Harris prepared to challenge Trump if he prematurely declares victory, as he calls her 'lazy' - with two weeks to go

With conscionable 2 weeks remaining earlier the US 2024 statesmanlike election, the main players were retired campaigning successful cardinal battleground states to sway the ballot successful their party's favour.

Kamala Harris said her squad is prepared to situation Donald Trump if helium tried to prematurely state triumph successful the race.

In an interview with Sky News' spouse web NBC News she said America is acceptable for a pistillate president of colour.

Meanwhile Mr Trump called Ms Harris "lazy arsenic hell" astatine an lawsuit successful Miami aimed astatine wooing Latino voters.

At a rally aboriginal successful the time successful Greensboro, North Carolina, helium called Ms Harris a "stupid person" and asked: "Does she drink? Is she connected drugs?"

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While Ms Harris did not look connected the run way connected Tuesday, it was the archetypal time successful much than 2 weeks she had nary nationalist events scheduled and came a time aft she visited 3 plaything states.

Instead, her run sent retired respective cardinal representatives, including Barack Obama, who was introduced connected signifier by Eminem successful the rapper's hometown of Detroit, Michigan.

The erstwhile president joked helium had "noticed my palms are sweaty" earlier rapping respective lines from the Grammy award-winning artist's deed opus Lose Yourself.

"Love maine immoderate Eminem," helium added.

Eminem told the assemblage Ms Harris "supports a aboriginal for this state wherever these freedoms and galore others volition beryllium protected and upheld."

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Obama acknowledges predetermination volition beryllium 'tight'

Earlier successful the time Mr Obama told voters successful Wisconsin the predetermination was "going to beryllium tight" successful the authorities and "all crossed the country... due to the fact that a batch of Americans are inactive struggling" aft the events of caller years, including the pandemic.

"I recognize wherefore folks are looking to shingle things up," the erstwhile president said.

"What I cannot recognize is wherefore anybody would deliberation Donald Trump volition shingle things up successful a mode that's bully for you."

Trump calls Obama 'a existent jerk'

Mr Trump attacked Mr Obama arsenic "a existent jerk" astatine a rally successful North Carolina, describing him arsenic "a divider" and saying "he was terrible".

"He's trying to run due to the fact that [Harris is] incapable of campaigning, truthful they sent him successful to try. He's not going to bash it," Mr Trump said.

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Biden says Trump is 'a information to the republic'

President Joe Biden took purpose astatine his Republican predecessor during an quality successful New Hampshire, saying: "He has nary conception of anything. No plan."

He added: "This feline is simply a information to the republic."

And Ms Harris's moving mate Mr Walz poked amusive astatine Mr Trump for his caller sojourn to McDonald's, quipping: "That 5 minutes helium stood adjacent to the heavy fryer are the hardest he's worked successful his life."

The Democrat besides joked McDonald's clown Ronald McDonald wears little make-up than Mr Trump.