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

(WASHINGTON) – 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 for moving forward. according to senior Harris. election campaign representative.

Standing in front 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. Approximately 20,000 people will attend the event, according to an approved permit from the National Park Service.

Harris said emphatically that the location of the speech on the National Mall — the same spot where Trump spoke before the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the Capitol — 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 will 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 be occupying this space 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 be sitting behind the 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. Either that will be the case, or I will be there, focused on my to-do list, 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 directly from me so they can judge for themselves, without any filters. And I’m going to keep doing it. I’m leaving nothing in this election, leaving nothing on the field,” Harris said in an MSNBC interview earlier this month.

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