1 week until Election Day: Trump holds roundtable in Drexel Hill, rally in Allentown
"If we win Pennsylvania, we're going to win the whole deal," Trump told his supporters in Allentown.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- There is one week to go until Election Day, and the candidates are focusing on getting the battleground states to swing their way.
Former President Donald Trump was back in the Keystone State on Tuesday, where he spoke to a packed crowd inside the PPL Center in Allentown.
"If we win Pennsylvania, we're going to win the whole deal," he told his supporters.
Trump promised a greater economy, slashed inflation, and tight rules around border control if he were to be reelected.
"The day I take the oath of office, the migration and this horrible migrant invasion ends, and the restoration of our country begins," he said.
This rally, which was held in an area that has a majority Latino population, comes as the former president and his campaign try to distance themselves from disparaging comments made about Puerto Rico at a rally in New York over the weekend.
The comments were made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at Madison Square Garden.
"There are a lot of people who were angered by his words at MSG, and I expect them to express themselves at the ballot box," Allentown Mayor Matthew Tuerk told Action News.
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On Tuesday night, Trump had a Shadow U.S. Senator from Puerto Rico speak to the crowd in Allentown.
"The people of Puerto Rico trust you and we have high hopes," said Shadow U.S. Senator Zoraida Buxo.
Trump also held a roundtable in Drexel Hill with Mike Huckabee on Tuesday afternoon.
There, he spoke about what he believes are the most important issues in the upcoming election.
"Every poll has inflation and economy as the number one thing and the third is the border, I think inflation is horrible. I think it's wrong. I think the number one is the border," he said.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Haris was in Washington on Tuesday delivering remarks from the Ellipse.
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Harris has adamantly said that the speech's location near the National Mall -- the same spot where Trump delivered remarks prior to the Jan.6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol -- was to remind Americans of their choice between Harris and Trump and who would go on to the White House.
"It is time to turn the page on the drama and the conflict, the fear, and division," she told the crowd.
Harris said if she were elected, she would deliver tax cuts to the middle class, restore Roe vs. Wade, and work with both sides to tackle the immigration crisis.
"We must finally come together to solve this. I will work with Democrats and Republicans to sign into law the border security bill that Donald Trump killed," she said.
RELATED | Philadelphians warned as deadline to apply for mail-in ballot closes in
For those who wanted to vote by mail in Pennsylvania, the application deadline to request mail-in ballots was due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
You can put a mail-in ballot in the mail as long as it reaches your county office by Election Day by 8 p.m. Voters can also drop it off at a drop box, county commissioner's office, or satellite office.
More than 60% of people in the Philadelphia region have returned their mail-in ballots, according to the 6abc data team.
Mail-in ballots with mistakes or ones that were undeliverable can be fixed.
There is a list at the commissioner's office of people who wrote mistakes on their ballots. Anyone who needs to fix a ballot can go in person to take care of it.
"If you are waiting for a mail-in ballot to come and you haven't applied for one, you're not going to get one. If you are someone who anticipates getting a ballot and you haven't received it, then check and make sure you applied," said Philadelphia City Commissioner Lisa Deeley.
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