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    Obama, Springsteen, Samuel Jackson, Spike Lee join Harris in Georgia rally

    David GreatBy David GreatOctober 25, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Barack Obama share the stage at the rally in Georgia
    Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Barack Obama share the stage at the rally in Georgia
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    Kamala Harris held a star-studded rally Thursday in swing state Georgia, where former US President Barack Obama and rock superstar Bruce Springsteen joined her final push for voters ahead of November’s close race.

    Harris is ramping up the celebrity wattage at a series of battleground state concerts, including one with Beyoncé in Texas on Friday, according to reports, in an attempt of pulling away from competitor Donald Trump.

    Springsteen and Obama both threw digs at the Republican as they addressed thousands in Clarkston, just outside Atlanta.

    “Donald Trump is running to be an American tyrant,” Springsteen said, echoing concerns by Democrats — as well as former members of Trump’s administration — about how Trump may misuse presidential power if reelected.

    The iconic singer, known for his socially conscious, working-class anthems, performed three songs including “The Promised Land” as part of a cameo designed to bolster Harris’s blue-collar credentials.

    Obama, the only Black president in US history who remains widely popular among Democrats, delivered a series of attacks at Trump — questioning his business credentials and mocking his “word salad” speeches.

    “We do not need four years of a wannabe king, a wannabe dictator, running around trying to punish his enemies,” Obama said.

    Harris emphasized her middle class roots — drawing contrast with the billionaire Trump — and said that she would prioritize battling inflation as president.

    “We will build a future where we bring down the cost of living, and that will be my focus every single day as president of the United States,” she said.

    The predominantly Black audience — a key electorate for Harris if she is to win Georgia — was also addressed by actor Samuel L. Jackson and film director Spike Lee.

    Bruce Springsteen is one of the most-successful rock stars of the last 50 years
    Bruce Springsteen is one of the most-successful rock stars of the last 50 years

    Large numbers of Americans, including about 2.2 million in Georgia, have already cast ballots in early voting, reflecting intense engagement ahead of Election Day on November 5.

    – ‘Fascist’ –

    The vice president herself had raised the stakes in a CNN appearance late Wednesday when she said she considers 78-year-old Trump to be a “fascist” — echoing a charge from a bombshell interview by the Republican’s former chief of staff, John Kelly.

    • Harris says US ready for woman president

    Trump, the oldest major presidential nominee in US history and the first to be running with a criminal record, is also casting the election as an existential battle for the United States.

    But it will have profound personal implications too, given he is the subject of serious criminal probes into his attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss and his post-presidential hoarding of top-secret documents.

    In a radio interview on his way to a rally in Arizona and then another in Nevada — both swing states — Trump announced that if elected he’d fire the special prosecutor overseeing his remaining cases in “seconds.”

    Speaking at the Arizona event, he conjured dark imagery of migrant violence and warned that America had become “a dumping ground” for dangerous and undocumented immigrants.

    “We’re like a garbage can for the world,” Trump said at the Tempe rally, which was expected to focus on economic issues, particularly high housing costs.

    But in his 55-minute address Trump made zero mention of home prices, opting instead to blame Harris for a “migrant invasion” that has overwhelmed American cities.

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