before the rally, Vice President Kamala Harris visited a doctor’s office to once again highlight the issue of women’s rights to control their bodies.
The day before, in Houston, alongside megastar Beyoncé, the Democratic candidate gave voice to defend the right to abortion, called into question in many states. The singer and feminist icon encouraged America to “sing a new song.”
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Beyoncé
For his part, Donald Trump has once again increased all-out attacks against his rival and has assured that he is the only bulwark against the supposed decline of the world’s leading power.
“This person cannot be president. She is too weak and too stupid to represent America on the international stage,” he said in the town of Novi, Michigan, even adding that she was “a drug addict.”
“Can you imagine her dealing with the Chinese or Russian president? Nobody respects her, nobody takes her seriously,” he added.
In this large suburb of Detroit, he brought auto industry workers on stage and promised them to “bring back jobs” in particular by reversing subsidies for electric vehicles. “In no time, you will have more jobs than you have ever had.”
Promise of a “new golden age”
For his second meeting of the day, in Pennsylvania, one of the seven most uncertain and contested states that will decide the election, he again accused Kamala Harris of wanting to end hydraulic fracturing – which she refutes. This controversial gas extraction method represents thousands of jobs in the region.
“We are going to fracture, fracture, and fracture again,” he said, in the middle of a speech without concrete proposals, but where he promised “a new golden age” and to “repair” the country by “free fall”, “broken” by her Democratic rival and Joe Biden’s vice-president.
To return to the White House and take his revenge on Democrats whom he wrongly accuses of stealing the election from him in 2020, Donald Trump is continuing his offensive among young men.
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Donald Trump attended a rally in Traverse, Michigan on October 26, 2024.
Thus, on Friday, the 78-year-old Republican participated in Joe Rogan’s podcast, which is the most listened to in the world on the Spotify platform. He returned to his career, his mandate at the White House, with lots of anecdotes and digressions, particularly on martial arts.
On Sunday, he is organizing a large rally in the legendary Madison Square Garden hall in New York, where he intends to deliver an indictment against Kamala Harris, synonymous with chaos for him.
More than 38 million Americans out of the 244 million called to the polls have already made their choice via early voting.
