Biden, Trump enter final week of campaigning ahead of 2020 election
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (NewsNation Now) — President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are making their final campaign stops this week in a last pitch before the Nov. 3 election.
Trump is heading to Pennsylvania Monday. He’ll deliver a speech for American workers in Allentown at around 11 a.m. EDT, before holding rallies in Lititz and Martinsburg.
The president’s first campaign stop of the week is in a critical swing state that both candidates have frequently visited. Throughout the week, Trump will make multiple trips to Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, as well as stops in Nebraska, Arizona and Nevada.
Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence is forging ahead with campaigning despite a coronavirus outbreak among his staff.
Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, along with “a couple of key staff surrounding the vice president,” White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows announced.
Pence and his wife, Karen Pence, both tested negative for the virus on Saturday and Sunday.
The vice president will speak at a rally in Minnesota Monday afternoon.
Biden is expected to remain in his home state of Delaware on Monday, while his wife, Jill Biden, campaigns at early voting events in Georgia.
Biden will travel to the Peach State on Tuesday, with stops in Atlanta and Warm Springs.
So far, early voting totals have already surpassed tallies in the 2016 election.
According to the U.S. Elections Project, nearly 59.5 million people have submitted their votes, as of late Sunday. In 2016, 58 million people cast in-person and mail ballots early.