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

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

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

Trump, responding to a question about the possibility of outside activists disrupting 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 some sick, crazy leftists. And I think they are big and should be dealt with very easily, if necessary, by the National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military, because they cannot let that happen.

Trump defeated Hillary Clinton by 40,000 votes en route to winning the presidency in 2016. But Scranton native Joe Biden defeated Trump by nearly 80,000 votes in the state four years ago.

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

Harris, 59, will also criticize Trump in her rally speech for revealing limited information about her health over the years, according to a campaign official.

The White House on Saturday released a letter from Harris' doctor summarizing her medical history, stating that the vice president is in excellent health and has the physical and mental resilience necessary to be 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 during her rally. Mail-in voting is underway in states where nearly 7 million people are likely to vote for the president.

Previously, he stopped by a newly opened coffee shop and record store in Erie as he continued his advocacy in support of black men.

The tour for the small, black-owned LegendErie Records and Coffee House came after his campaign on Monday revealed a plan to give black men more economic and other opportunities. The campaign is trying 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 out of reach, Trump said regulations in some places make construction too expensive. He reiterated his pledge to increase oil drilling in the US, which he said would reduce costs, even though domestic production is already at record levels.

We're going to drill with drills, we're going to have a lot of energy and we're going to lower prices, said Trump.

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

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

“I feel a shift because the economy affects everyone,” Bonanno said. “It's not just happening, you're feeling joy or happiness or whatever is happening. It's all about economics again.

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

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

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

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

I don't care if people say he says nasty things and this and that. “Get over it,” Oakes said Sunday, addressing a Trump rally. “There are more serious things to be upset about in life. I just don't accept that.