2024 election updates: Trump and Harris bring their campaigns to the battleground state of Wisconsin

Trump said she should face "nine barrels," appearing to suggest a firing squad.

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With four days to go -- and the candidates engaging in their final push -- Donald Trump is lashing out at Liz Cheney, who's supporting Kamala Harris. Thursday night in Arizona, he called her a "war hawk" and said she should face "nine barrels," appearing to suggest a firing squad.

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Both Trump and Harris are campaigning in the crucial Midwest on Friday, both ending up in battleground Wisconsin with dueling rallies in Milwaukee.

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Nov 01, 2024, 9:04 PM

More than 68 million Americans have voted early

As of 4 p.m. ET on Friday, more than 68 million Americans have voted early, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

Of the total number of early votes, 36,397,988 were cast in person and 31,941,931 were returned by mail.

Voters cast ballots at the Chicago Early Voting Loop Supersite in Chicago, Oct. 24, 2024.
Voters cast ballots at the Chicago Early Voting Loop Supersite in Chicago, Oct. 24, 2024.
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Nov 01, 2024, 9:48 PM GMT

Early in-person voting in North Carolina exceeds 2020 total

Early voting in North Carolina has reached record levels in 2024.

The in-person early voting turnout broke the record set four years ago, the North Carolina State Board of Elections said Friday. As of 2 p.m. Friday, more than 3,798,000 voters had cast ballots in person during the early voting period that began Oct. 17 and ends at 3 p.m. Saturday.

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In 2020, more than 3,629,000 ballots were cast during early voting.

Total turnout for the 2024 general election now exceeds 4 million voters. The ballots cast through 2 p.m. - 4,009,149 - represent a turnout of more than half (51.2%) of North Carolina's registered voters.

"With early voting sites expected to be very busy today and tomorrow, this is really good news for North Carolina," said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the NC State Board of Elections. "For the eligible North Carolinians who haven't voted yet, you still have time to make your voice heard."

In 2020, 65% of NC voters used the early voting period to cast their ballots.

Republicans have historically turned out in smaller numbers than Democrats in early voting -- generally voting in larger numbers on Election Day -- but this year's turnout has been substantially higher.

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Nov 01, 2024, 7:09 PM GMT

Trump spins his Cheney comments

Trump is offering a similar spin as his campaign on his criticism of Liz Cheneys' position on U.S. military entrance into foreign countries.

"All I'm saying about Liz Cheney is that she is a War Hawk, and a dumb one at that, but she wouldn't have 'the guts' to fight herself," Trump wrote on his social media platform.

"It's easy for her to talk, sitting far from where the death scenes take place, but put a gun in her hand, and let her go fight, and she'll say, 'No thanks!'" Trump wrote.

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Nov 01, 2024, 7:05 PM GMT

Harris says Trump's violent rhetoric 'must be disqualifying'

Speaking to reporters ahead of an afternoon of campaigning in Wisconsin, Harris slammed Trump for his recent comments attacking Liz Cheney and other political opponents.

"This must be disqualifying," Harris said. "Anyone who wants to be president of the United States, who uses that kind of violent rhetoric, is clearly disqualified and unqualified to be president."

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the media after walking off Air Force Two in Madison, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the media after walking off Air Force Two in Madison, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

"Representative Cheney is a true patriot who has shown extraordinary courage in putting country above party," she added. "Trump is increasingly, however, someone who considers his political opponents the enemy, is permanently out for revenge and is increasingly unstable and unhinged."

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Nov 01, 2024, 6:01 PM GMT

Trump campaign attempts to spin Cheney comments

Trump's campaign is attempting to spin Trump's violent rhetoric against former Rep. Liz Cheney.

Karoline Leavitt, Trump's spokesperson, claimed on Friday morning that his remarks were being taken out of context.

Donald Trump speaks with Tucker Carlson during a Tucker Carlson Live Tour show at Desert Diamond Arena, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.
Donald Trump speaks with Tucker Carlson during a Tucker Carlson Live Tour show at Desert Diamond Arena, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.

"President Trump was CLEARLY explaining that warmongers like Liz Cheney are very quick to start wars and send other Americans to fight them, rather than go into combat themselves," Leavitt wrote on X.

She also shared a clip of Trump's talk with Tucker Carlson when Trump said: "Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her. OK, let's see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face. You know, they're all war hawks when they're sitting in Washington in a nice building saying, 'Oh, gee, well, let's send a -- let's send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy.'"