Closing summary
This blog is closed – thanks for following along. Here is a summary of today’s key developments:
Joe Biden called into North America’s Building Trades Unions tradeswomen conference. “My predecessor promised infrastructure week, every day for four years, and he didn’t build a damn thing, literally,” he said after he dialed in.
Tim Walz paid a visit to Ann Arbor to watch a football game between the University of Michigan and the University of Minnesota. He was greeted at the airport by University of Michigan students, who had arrived in a bus with a banner that read “Put Me In, Coach!”
JD Vance made an appearance at a town hall in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. He spoke about the epidemic of opioid addiction, arguing people recovering from addiction need more support and should not be punished harshly for one relapse.
Donald Trump delivered a speech in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, where he mostly made anti-immigrant and racist comments.
JD Vance made his second speech of the day in Newton, Pennsylvania, where he accused Kamala Harris of flip-flopping on major issues.
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JD Vance’s last question from reporters in Newton was how mass deportation would look in south-eastern Pennsylvania.
“We’re going to back the blue and empower them to do their jobs and keep all of us safe,” Vance said. “We’re going to fight for them every single day.”
JD Vance wrapped up his speech, his second of the day.
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