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Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a> and Former President Donald Trump<\/a> are making their final pitches to voters on Monday, the last full day of campaigning before Election Day.
During a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, Trump appeared to reference the infamous Access Hollywood <\/em>tape which was published late in the 2016 campaign in which he said he could grab women by their genitals because of his fame.
Discussing Elon Musk\u2019s and SpaceX\u2019s rocket boosters, Trump said, \u201cAnd those two big arms, you saw the arms, they grab that thing like you grab your beautiful baby … Years ago, I would have said something else, but I\u2019ve learned.\u201d
He added: \u201cI would have been a little bit more risque.\u201d
The ex-commander-in-chief made similar comments over the weekend.
Trump took the stage in Reading, Pennsylvania shortly before 3.30pm ET on Monday.
The vice president will be joined by celebrities Lady Gaga<\/a>, Oprah Winfrey<\/a>, Ricky Martin<\/a>, and The Roots<\/a> in Philadelphia this evening as Katy Perry<\/a> and Christina Aguilera<\/a> support her in Pittsburgh and Las Vegas.
Trump is also concentrating on the Keystone State, holding a rally in Pittsburgh before closing in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
A Harris campaign official has said that results may come in from North Carolina, Michigan, and Georgia as soon as by the end of election night, according to Reuters<\/a>.
They expect results from Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada to come in on Wednesday and further ahead.
\u201cWe may not know the results of this election for several days, but we are very focused on staying calm and confident throughout this period as the process goes through,\u201d campaign Chair Jen O\u2019Malley Dillon said.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said during a briefing on Monday that they\u2019re expecting 70 percent of votes reported by 8pm on election night, because of a state law allowing counties to start counting mail-in ballots earlier.
The \u201cwinners\u201d of a daily $1 million sweepstakes<\/a> from Elon Musk<\/a> and his Donald Trump<\/a>-supporting political action committee were not \u201crandomly\u201d selected at all, according to an attorney for the group.
Swing-state voters who signed the PAC\u2019s petition for a chance to be presented with a novelty-sized check were instead deliberately chosen to be paid \u201cspokespeople\u201d for the group, lawyer Chris Gober told a judge in Philadelphia on Monday<\/a>.
Gober said that there is \u201cno prize to be won\u201d at all, and that recipients instead \u201cmust fulfill contractual obligations\u201d on behalf of the PAC, he told Judge Angelo Foglietta in a Philadelphia<\/a> County Court of Common Pleas courtroom.
Winners \u2018are not chosen by chance\u2019 and must fulfill \u2018contractual obligations\u2019 for America PAC, GOP lawyer tells court
Donald Trump<\/a> appeared to forget where he was during a rally<\/a> in North Carolina<\/a> over the weekend.
Trump was speaking to supporters<\/a> in Kinston on Sunday when he started praising David McCormick as \u201cone of the best [Republicans] of all right here.\u201d
The only problem? McCormick is running for Senate <\/a>\u2014 in Pennsylvania<\/a>.
\u201cWe have great Republicans running and you have one of the best of all right here, David McCormick, you know that?\u201d Trump said. \u201cWhere\u2019s David, is he around some place? You know he just left, he\u2019s a great guy.\u201d
Harris could be leading Trump in North Carolina, a new poll released 48 hours ahead of Election Day revealed
X owner Elon Musk announced on Monday that he will hold a \u201cdigital town hall\u201d tonight at 8.30pm ET.
Donald Trump\u2019s allies and supporters<\/a> are said to be \u201cexasperated\u201d by his recent rally remarks, leaving some questioning whether the former president is attempting to sabotage his own campaign at the 11th hour.
The former president has made a slew of controversial remarks during his final campaign blitz<\/a>.
During a rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania<\/a>, at the weekend, he claimed he \u201cshouldn\u2019t have left\u201d the White House following his 2020 election loss<\/a>, escalated rumors of election fraud<\/a>, and joked that he wouldn\u2019t \u201cmind\u201d if journalists were shot at his rallies<\/a>.
\u2018These allies are incredibly frustrated about the language that he is using on the campaign, the darkness of the rhetoric,\u2019 CNN correspondent Kirsten Holmes said
An anti-abortion Texas <\/a>megachurch<\/a> pastor has endorsed Kamala Harris<\/a> for president, as he slammed Donald Trump<\/a> as a \u201crace-baiting\u201d adulterer.
William Dwight McKissic Sr, the founder of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, penned an op-ed for MSNBC<\/a> on Sunday where he revealed that, despite being an evangelical who \u201chates abortion\u201d and opposes same-sex marriage, he cannot support the \u201cadulterous, childish, habitually lying and criminally convicted\u201d former president.
Instead, he announced that he is backing \u201ctrustworthy\u201d Harris in the 2024 race<\/a>: \u201cRepublican Donald Trump <\/a>doesn\u2019t have Harris\u2019 character, her competence or her capacity.\u201d
William Dwight McKissic Senior, founder of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, said that, despite being an evangelical who \u2018hates abortion\u2019 and opposes same-sex marriage, he cannot support \u2018habitually lying\u2019 Trump
Former president Bill Clinton<\/a> has defended his Republican successor George W Bush<\/a> over his endorsement decision shortly before Election Day.
In September, Bush\u2019s office announced <\/a>that he would not endorse GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump<\/a> for a third consecutive election cycle, nor his Democratic rival Kamala Harris<\/a>.
During a CNN interview<\/a> on Sunday, Clinton \u2013 who has endorsed Harris and campaigned on her behalf <\/a>since she stepped on the ticket in July \u2013 praised the 43rd president\u2019s decision to remain silent in the 2024 race.
In September, Bush\u2019s office announced that he would not endorse Trump \u2013 nor his Democratic rival Harris
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