Presidential Election 2024 Live Updates: Analysis, Polls, Key States to Watch

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Oprah Winfrey holds hands with Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris after introducing Harris to speak during a campaign rally outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump both spent the waning hours of their campaigns in the well-trodden swing states of Pennsylvania and Michigan, widely considered critical to winning the White House.

Harris ended her day in Philadelphia, where Lady Gaga sang “God Bless America” ​​and Oprah Winfrey appeared on stage with first-time voters. Ricky Martin, who is from Puerto Rico, was also there to drag Puerto Rican voters out of a comedian who called their homeland a “floating island of garbage” at a recent Trump rally.

“Our people-driven movement reflects a simple and undeniable truth: that we’re all in this together,” Harris said.

Harris did not arrive at the Vice President’s residence, the Naval Observatory, until 10 p.m. 01.41

Trump, meanwhile, spent the final hours of the day in Grand Rapids, Michigan, finishing around

He took shots at Harris for campaigning alongside celebrities.

“We don’t need an asterisk because we have a policy. We have a great policy,” he said. Later, he boasted of his own stars: “So many celebrities here, it’s unbelievable: Mike Pompeo, please stand up,” introducing his former secretary of state.

Trump landed in Florida around