Harris kicks off final Michigan rally with pledge to do “everything in my power" to end war in Gaza
Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off her final Michigan rally before Election Day by reaching out to the state’s significant Arab American community, acknowledging the human toll the war in Gaza has taken while pledging to do “everything in my power to end the war in Gaza,” if elected Tuesday.
“We are joined today by leaders of the Arab American community, which has deep and proud roots here in Michigan, and I want to say this year has been difficult, given the scale of death and destruction in Gaza and given the civilian casualties and displacement in Lebanon,” she said at a campaign rally in East Lansing, Michigan.
“It is devastating, and as President, I will do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza, to bring home the hostages, end the suffering in Gaza, ensure Israel is secure and ensure the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, freedom, security and self-determination,” she added.
Harris has been interrupted at campaign stops across the country by demonstrators protesting Biden administration’s support for Israel in Gaza — at her first rally in Michigan after President Biden stepped down from the ticket, she told pro-Palestinian protesters, “If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I’m speaking.”
She met the same evening with leaders of the ‘Uncommitted movement’, though the group ultimately decided not to endorse a candidate after Harris and national Democrats failed to meet their demands for an immediate ceasefire and arms embargo on Israel.
Trump has sought to capitalize on the issue, welcoming a group of Arab American and Muslim leaders and imams on stage with him during a campaign stop in nearby Novi, Michigan, last weekend. In an interview with CNN, Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi, who is Muslim, told CNN he was backing Trump because he believed the GOP candidate would “try to make peace, try to get people to discuss peace.”
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