US Elections 2024: Harris and Trump campaign in the Pennsylvania battleground | world news

The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to review remarks ahead of a campaign rally in Erie, said Harris would create the impression that Trump views Americans who disagree with him as enemies.

He argues that the comments made in the Fox News Sunday Morning Future interview are the latest example of the former president's threatening rhetoric that should worry Americans about what a potential second Trump term might look like.

Trump, responding to a question about outside activists who could disrupt Election Day, took aim at an enemy closer to home.

“I think the biggest problem is the enemy within,” Trump said. He also said: We have some bad people. We have sick people, crazy leftists. And I think they are big and should be very easy to deal with, if need be, by the National Guard, and if they really need to, by the military, because they can't let this happen.

Trump defeated Hillary Clinton by 40,000 votes on his way to victory in the 2016 presidential election. But four years ago, Joe Biden, a Scranton native, defeated Trump by nearly 80,000 votes in the state.

Harris will hold the rally in Erie, a Democratic-majority city of about 94,000 people with significant Republican numbers in suburban and rural areas. Erie County is often cited as one of the most reliable regions in the state, and voters have a decidedly moderate voting record. Trump visited Erie on September 29.

According to a campaign official, Harris, 59, will also criticize Trump in his rally speech for disclosing limited information about his health over the years.

On Saturday, the White House released a letter from Harris' doctor summarizing his medical history, which said the vice president was in excellent health and had the physical and mental resilience necessary to serve as president.

If Trump, 78, is elected next month, he will become the oldest president in US history when his term ends in 2029.

Harris plans to talk about early voting at her rally. Postal voting continues in states where nearly 7 million people are likely to vote for president.

Earlier, he stopped by a newly opened coffee shop and record store in Erie, continuing his efforts to support black men.

The tour of the small Black-owned business, LegendErie Records and Coffee House, came after his campaign Monday unveiled a plan to provide Black men with greater economic opportunities and more. The campaign aims to reach black men, a key voting bloc that some Democrats worry about a potential lack of stimulus.

Trump spoke at a town hall in suburban Oaks on Monday. In response to a man who said his dream of owning a home seemed unattainable, Trump said that regulations in some places make it too expensive to build one. He repeated his pledge to increase U.S. oil production, which he believes will lower costs, even though domestic production is already at record highs.

We will do exercises for the children, we will have a lot of energy and we will lower prices, Trump said.

He also claimed that government data, from crime statistics to unemployment numbers, was falsified, claiming the numbers were used to help incumbent Democrats.

Tom Bonanno, who waited in line and said he lives in the area, said he thought there was more enthusiasm for Trump this year than during the former president's two previous campaigns.

“I feel a change because the economy affects everyone,” Bonanno said. “It doesn't just happen, you feel joy or happiness or whatever happens. It's about the economy again.

Pennsylvania and its 19 electoral votes, the most of any swing state, have attracted the most attention from the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns. Including Monday's events, they will make 46 stops in the state, according to the Associated Press, which is tracking public campaign events.

Michigan (33 visits) and Wisconsin (29) are the next most visited states, showing that both campaigns are focusing on winnable states that were part of the so-called the Democrats' blue wall until Trump emerged as the Republican standard bearer.

Democrats have won three consecutive gubernatorial elections and both current U.S. senators are Democrats, but the state legislature is closely divided.

Cindy Sunday, 67, of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, said she was disappointed that the Biden administration reversed some of Trump's policies on the U.S.-Mexico border.

I don't care if people say he says inappropriate things and this and that. “Deal with it,” Oakes said Sunday as he headed to a Trump rally. “There are more serious things in life to be upset about. I just don't feel like it.