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Former President Barack Obama headlined a Monday stump reside successful support of Vice President Kamala Harris successful Philadelphia, spending astir of his remarks criticizing erstwhile President Trump and astatine 1 constituent appearing to admonish men who, arsenic a voting bloc, are much favorable to him than nan Democratic nominee.
Speaking astatine nan Liacouras Center, location of nan Temple Owls successful North Philadelphia, Obama followed a slew of speakers and performers, including Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, Philadelphia Democratic Mayor Cherelle Parker and Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr., D-Pa.
"Do not dilly aliases dally… get retired there," Obama said, addressing Pennsylvanians yet to formed a ballot connected nan penultimate time of early voting.
Obama slammed Trump for what he called nan "Muslim ban" and claims nan Republican denies that he had erstwhile referred to fallen American soldiers arsenic "losers and suckers."
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Former President Barack Obama speaks astatine a run rally supporting Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
"I've noticed this, particularly pinch immoderate men who look to deliberation Trump's behaviour is someway a motion of strength. You know, benignant of nan macho; fake-macho point – I'm present to show you that's not what existent spot is," Obama said adjacent nan adjacent of his speech, aft criticizing Trump's New York City rally for featuring crude comic Kill Tony, who referred to Puerto Rico arsenic an "island of trash."
"How tin you show yourself that it's OK [to ballot for Trump] arsenic agelong arsenic our broadside wins?" he said, later adding, "Real spot is astir moving hard. Real spot is astir taking responsible and existent spot is astir telling nan truth moreover erstwhile it's inconvenient. Real spot is astir being comfortable capable to dainty everybody pinch dignity and respect. Real spot is astir helping group who request it, and opinionated up for those who can't ever guidelines up for themselves."
Obama besides made nosy of Trump for hawking "Trump Bibles" reportedly manufactured successful China.
"He wants you to travel nan Word of God; Donald Trump edition," quipping nan Trump sanction fundamentally appears location "next to Matthew and Luke."
"You're a reliable feline connected China isolated from erstwhile you tin make fewer bucks," he said, comparing what he saw arsenic Trump's foibles to an "SNL" skit.
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Republican statesmanlike nominee, erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump waves goodbye aft a run rally astatine Madison Square Garden connected October 27, 2024, successful New York City. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
"The man holds this large rally astatine Madison Square Garden, and nan warmup speakers were saying – trotting retired and peddling nan astir racist, sexist, bigoted stereotypes," he said, astatine which constituent he went connected to picture Kill Tony's widely-criticized set.
As nan crowd often jeered references to Trump aliases his surrogates, Obama many times mock-criticized nan crowd for nan response.
"Nobody tin perceive your boos, but they tin perceive your vote," he said, repeating nan taxable astatine various points.
Obama besides utilized Harris' moving mate to return shots astatine his longtime governmental nemesis.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, he said, has nan skills to "take a vintage motortruck isolated and put it together again."
"Do you deliberation Donald Trump could do that?" he quipped. "Do you deliberation Donald Trump has ever changed a level tyre successful his life? He calls complete his chauffeur, ‘Jeeves’."
Obama besides accused Trump of taking in installments for what he claimed was "his" economy, which he suggested he took his full management to build pursuing nan financial situation nether erstwhile President George W. Bush.
At 1 point, nan erstwhile president struck a much individual tone, saying that increasing up his begetter was not coming successful his home.
Obama, nan kid of Barack Obama Sr. and Stanley Ann Dunham, grew up mostly pinch Dunham, who went by her mediate name.
"[But] I did person group astir me; my stepfather, grandparents, teachers, coaches, and astir of all, my mom who who taught maine nan quality betwixt correct and wrong; who showed maine what it meant to beryllium honorable and to beryllium responsible and to activity difficult and to dainty different group nan measurement I wanted to beryllium treated. And I did not ever unrecorded up to those values," he said.
"When I was a teenager, I partied each excessively overmuch … but complete time, I internalized that and I tried to unrecorded up to them. And I fishy astir of you grew up nan aforesaid way."
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Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., greets Bruce Springsteen astatine a run rally pinch erstwhile President Barack Obama supporting Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Obama had been preceded by an introducer named John Solomon, and antecedently by Springsteen – who performed solo versions of "Land of Hope and Dreams" and "Dancing successful nan Dark."
Springsteen, who besides notably performed connected Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway for then-Illinois Sen. Obama during nan 2008 cycle, ripped into Trump during his breaks.
At 1 point, nan septuagenarian Jersey rocker declared "Donald Trump is moving to beryllium an American tyrant."
"This predetermination is astir a group of folks who want to fundamentally undermine an American measurement of life. Donald Trump doesn’t understand this country, its history aliases what it intends to beryllium profoundly American," "The Boss" added.
Prior to Springsteen, Casey said astir nan value of women's rights, and was preceded by Legend, who claimed "freedom is astatine liking successful this election."
"Donald Trump had 4 years… you saw what he did pinch those 4 years…" said Legend, whose existent sanction is John Stephens.
Pennsylvania's 19 electoral votes are seen arsenic nan proverbial cardinal to nan White House.
A spokesperson for Team Trump suggested aft nan rally that Democrats' determination to person Obama backmost connected nan run circuit is simply a motion of desperation successful nan Commonwealth.
"Democrats’ continued reliance connected celebrities and Barack Obama, a president from complete 10 years ago, to make nan lawsuit for their party’s statesmanlike campaigner is different denotation that Kamala’s transportation for different 4 years of unlimited forbidden immigration, inflation, and wars overseas is falling level pinch Pennsylvanians," said PA Team Trump spokesperson Kush Desai.
"Glitzy celebrities and presidents of yesteryear aren’t going to dress up for a mediocre message, disastrous record, and less-than-appealing candidate," he added.
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