US election updates: Trump rallies in Georgia, Harris goes back to Michigan
Trump says he is “not a Nazi” at a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia, marked by hostile rhetoric against migrants and attacks on his perceived opponents.
Speaking in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Harris has promised to offer an alternative to Trump’s “fear and divisiveness” amid outcry over his Madison Square Garden rally.
Police say they believe incidents in which drop boxes were set on fire, destroying hundreds of ballots in the states of Oregon and Washington, are linked.
Biden has cast his vote early, joining more than 41 million Americans who have already voted.
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Elon Musk’s daily $1m giveaway to Trump supporters, describing it as an “illegal lottery”.
“Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election. No undecided voters in Pennsylvania are going to say, ‘I’m going with Newspaper A’s endorsement.’ None,” Bezos wrote.
“What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence. Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one.”
Bezos’s decision to block The Washington Post from endorsing Harris in the election has faced widespread blowback from journalists and other observers. The Washington Post Guild, which represents the employees of the newspaper, said it was “deeply concerned”.
“According to our own reporters and Guild members, an endorsement for Harris was already drafted, and the decision … not to publish was made by The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos,” the guild said this week. “This decision undercuts the work of our members at a time when we should be building our readers’ trust, not losing it.”
Puerto Rican archbishop asks Trump to disavow remarks provoking ‘hatred’
Roberto Octavio Gonzalez Nieves, the Catholic archbishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico, has called on Trump to reject the remarks of a comedian who provoked “sinister laughter” and “hatred” towards the US territory at Trump’s rally on Sunday night.
“I call upon you, Mr Trump, to disavow these comments, as reflecting in any way your personal or political viewpoints,” he said.
Trump pushes to make inroads with young, first-time voters
Another young Trump supporter, 18-year-old Cesar Viera, said the ex-president is “just the best for the economy right now”.
“Trump would be way better for young Americans,” he told AFP, a US flag draped across his shoulders.
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