Harris will make a ‘closing argument’ for the 2024 election in a speech at the DC Ellipse

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to make her final case for her bid for the presidency at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, where she is expected to deliver an optimistic and hopeful message aimed at to move forward.

Standing against the backdrop of the White House, Harris will offer a split screen and urge voters to “turn the page” on the era of former President Trump, vowing to put country before party, a senior campaign official said. About 40,000 people are expected to attend the event, according to an approved National Park Service permit, more than the 20,000 people who were expected to attend under a permit issued to the campaign last week.

Harris categorically stated that the location of the speech near the National Mall – the same place where Trump gave a speech before the attacks on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 – was meant to remind Americans of their choice between Harris and Trump and who would go to the White House .

“I would think more about this place in the context of what would be behind me, which is the White House. And I’m doing it there because I think it’s very important for the American people to see and think about who will occupy this seat on January 20th,” Harris recently told CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell.

“The reality is that most Americans can visualize the Oval Office. We have seen this on television and this is a real scenario. Either it will be Donald Trump, or I will sit at the decisive desk in the Oval Office.”

A week before Election Day, both Harris and Trump are working to make final appeals to undecided voters in what is expected to be a close contest.

Harris’ campaign said it plans to portray Trump as a man consumed by his grievances and an endless desire for retribution, emphasizing his promise to go after those on his “enemies list” and how that contrasts with Harris’ focus on her “enemies list.” ” make a list.” She often includes this message in her fragmented speeches.

“He is full of grievances. It’s full of dark words about retribution and revenge, and so the American people have a choice. “It’s either going to be that way or I’m going to stay there, focused on my goals… to make a list that is focused on the American people and implementing that list of goals and plans to improve the lives of the American people,” Harris told reporters Sunday while campaigning in Philadelphia.

Her closing argument will highlight what she says is Americans’ desire to “turn the page” on Trump, emphasizing her plans and priorities for the country, namely the economy. The vice president promised to cut costs and prioritize the middle class in her “opportunity economy.”

Following her Ellipse speech, Harris plans to take that message down the road, crisscrossing battleground states in the final days of the campaign. The events will focus on a series of concerts with voting opportunities.

“I spend time in all communities to make sure they hear straight from me so they can judge for themselves without filtering. And I’m going to keep doing it. I’m leaving nothing on the field in this election, leaving nothing on the field,” Harris said in an MSNBC interview earlier this month.