With Election Day only 16 days away, Vice President Kamala Harris spent her birthday on Sunday campaigning in Georgia, while former President Donald Trump was in Pennsylvania.
On her 60th birthday, Harris attended a service at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in the city of Stonecrest. Also on Sunday Harris sat down for an interview with the Rev. Al Sharpton on his MSNBC show “Politics Nation” and was asked about the idea that she might see her support slipping among black men—some of whom might be reluctant to vote for a woman for president.
Harris said she had garnered support from many key black male leaders, adding, “there’s this narrative about what kind of support we are receiving from black men that is just not panning out in reality.”
Trump, who held a town hall event in between working a blue collar job and watching football in the battleground Pennsylvania, wished his opponent a happy birthday.
“By the way, it’s her 60th birthday, so I want to wish her a happy 60th birthday,” Trump said at the beginning of the Lancaster town hall, adding he hopes she has “many more, and I mean it.”
After serving McDonald’s fast food to customers through the drive-thru window in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, Trump stayed on-message in the town hall with moderator Sage Steele, a former ESPN host, saying he is going to unleash fracking in the state.
“You could do much more [fracking]. You could do double and triple what you’re doing right now,” Trump said. “We’re gonna let them frack, frack, frack, like a duck.”
The former president said a booming economy and lower interest rates under a Trump presidency will enable first-time homebuyers to actually purchase a house. He also reminded the crowd that he wants to eliminate tax on tips, overtime, and social security benefits for seniors. Trump also promised police reform to Lancaster County Sheriff Christopher Lepper, who was in attendance.
Trump traveled to Pittsburgh after, where he attended a primetime game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets.
The Republican Vice Presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), campaigned on his own on Sunday, holding a rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin, focusing on religious freedom. Vance was also seen pouring beers for Green Bay Packers fans while in the state.
Democrat Vice Presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) traveled to New England, where he delivered evening speeches in Boston, Massachusetts, and Greenwich, Connecticut, for the Harris Victory Fund.
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has been holding his own town hall campaign events across Pennsylvania in support of Trump.
Musk has been awarding $1 million a day to one Pennsylvania voter who sign his America PAC petition to protect both the First and Second Amendments.
Penn. Gov. Josh Shapiro appeared on NBC’s “Meet The Press” earlier in the day and expressed concern over Musk’s spending in the Keystone State.
“I think it’s something that law enforcement could take a look at,” Shapiro said. “I think there are real questions with how he is spending money in this race, how the dark money is flowing, not just into Pennsylvania, but apparently now into the pockets of Pennsylvanians.”
Musk responded Sunday evening on X, saying it’s, “Concerning that [Shapiro] would say such a thing.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.