Harris warns of dangers of another Trump presidency

The campaign for the White House is in the final week before a tightly contested Nov. 5 presidential election.

Democrat Kamala Harris warned, in a speech in Washington, that her Republican opponent Donald Trump wants unchecked power as president.

Harris spoke to a rally at the site near the White House where on Jan. 6, 2021, Trump addressed his supporters before they attacked the U.S. Capitol.

“We know who Donald Trump is,” Harris said. The VP accused Trump of having sent “an armed mob” to the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

“This is someone who is unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance and out for unchecked power,” Harris said.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll on Tuesday showed that Harris’ lead had eroded to just 44% to 43% among registered voters.

Harris has led Trump in every Reuters/Ipsos poll since she entered the race in July, but her advantage has steadily shrunk since late September.

Trump and his allies have sought to play down the violence of Jan. 6 2021, when thousands of his supporters stormed the Capitol, chasing away lawmakers and chanting “Hang Mike Pence” the then vice president, after Trump’s address on the Ellipse, where as president he told the crowd to “fight like hell” to prevent Pence and Congress from ratifying his electoral loss.

Four people died in the ensuing riot at the Capitol, and one police officer who defended the Capitol died the following day.

Trump has said that if reelected, he would pardon the more than 1,500 participants who have been charged with crimes.

Some 51 million Americans have already voted in the election, according to Election Hub at the University of Florida.

Harris and Trump greatly diverge on support for Ukraine and NATO, on tariffs that could trigger trade wars, abortion rights, taxes and basic democratic principles.

The candidates are neck and neck in the seven battleground states that will decide the election. Pennsylvania is considered the most crucial battleground state to win as it holds the highest number of Electoral College votes of the septet, according to the Census Bureau.