Donald Trump and Kamala Harris’ campaign schedule for Friday, August 2 has no events

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have a lithe schedule on Friday as both candidates prepare for bigger events this weekend and next week.

Harris has no campaign appearances scheduled Friday, marking a break from a week in which the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has been in Atlanta and Houston. Harris was last scheduled to arrive in Houston on Thursday to deliver a eulogy for former U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D., Texas), who died of cancer on July 19.

Harris’ husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, meanwhile, will campaign on her behalf Friday in Sayville, N.Y., where he is scheduled to speak at a campaign event, the White House said. Emhoff spoke at several Harris campaign events in New England earlier this week.

The break in Harris’ schedule comes ahead of what promises to be a busy next week, as the vice president is scheduled to appear in Philadelphia on Tuesday for a rally alongside her as-yet-unannounced vice presidential running mate.(*2*) event registration page indicates classes will be held from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., but no details were provided as of early Thursday afternoon.

The event, Harris’ campaign told The Inquirer, will kick off a swing-state tour for her vice presidential candidate, who is expected to be introduced in Pennsylvania. Among the favorites is Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who has so far been hesitant when asked about his interest in the position. But he met with Harris’ campaign on Wednesday as the vetting process for vice presidential candidates continues, two sources familiar with the process told The Inquirer.

Shapiro also had plans to host a series of fundraisers in the Hamptons next weekend but canceled those events on Thursday, a spokesperson told The Inquirer.

Likewise, neither Trump nor his vice presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, have campaign events scheduled for Friday. The pair are scheduled to appear at rally on Saturday in Atlantawhere Harris hosted her own event earlier this week.

Trump and Vance held a series of rallies and appearances across the country throughout the week, including in Harrisburg on Wednesday. It was the former president’s first appearance in Pennsylvania since surviving an assassination attempt in Butler on July 13. Trump has said he plans to hold another rally in Butler, but has not yet provided details on when that event might take place.

Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Wednesday came hours after his appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention in Chicago, which was roundly criticized. At the event, Trump questioned Harris’ black identity because of her South Asian heritage. Harris’ mother emigrated from India and her father from Jamaica, and she has publicly embraced both identities.

In response to Trump’s false claims in Chicago, Harris called his remarks “the same old spectacle: division and disrespect” during an appearance in Chicago. event organized by Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc., one of the Nine Divine Sisterhoods and Historically Black Fraternities.