Before Pennsylvania Stops, Harriz-Walz Campaign Heads to Raleigh; Trump-Vance in Milwaukee

Before their scheduled appearances in Pennsylvania this weekend, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump plan to visit North Carolina and Wisconsin on Friday.

Democrat Harris is expected to speak at a campaign event in Raleigh on Friday, marking her eighth visit to the state this year. Details of the event have not yet been announced, but Harris will reportedly focus on politics at the rally, with the discussion expected to center on her administration’s plan to “lower costs for middle-class families and address corporate price gouging,” The Hill reports.

The stop makes up for the cancellation of a scheduled flight to North Carolina last week that was postponed due to the effects of Tropical Storm Debby. It also comes after an expected appearance in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Thursday with President Joe Biden, marking the first joint campaign stop for Harris and Biden since Biden announced he was dropping out of the presidential race last month.

Meanwhile, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz continues his first solo tour of five battleground states since being announced as Harris’ running mate. Walz was scheduled to appear in Newport, RI and South Hampton, NY Thursday.

The Harris-Walz ticket will return to Pennsylvania on Sunday for a bus tour of Pittsburgh that is expected to include several stops in the western Keystone State. The tour will take place the day before the Democratic National Convention begins in Chicago and will also include appearances by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz, the first of its kind for the campaign.

Trump, the Republican nominee, did not publicly announce any campaign stops Friday, but his running mate, Senator J.D. Vance (Republican of Ohio), is expected to do so. show up at a campaign event in MilwaukeeVance’s “Wisconsin” was published following his visit Thursday to New Kensington, Pennsylvania, where he spoke at a VFW post.

Although Trump had no events on his calendar on Friday, he was expected to have one on Thursday. press conference in New Jersey at his Bedminster Golf ClubThe event was scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m.

Trump will return to Pennsylvania on Saturday to rally in Wilkes-Barre at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Casey PlazaIt was his second appearance in Pennsylvania since surviving the July 13 shooting in Butler County. Trump previously held a rally in Harrisburg on July 31, two weeks after the shooting.

On Monday, Trump told Elon Musk at X Spaces that he plans to return to Butler for another rally in October. In previous social media messages, Trump said the rally would honor Corey Comperatore, the former Buffalo Township fire chief who was killed in the July 13 attack, as well as two other people injured in the shooting.

Harris and Trump are also scheduled to debate each other on Sept. 10 at an ABC-hosted event. Trump said the debate will take place at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, but the location and venue have not yet been confirmed, the network told The Inquirer.