Election week 2024 in photos: Obama criticizes Trump at the rally in Pittsburgh

This week, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned alongside big names. Harris received a boost from former President Barack Obama, while Trump took the stage with tech CEO Elon Musk.

The campaign's focus remained on swing states, with Trump returning to the site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. Harris was in Arizona on Thursday amid a media frenzy conducting interviews The view And 60 minutes.

Both candidates also attended commemorative events marking the one-year anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7 terrorist attack against Israel, which sparked a long conflict in Gaza.

October 4th

Trump visited Georgia, one of the states hardest hit by recent hurricanes. He met with Republican Governor Brian Kemp, with whom he had previously clashed.

Meanwhile, NBA star Magic Johnson took the stage in Flint, Michigan to help campaign for Harris. The basketball player supported the Democratic candidate back in October.

October 5th

Elon Musk has been a vocal supporter of Trump since he endorsed him after the first assassination attempt on the Republican candidate. This week marked the first time the two men campaigned together in person.

Harris visited North Carolina, another state hit hard by Hurricane Helene, and discussed response efforts with Gov. Roy Cooper and several National Guard officials.

October 6th

Trump's stay in Wisconsin was part of his ongoing push into the Midwest. Each of these three states must leave Harris' column for Trump to win in November. Therefore, the focus is on the Rust Belt as Election Day approaches.

Trump won Wisconsin in 2016 and continues to enjoy great popularity there. Harris maintains a very small but steady lead in the swing state, hovering around 1 point according to this week's aggregates.

October 7th

Trump marked the Oct. 7 anniversary by attending several events, including one he hosted himself at the Trump National Doral Golf Club in Florida. The event was attended by Jewish leaders from across the United States

Kamala Harris also marked the anniversary, planting a pomegranate tree at the vice president's residence with her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a president or vice president.

October 8th

The Democratic candidate appeared as part of Harris' media appearances The viewwhere she was asked how she would be different from Biden. She also discussed bipartisanship and hurricane responses in the South.

Harris' appearance in New York City for many of her interviews drew large crowds, although some spectators were more interested in waiting in the busy streets for her motorcade to pass.

October 9th

Trump's Rust Belt tour continued with multiple rallies across Pennsylvania in just one day. The former president visited both Scranton and Reading for appearances.

The vice president attended several briefings on the response to Hurricane Milton, even as the southern states were still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Helene.

October 10th

Harris' most recent media appearance was at a town hall in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she answered questions from audience members. Nevada is a swing state where Harris has a small lead over Trump.

Former President Barack Obama jumped in to support Harris at a rally in Pittsburgh, where he sharply rebuked Trump, portraying him as selfish and egotistical. There was also a joke about diapers that was well received by the audience.

Check out the photo highlights from last week's campaign here.

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