- The Washington Times - Friday, November 1, 2024

MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump said Friday that the economy “stinks” under the Biden-Harris administration, and a new jobs report proves it.

Mr. Trump said the only good news about the report, which showed the nation added 12,000 jobs — well below economists’ expectations — is that he can use it to attack Vice President Kamala Harris.

“What timing, four days before the election, they have among the worst numbers ever in history,” Mr. Trump said. “It is hundreds of thousands of jobs less than it should be.”

“I stand here as the only candidate who can rescue our economy from total obliteration,” he said. “The economy is now a disaster.”

Mr. Trump and Ms. Harris held dueling rallies in Milwaukee County as part of their final get-out-the-push efforts in this critical battleground state.

The presidential race in Wisconsin is on a knife’s edge. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, is also in a tougher-than-anticipated reelection race against Republican businessman Eric Hovde.


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According to her campaign, Ms. Harris’ rally at the nearby state fairgrounds featured American rapper Cardi B and attracted 12,000 attendees. Mr. Trump’s rally drew a similar-sized crowd at the Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee, where he was coronated as the party’s nominee in July.

A slew of attendees showed up sporting garbage man uniforms days after Mr. Trump dressed up as a garbage man to highlight President Biden’s suggestion that his supporters were “garbage.”

“I don’t want your money. I want your damn vote,” Mr. Trump said. “The fate of the nation is in your hands.”

Seeking to shore up his support, Mr. Trump plans to keep a busy schedule through the eve of the election.  

He plans rallies in Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin and Virginia, and has multiple stops penciled in for Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

The speaking lineup included Mr. Hovde; Sen. Ron Johnson; former Govs. Scott Walker and Tommy Thompson; and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Mr. Kennedy urged the crowd to ignore the fact that his name is on the ballot in Wisconsin, just as it is in Michigan.

“When you go to the voting booth on Tuesday, you are going to see my name on the ballot,” Mr. Kennedy said. “I do not want your vote. I want you to vote for Donald Trump.”

He also said that God answered his prayers when Mr. Trump welcomed him into his campaign with promises to help him address the nation’s chronic health problems, end foreign wars, and stop censorship.

• Seth McLaughlin can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com.

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