Former President Donald Trump is campaigning Thursday in Michigan and Wisconsin as he ramps up battleground state travel heading into the traditional Labor Day turn toward the fall election. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, sat down Thursday for the first major television interview of their presidential campaign as the duo travels in southeast Georgia on a bus tour.
The interview with CNN’s Dana Bash gave Harris a chance to quell criticism that she has eschewed uncontrolled environments. Follow the AP’s Election 2024 coverage at: https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024 .
Here’s the Latest: Vice President Harris defended the Democratic administration’s record on the southern border and illegal immigration. Harris said her work in the administration was on the “root causes” in other countries that were driving the border crossings. She noted that border crossings are down from their peaks and stressed that there was a bipartisan deal to strengthen border security that Trump, her Republican opponent, killed “because he believes that it would not have helped him politically.
” Harris said she would sign the bipartisan deal if she is elected and it passes Congress. “We have laws that have to be followed and enforced, that address and deal with people who cross our border illegally, and there should be consequences,” Harris said. "As president, I will not ban fracking,” Vice President Harris said.
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