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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Jan van der Made

Trump and Harris vie for marginal gains during last weekend before US elections

Trump fan on Walnut Street, downtown Philadelphia, 31 October 2024. © RFI/Jan van der Made

Donald Trump faced harsh criticism for violent remarks targeting a high-profile Republican supporter of Kamala Harris on Friday as the candidates held rallies in critical Rust Belt battleground states four days before the climax of a volatile US presidential campaign. Meanwhile, the growing polarisation in politics and media give rise to fears for violence in the run-up to the elections and beyond.Last weekend before US elections sees race heading for a nail-biting finale

"This guy is going to win," screams the man. He is wearing a black baseball cap with the inscription: "Trump 2024 - Make America Great Again." Loud rock music blasts from a loudspeaker in his backpack. He is carrying a Trump-lookalike puppet, wearing a read cap and a shirt with "45" and "47" pointing at Trump being the 45th US President, and, so he hopes, the 47th as well.

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