‘Do you think Donald Trump is a fascist?’
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Vice President Kamala Harris used her closing argument, one week out from the election, to complete a messaging pivot at the Ellipse, where Trump once addressed his supporters hours before the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot.
Harris,surroundedbyherusual“freedom”signage,toldtensofthousandsofhersupportersthatTrumpwas“obsessedwithrevenge,”isa“pettytyrant”andwouldseektousethemilitaryagainsthisenemiesifelectedtotheWhiteHouseonNov.5.Thevicepresident,addingthattheformerpresidentwas“outforuncheckedpower”andhadanenemieslist,furtherdrewonthelocationofherspeechwithinthefirstfewminutesofherclosingargumenttotrytoproveTrumpissuch.
Harris’closingargumentsdisplayedalargercampaignmessageinthefinalweeksoftheelection,onethathasshiftedfromoneof“joy”tothatofcallingTrumpafascist,“unhinged,”“unstable”andunfittolead.
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