Donald Trump and Kamala Harris offer two very different closing messages as we enter the last week before the election: Harris hits the trail with Beyoncé and Michelle Obama and pitches her economic plan for Puerto Rico, while Trump and his cronies light up Madison Square Garden with more vitriol, racism, and hate than even we're used to. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy react to a packed weekend of campaigning and discuss how the Harris campaign is making the final sale. Then, Alyssa Mastromonaco talks with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi about what it's like being one of Trump's "enemies within," what's keeping her up at night, and what she's expecting on Election Day.
Welcome to Pod Save America.
I'm Jon Favreau.
I'm Jon Lovett.
I'm Tommy Vitor.
On today's show, with one week to go, one week.
Big, big, deep breath.
Don't like that.
In, out.
Our two candidates for president could not be closing more differently.
Kamala Harris held rallies with Michelle Obama and Beyonce that hit on themes of reproductive freedom and bringing the country together.
While Donald Trump just headlined a five hour rally at New York City's Madison Square Garden that was filled with more hate and open racism than we've heard at a political event.
I think in decades.
I cannot remember even a Trump event.
I cannot remember anything quite like this.
We'll get into all that.
And then later, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks with Alyssa Mastromonaco about what it's like to be one of Trump's enemies within, what's keeping her up at night, and what she's expecting on election day.
But first, so I'll be honest, when people were comparing Trump's plans to hold a rally at Madison Square Garden to the pro Nazi rally that was held there in 1939, I thought it was a bit much.
Plenty of other presidential candidates from both parties have held rallies at the Garden over the years that no one would confuse for being pro Nazi.
But regardless of what words you might use to describe Trump's rally, you can decide for yourself whether JD Vance was right in later calling it a, quote, celebration of America.
Let's listen.