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Fact check: Kamala Harris’s speech at the White House Ellipse

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers her 'major closing argument' speech one week before the November 5 election [Saul Loeb/AFP]

Washington, DC – In a speech from the Ellipse adjoining the White House – also known as the President’s Park – one week from Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris drew a sharp contrast with former President Donald Trump, calling him a “petty tyrant” and repeating a line she has used in recent days – that she would begin her presidential term not with an enemies list, but with a to-do list.

Harris spoke at the site where Trump delivered his “Save America” rally ahead of the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. During the October 29 speech, Harris said Trump had been “at this very spot … and sent an armed mob to the United States Capitol to overturn the will of the people in a free and fair election”.

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