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Former President Barack Obama has appealed to Americans to vote for Kamala Harris, warning of a “tight” White House race between her and Donald Trump with less than a month to go. <\/p>\n
At Thursday’s campaign rally in Pittsburgh in the swing state of Pennsylvania, he urged the audience to “put down your phone…grab your friends and family and vote” for the current Democratic vice-president in the 5 November US election.<\/p>\n
Obama also attacked her Republican rival Trump on various issues – including the economy and abortion.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Trump on Thursday was campaigning in Detroit in another battleground state of Michigan, accusing the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration of “destroying our country”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The US presidential election is expected to be determined by a handful of states – including Pennsylvania – where both candidates stand a chance of winning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Speaking at the University of Pittsburgh, Obama said: “This election is going to be tight because there are a lot of Americans who are still struggling out there.” <\/p>\n
“It’s not just about policies that are on the ballot. It is about values,” he added.<\/p>\n
He denounced Trump as a selfish politician who only cared about “his ego and his money and his status”.<\/p>\n
“He’s not thinking about you,” he said, accusing Trump of “trying to tear down” the Affordable Care Act – key legislation that millions of Americans rely on. <\/b><\/p>\n
The 44th US president and his wife Michelle Obama publicly endorsed Harris in July, shortly after Biden announced his decision to withdraw from the White House race.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile in Detroit, Trump addressed a crowd for over an hour about a wide range of topics from voting rules to tariffs on China.<\/p>\n
Much of his speech focused on his claims that the US auto industry is failing – a part of his broader message that the country’s economy was suffering.<\/p>\n
“They’re destroying our country,” he said of the Biden-Harris administration, <\/b>accusing it of failing auto workers and claiming too many jobs have been moved to Mexico.<\/p>\n
Also on Thursday, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris was in Nevada trying to secure the support of Latino voters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n