Harris is 60 but mostly wants to talk about Trump's age

Kamala Harris turns 60 on Sunday, but it's Donald Trump's age she wants to talk about most, with her rival for the White House being “unstable” and too worn out to lead the United States again.

With 16 days to go until the presidential election, the Democratic vice president and the 78-year-old Republican billionaire are doubling down on a fast-paced and increasingly tense race.

Sunday sees the two candidates set their sights on Pennsylvania, which is the royal trophy among the seven key states where the presidential election will be played out on November 5.

After poisoning the campaign of outgoing President Joe Biden, to the point of causing his premature withdrawal from the competition in July, the question of age now puts Donald Trump on the defensive.

“Donald Trump is increasingly unstable and unfit” to hold the presidency, the vice president said Saturday, repeating a line of attack already used this week.

In Atlanta, she accused her opponent of “dodging debates and canceling interviews due to exhaustion.”

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump with workers during a rally in Latrobe, October 19, 2024 © AFP – Jim WATSON

“When he's answering a question or speaking at a rally, have you noticed that he tends to go off script, ramble on and generally not be able to finish an idea ?,” she said. “He calls it his flow, but to us it's just nonsense.”

Meanwhile, the septuagenarian held out for more than an hour and a half on stage in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, alternating between anecdotes, personal attacks, promises and showing campaign clips.

Kamala Harris is a “failure who has less energy than a rabbit,” he said this week. On Saturday, he went further, in a diatribe against his rival.

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“You're a shitty vice president, the worst, you're fired, get out of here,” he told the crowd, encouraging his voters to take this message to the polls.

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On October 12, the Democrat released a full medical report, which described her as being in “excellent health.” An act of transparency that her opponent, who would be the oldest American president to take the oath of office in the event of victory, refuses to do

Since then, the vice president has not missed an opportunity to fuel a debate on the faculties of her opponent, who has dismissed the idea of ​​a second televised debate against her.

Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on October 14, 2024 © AFP – Jim WATSON

On Tuesday, she questioned the septuagenarian's mental acuity after he cut short a public question-and-answer session with voters in Pennsylvania the night before, preferring instead to play his favorite songs while swaying upright, microphone in hand.

The outcome of the presidential election remains more uncertain than ever, with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris neck and neck in the polls.

To pick up precious votes that could make a difference, the former can count on the growing involvement of Elon Musk.

The super-rich boss of Tesla and SpaceX is now doing more than just drumming up support on social media and reaching into his wallet: he is physically campaigning for Donald Trump.

American singer Usher at a Kamala Harris rally in Atlanta, October 19, 2024 © AFP – CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA

He has been seen since Thursday crisscrossing Pennsylvania, where he is offering $100 to every voter willing to sign a pro-Trump petition.

On Saturday, he even handed over a check for a million dollars to one of the signatories, during a question-and-answer session in Harrisburg.

Kamala Harris received public support on Saturday from two popular artists, rapper Lizzo and R&B singer Usher.

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