Kamala Harris will promise to “put country above party and above self” in the closing argument of her presidential campaign.
The vice president is to deliver the speech Wednesday evening from the same site where Donald Trump fomented the Capitol insurrection, in the hopes that it offers a stark visualization of the choice voters face.
One week out from Election Day, Harris planned to use her address from the grassy Ellipse near the White House to pledge to Americans that she will work to improve their lives while arguing that her Republican opponent is only in it for himself.
Ruth Chiari, 78, and Phil Wurtz, 70, took a train from Charlottesville, Virginia, to attend Kamala Harris’ speech in Washington as the line ran from south of Constitution Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue then turned and ran in front of the Treasury Department.
The couple, who have been married 38 years, said they were excited to be attending the rally.
“We’re witnessing 21st Century history,” Wurtz said. Chiari said she came “to support democracy.”
She looked at the line and said, “I think everybody understands what’s on the ballot. We’re either going to have an autocrat or freedom.”
