Election Day 2024 live updates: Trump and Harris host late-night rallies as Dixville Notch declares first results
Kamala Harris introduced by Oprah Winfrey in Philadelphia while Donald Trump keeps Michigan rallygoers waiting hours as first votes cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire
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Your support makes all the difference.Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump are making their final pitches to voters on Monday, the last full day of campaigning before Election Day.
The vice president was joined by celebrities Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey, Ricky Martin, and The Roots in Philadelphia this evening as Katy Perry and Christina Aguilera supported her in Pittsburgh and Las Vegas.
Trump also concentrated on the Keystone State, delivering his “closing message” at a rally in Pittsburgh before one final rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan — where he closed out both his 2016 and 2020 campaigns.
In Pittsburgh, Trump brought his family out, announced he had been endorsed by podcaster Joe Rogan, and was joined on stage by Megyn Kelly. Because he spoke for approximately two hours, his supporters at his final rally in Michigan waited past midnight for his arrival.
Also at midnight, the first in-person votes were cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire — a tradition going back almost 65 years. There are just six registered voters in the town who split evenly between the two candidates.
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Steele posted on X: “This is your closing message @JDVance? I’m curious, how do you explain your behavior and your words to your children? “family values” much? It’s been amazing to watch your ambition drive you to become the very things you once said about Trump.”
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President Joe Biden has paid tribute to the late Quincy Jones, who passed away today, saying in a statement that he was “a musical genius who transformed the soul of America – one beat, one rhythm, and one rhyme at a time” who “solidified Black culture as American culture”.
Kamala Harris called him “a trailblazer” and an activist who championed civil and human rights.
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