Harris campaigns with Oprah in Michigan as Trump focuses messaging on crime, immigration

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• Geoff Bennett:

  Turning now to the presidential election, both candidates were on the trail tonight, firing up their supporters, with Vice President Kamala Harris in Michigan and former President Trump in Washington.

• Amna Nawaz:

  But we start our coverage with remarks from the current president earlier today.

  While touting his economic record in Washington today, President Biden also gave a brief, but clear statement of support for Vice President Harris.

  Joe Biden, President of the United States: And there's not a single damn job a woman can't do that a man can do, including being president of the United States of America.

  (Cheering)

  (Applause)

• Amna Nawaz:

  And warned of the economic ramifications of a second Trump presidency.

• Joe Biden:

  It's clear, especially under my predecessor, that trickle-down economics failed. And he's promising it again, trickle-down economics. But it will fail again.

• Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY):

  Good morning, everybody.

• Amna Nawaz:

  Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, Senate Democrats were fired up against the former president.

• Sen. Chuck Schumer:

  This is the Trump plan.

• Amna Nawaz:

  Several members gathered to rail against the Project 2025 agenda crafted by Trump allies.

• Sen. Chuck Schumer:

  It would raise taxes, hurt American workers, compromise border security, threaten our democracy, and make America less safe.

• Amna Nawaz:

  The former president has distanced himself from the conservative initiative.

  Donald Trump, Former President of the United States (R) and Current U.S. Presidential Candidate: A very big hello to New York.

• Amna Nawaz:

  Last night, Trump addressed a packed arena on Long Island.

• Donald Trump:

  It hasn't been done in many decades. It hasn't been done for a long time. But we are going to win New York.

  (Cheering)

  (Applause)

• Amna Nawaz:

  New York is a Democratic stronghold in presidential elections and is not seen as within Trump's reach. But he attempted to appeal to Long Island's suburban swing voters with fiery messaging on crime and immigration.

• Donald Trump:

  With crime at record levels, with terrorists and criminals pouring in, and with inflation eating your hearts out, vote for Donald Trump. What the hell do you have to lose? What do you have to lose?

  (Cheering)

  (Applause)

• Amna Nawaz:

  That included repeating lies about the Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio.

• Donald Trump:

  We're getting them out of our country. They came in illegally. They're destroying our country. We're getting them out. They're going to be brought back to the country from which they came.

  (Cheering)

  (Applause)

• Amna Nawaz:

  According to the city of Springfield, its Haitian residents entered the country legally and are filling jobs and industries that need workers.

  Tonight, the former president is in Washington addressing a summit for Israeli Americans. Meanwhile, Vice President Harris is campaigning with Oprah Winfrey in battleground, Michigan. It's the home of the National Uncommitted Movement, which mobilized hundreds of thousands of uncommitted votes during the Democratic primaries to protest Joe Biden over his policies in Gaza.

  Today, uncommitted leaders announced that the movement will not be endorsing Harris.

• Abbas Alawieh, Uncommitted National Movement:

  Vice President Harris is unwillingness to shift on unconditional weapons policy or to even make a clear statement in support of upholding existing U.S. and international human rights law has made it impossible for us to endorse her.

• Amna Nawaz:

  The group also urged its members not to vote for Trump. It remains unclear what effect the non-endorsement will have come November.