Harris: Trump 'capable of anything’ on interfering wIth election results

Vice President Kamala Harris believes erstwhile President Donald Trump "is tin of anything" erstwhile it comes to challenging nan consequence of this year's statesmanlike election, telling ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce her ineligible squad is "ready" for immoderate Trump whitethorn do aft adjacent Tuesday's vote.

"We are, sadly, ready" if Trump challenges nan predetermination results, arsenic he did 4 years ago, Harris told Bruce successful an exclusive question and reply aft her rally successful North Carolina connected Wednesday.

"And if we cognize that he is manipulating nan property and attempting to manipulate nan statement of nan American group based connected fabrication alternatively of facts, we're prepared to respond," she said.

Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks pinch Mary Bruce of ABC News aft a rally successful Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 30, 2024.

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Asked if she's concerned Trump will again effort to interfere pinch nan certification of nan predetermination results, Harris said "I don't know," adding, "I deliberation he is tin of anything, arsenic proven by what he did connected January 6."

"No president of nan United States, erstwhile president of nan United States, who mislaid an predetermination would ever person done and ne'er did, aliases moreover travel adjacent to what Donald Trump did On January 6th. He incited a mob to onslaught nan United States Capitol. 140 rule enforcement officers were injured. Some were killed," she said.

Democratic statesmanlike nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a rally astatine Coastal Credit Union Music Park astatine Walnut Creek, successful Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 30, 2024.

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Asked if she was preparing for thing akin to nan storming of nan U.S. Capitol connected Jan. 6, 2021, nan vice president maintained her attraction is connected winning nan election.

"I americium correct now preparing for these adjacent six days. I'm successful 3 states today. I'm going to beryllium connected nan roadworthy afloat time. I'm taking thing for granted. I request to gain nan votes of nan American people. And that is my work and that's what I'm doing for these adjacent six days," Harris said.

Republican statesmanlike nominee, erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a run event, Oct. 30, 2024, successful Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

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As portion of her closing argument, Harris has based on Trump would travel to nan Oval Office pinch "an enemies list," while she would bring her "to-do list" for nan American people.

Harris pushed backmost erstwhile pressed connected what specifically would beryllium astatine nan apical of that to-do list, saying she would enactment connected a "package of policies" to bring down costs.

"I person made it clear my highest privilege is to bring down prices and bring down costs. "It's 1 of nan biggest issues that is affecting nan American people. I've been walking nan country. They cognize nan value of groceries is still excessively high. I cognize it's still excessively high. Bringing down nan costs of housing, bringing down taxes for mediate people families truthful they tin not conscionable get by, but get ahead. Those are my highest priorities," she said.

Though nan vice president has made an fierce play to gain nan support of dissatisfied Republican voters, Harris would not outright opportunity that she needs those Republican votes successful bid to win.

"Here's really I deliberation astir it: I really want to bring our state together," Harris said.

"I induce anyone and everyone to beryllium a portion of our run knowing that this is astir putting nan state earlier petty grievances," she said.

Harris, who seldom discusses nan groundbreaking quality of her candidacy, told Bruce, erstwhile asked really she thinks astir nan imaginable history she could make, "I americium afloat alert of my gender and race, and I cognize that it will beryllium very important successful position of nan solid that will beryllium broken."

"But," she added, "I do not expect that anyone is going to ballot for maine because of my gender aliases race. It has to beryllium because I gain their ballot pinch a scheme to make their lives better."

Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during a run arena astatine nan Ellipse adjacent nan White House successful Washington, Oct. 29, 2024.

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Harris besides distanced herself from President Joe Biden's "garbage" comment that Republicans person seized connected successful nan last days of nan 2024 campaign.

"Trump says that while you were making your closing transportation for unity past night, President Biden was calling his supporters garbage. What did you deliberation erstwhile you heard President Biden make those comments?" Bruce asked Harris.

"Well, first of all, I deliberation that nan president has explained what he meant," Harris responded. "But I said it earlier, I powerfully disagree pinch immoderate disapproval of nan group based connected who they ballot for and I've made that clear passim my career, including my reside past nighttime earlier I deliberation this each happened, which is I intend to beryllium president for each Americans, and including those who whitethorn not ballot for maine successful this election."

"I return very earnestly my responsibility and my oath to interest myself first pinch nan needs of nan American group and put them earlier immoderate mightiness beryllium my selfish issues," Harris added.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a reside successful a video footage successful Washington, Oct. 29, 2024, successful this surface drawback obtained from handout video.

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The White House has insisted Biden's remarks were not aimed astatine Trump voters writ large, alternatively that he was referring to racist remarks made by speakers astatine Trump's Madison Square Garden rally connected Sunday.

Republicans pounced connected nan comments arsenic an reproach to half of voters successful nan state who support nan erstwhile president.

"I induce anyone and everyone to beryllium a portion of our run knowing that this is astir putting nan state earlier petty grievances," Harris said.