Vice President Kamala Harris and former US first lady Michelle Obama joined forces this Saturday to announce to voters that “there is a lot at stake” in the elections on November 5, especially for health and reproductive rights. of women, if Donald Trump becomes President again.
At a packed rally in Kalamazoo, in the key state of Michigan, the Democratic candidate and the former first lady raised their voices to attack former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) and the setbacks in the rights that, in their opinion, the United States United has experienced.
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“There is a lot at stake in this election,” Harris said, stressing that the current presidential race is “even more important” than 2016 or 2020.
“Over the last eight years, Donald Trump has become more confused, more unstable, and more angry, and it is clear that he has become increasingly unhinged,” Harris charged.
The vice president also made use of a recent ruling by the US Supreme Court that granted partial immunity to the former president in the case of the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. “Imagine Donald Trump without a barrier to stop him ”, he stressed.
Harris again criticized her opponent for saying he wanted generals like Adolf Hitler’s during his tenure in the White House and threatening to use the military against those who disagree with him.
Obama was not far behind in criticizing the Republican by confessing that she is “a little angry because we are indifferent to his erratic behavior, his obvious mental deterioration, and his history as a convicted felon,” when comparing the Republican candidate with Harris.
The first lady also dedicated a good amount of space in her more than 40-minute speech before Harris to list the failures of the Trump Administration by describing the response to the Covid-19 pandemic as poor, when it discredited scientists and spread false information.
A message focused on women’s reproductive rights.
The rally in Michigan also served as a way for Harris and Obama to appeal to women’s votes and warn them about the risks of allowing the Republican to return to the White House.
“I ask you from the depths of my being that we take our lives seriously,” Obama said. “We need you to vote for the only candidate in this race who will protect our lives. “Kamala Harris will fight to restore our reproductive freedoms and defend our health,” he added.
The former first lady challenged women to keep their votes private, regardless of the political views of the men in their family, and told them that voting for Trump or a third-party candidate would “bring collateral damage” to their wives. sisters and daughters.
For her part, Harris recounted how the three members of the Supreme Court chosen by the Republican during his term helped to repeal the Roe vs. Wade ruling that protected abortion at the national level.
“They did what he wanted and now one in three women in the United States lives in a state where Trump prohibits abortion, and many of them do not have exceptions in cases of rape and incest,” said the candidate.
Both Harris and Obama urged voters to cast their ballots early. “I think Donald Trump is a very unserious man, but the consequences of him being president again are brutally serious,” Harris said.
The appearance of the former first lady at this Saturday’s rally is fundamental for the Democratic campaign that seeks to consolidate itself in the so-called “blue wall”, to which Michigan belongs, a state that offers 15 electoral votes to the winner.
Michigan is one of seven competitive states in the United States that will decide the election in ten days.
Harris has leveraged great and well-known figures in the final stretch of her campaign. This Friday he performed in Houston (Texas) alongside Beyoncé, and on Thursday he shared the stage with former President Barack Obama (2009-2017) in Atlanta (Georgia). EFE