‘Not who we are’: Harris seeks finish line push at crowded US capital rally

Harris gave her ‘closing argument’ speech at the Ellipse, where Donald Trump riled up supporters on January 6, 2021.

Washington, DC – It was United States Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s “closing argument” to the nation, one final big appeal to voters before the November 5 election day.

And it took place in a highly symbolic venue: the Ellipse, a park just south of the White House in Washington, DC.

Less than four years earlier – on January 6, 2021 – the Ellipse had been the site of a different address from Harris’s Republican rival, then-President Donald Trump. There, he whipped up false fears of election fraud, leading thousands of his supporters to attack the US Capitol in an effort to prevent the certification of the 2020 election.

That discord, Harris told the sprawling crowds on Tuesday, was the opposite of what she would bring to the White House if elected.

“Tonight, I will speak to everyone about the choice and the stakes in this election,” Vice President Harris said. “We know who Donald Trump is.”