Campaigns in the US are intensifying with Election Day just two weeks away. This week, Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, held a rally in Georgia. She gained support from Bruce Springsteen, Tyler Perry, and former President Barack Obama. The event drew around 20,000 attendees. Harris and her high-profile supporters urged the crowd to vote early and oppose Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Obama, who has campaigned for Harris in several swing states, criticized Trump. He argued Trump puts himself before the country. Harris echoed this, telling supporters, “We have a chance to turn the page on fear and divisiveness. Please vote early.” Obama then highlighted Trump’s recent visit to a closed McDonald’s, contrasting it with Harris’s actual work experience at the chain in college. “She didn’t pretend to work at McDonald’s when it was closed,” Obama joked.
Director Spike Lee, speaking before Harris, urged the crowd not to be “bamboozled” by Trump. Springsteen performed “The Promised Land” and “Land of Hope and Dreams,” warning that Trump seeks power without understanding American values. Harris’s campaign stated that this rally was her largest yet, surpassing her September event in Greensboro, North Carolina, which drew 17,000 attendees.
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