Trump calls supporters "heart and soul of America"

Trump calls supporters "heart and soul of America"
Trump calls supporters "heart and soul of America"

Wearing a bright safety vest, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told his supporters in Wisconsin they were "the heart and soul of America", and accused his political opponents of calling them "garbage".

US President Joe Biden appeared to describe one or some Trump supporters as "garbage," which has undercut Harris' pitch to work with those who disagree with her and move past the bitter divisions that define US politics.

"Joe Biden finally said what he and Kamala really think of our supporters, he called them garbage," Trump said, to boos from the crowd. "I call you the heart and soul of America, you are the heart and soul. You built our country," he said.

Trump also took aim at the Democratic party, accusing its leaders of labeling his supporters with derogatory terms over the past nine years including "fascist, deplorables, irredeemables and Nazis"

At the rally in Green Bay, Trump thanked football star Brett Favre for his support and joked about Beyonce attending a Kamala Harris rally but not performing.

Polarization in America has fostered distrust. According to a March poll, some 38% of Republicans said they viewed the Democratic Party as an "imminent threat" to the US, while 41% of Democrats said that of Republicans.

Less than a week before the US election, Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris urged supporters in Madison, Wisconsin, to vote early in "one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime".

Harris described Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as "unstable" and "out for unchecked power", adding that he was focused on his own grievances rather than the needs of Americans.

Harris was supported by the folk rock band Mumford and Sons, who performed ahead of the VP's remarks.

The race has tightened in its final weeks, and a poll showed Harris leading Trump by just 44% to 43% among registered voters nationally, well within the poll's margin of error.