FINAL FLOURISH

Harris Picks a Pointed Location to Deliver ‘Closing Argument’

The vice president will speak next week at the Ellipse, the Washington, D.C. park where Donald Trump spoke ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.

Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver a “closing argument” speech in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday at the Ellipse, the site where former President Donald Trump riled up a crowd before it rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to her campaign. While the vice president has spent much of the final stretch of the campaign blitzing through battleground states, her closing message will be tailored to the American people on a broader level, according to The Washington Post. Tuesday’s event, held exactly a week before Election Day, will see Harris urge the nation to turn the page on Trump. She will contrast her policies to her rival’s, and paint “a dire portrait” of his potential return to office, CNN reported. The Ellipse as a site is a selection charged with political symbolism, as it was where Trump pressed his supporters to march to the Capitol and give “weak” Republicans “the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.” The insurrection occurred hours later. Last August, Trump was indicted on federal charges for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election.