Trump, Harris attack each other during dueling Friday night rallies as Election Day nears

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris held dueling rallies Friday night, trading verbal blows from a region pinch nan predetermination little than 2 weeks away. 

The split-screen move was nan consequence of Trump, 78, arriving astatine nan Traverse City, Mich., rally tract much than 3 hours late. 

“I americium truthful sorry,” Trump said astatine nan apical of his speech. “We sewage truthful tied up, and I figured you wouldn’t mind excessively overmuch because we’re trying to win.”

The Republican nominee for president had been held up successful Austin, Texas, recording a astir three-hour-long interview connected comedian Joe Rogan’s hugely celebrated podcast.

“It was nan longest question and reply I’ve ever done successful my life,” Trump said. 

“So I apologize but, you know, it’s each astir winning. We sewage to win. And, we did immoderate things coming that will thief america win,” he argued. 

The erstwhile president went connected to ridicule Harris, 60, for campaigning successful Houston – pinch Beyonce’, Kelly Rowland, Willie Nelson and Jessica Alba – arsenic Israel conducted retaliatory airstrikes against Iran. 

“You cognize wherever she is tonight?” Trump said of his 2024 opponent. “She’s retired partying.” 

“So, Israel is attacking [Iran] – we sewage a warfare going connected and she’s retired partying,” nan 45th president added. “At slightest we’re moving to make America awesome again.”

“She’s nan worst vice president successful nan history of our country,” Trump said of nan Democratic nominee.

WIth Harris successful Houston and President Biden successful Wilmington, Del., for nan weekend, nan ex-commander successful main based on that activity successful Washington was absent successful a perchance perilous moment. 

“Tonight successful nan Middle East – it’s for illustration a tinderbox. It’s fresh to explode,” Trump said.  

“Nobody’s successful charge,” he charged. “Joe Biden is dormant and Kamala is astatine a creation statement pinch Beyonce.’”

Trump besides took purpose astatine Harris’ scheme to hike taxes on corporations, unrealized superior gains and individuals pinch incomes complete $400,000. 

He branded nan vice president arsenic “the taxing queen.” 

“All my life I’ve watched politicians – they say, ‘We will little taxes.’ This is nan only stupid leader trying to tally on, ‘I will raise your taxes,’” Trump said of Harris. “She’s bragging astir it.”

Meanwhile, much than 1,300 miles distant successful Houston, Harris railed against “Trump abortion bans” successful a reside focused connected restrictions of nan procedure. 

“Texas, what is happening crossed this authorities and our state is simply a wellness attraction crisis,” nan vice president said of state-imposed limits connected abortion. “And Donald Trump is nan designer of it.” 

“When Donald Trump was president, he hand-selected 3 members of nan United States Supreme Court pinch nan volition that they would undo nan protections of Roe v Wade,” Harris charged. 

“He brags astir overturning Roe v Wade,” she continued. “In his ain words, quote, ‘I did it and I’m proud to person done it.’ That’s what he says.” 

Harris past suggested that Trump is “proud that women are dying; proud that doctors and nurses could beryllium thrown successful situation for life for administering life redeeming care; proud that young women successful America coming person less authorities than their mothers and grandmothers.” 

“How situation he,” nan vice president fumed, earlier alleging that “Donald Trump doesn’t spot women.” 

Harris besides slammed Trump complete his refusal to merchandise his elaborate aesculapian records, claiming that it is hypocritical of him. 

“Do you spot nan irony?” Harris told rally-goers. 

“On nan 1 hand, Donald Trump won’t fto anyone spot his aesculapian records – I gave up excavation –. and connected nan different hand, they want to get their hands connected your aesculapian records,” she charged. 

“He will unit each 50 states to way and study connected women’s miscarriages and abortions,” Harris alleged, citing, “his Project 2025.” 

Trump has many times disavowed nan blimpish Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 argumentation blueprint.  

“Simply put, they are retired of their mind,” Harris raged.