Snipers to protect voting stations, Donald Trump prepares for Joe Rogan appearance — the latest from the US election campaign trail
Election day is nearing as both presidential nominees ramp up their campaign activities.
Good afternoon and welcome back to another day on the presidential campaign trail.
This is our daily wrap, making sure you're caught up on the latest election developments.
In Wednesday's wrap, we take a look at ramped up election security, Donald Trump's upcoming appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, and what Joe Biden's been up to this week.
Let's get into it.
Election officials ramp up security before voting day
Bulletproof vests, snipers, metal detectors and surveillance drones – election officials are ramping up security nationwide as voting day approaches.
Maricopa County, in the critical battleground state of Arizona, will have intense security at its vote counting centre.
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer told NBC law enforcement officials had "spared no expense" in 2022, and were going "all in again".
Along with snipers on the roof and security at every entrance, the centre will also have security cameras, floodlights and two layers of security fencing.
Other centres have told media they've set up emergency operations systems to monitor any kind of disturbance at the polling booth.
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said officials were preparing for never-before-seen threats, including artificial intelligence.
"We have layers of security – we have military and law enforcement joining our team to protect our cyber support systems," she told NBC.
"We are definitely on top of it, and take all our security very seriously."
Donald Trump to make podcast appearance with Joe Rogan
Former president Donald Trump will be interviewed by Joe Rogan on his podcast later this week.
The Joe Rogan Experience, with more than 14 million followers on Spotify and 17.5 million subscribers on YouTube, is one of the most popular podcasts in America.
It will be the Republican candidate's first time being interviewed by the comedian, who he has previously lashed out at.
What else is coming up this week?
Harris
- CNN Town Hall with Anderson Cooper — Wednesday, 9pm ET in Chester Township, Pennsylvania
- Campaign event with Barack Obama — Thursday in Georgia
- Campaign event with Michelle Obama — Saturday in Michigan
Trump
- Believers and Ballots Faith Town Hall — Wednesday, 3pm ET in Zebulon, Georgia
- Campaign rally — Wednesday, 7pm ET at Gas South Arena in Duluth, GA
- Campaign rally — Sunday, 5pm ET at Madison Square Garden in New York
It continues a trend by the Trump campaign to win young male voters. A YouGov poll last year found the majority of Rogan's listeners are male and under 35 years old.
Mr Trump's interview with Rogan follows Vice-President Kamala Harris's recent appearance on another podcast popular among young voters, sitting down for an interview with Call Her Daddy.
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US President Joe Biden visited the New Hampshire Democratic Party headquarters in Concord for the first time since stepping down from the election race.
Speaking at the party headquarters, he said right now was a critical moment for the United States.
"If Trump wins, this nation changes," he said.
He also spoke at the New Hampshire Technical Institute as part of the state visit, joined on stage by former presidential candidate and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders.
Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over apartment, Mercedes Benz to Georgia election workers
Disbarred lawyer Rudy Giuliani must hand over his multi-million-dollar New York City apartment, a Mercedes Benz, about two dozen watches and multiple items of Yankees memorabilia to two Georgia election workers he defamed.
The former New York mayor and Trump lawyer has seven days to turn over the items to Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss.
A jury ruled Mr Giuliani owes them $US150 million for misinformation he spread after the 2020 election.
He falsely accused Ms Freeman and Ms Moss of illegal activity while counting ballots on election night, sharing video which Georgia election officials and investigators ruled showed them simply doing their jobs.
The video of them working became central to efforts to overturn Georgia election results.
Mr Giuliani is appealing the ruling, but the two women have been authorised by the judge to immediately begin selling the assets.
Americans stressed about election outcome
More than 7 in 10 American adults reported the future of the nation, the economy and the upcoming election as major sources of stress, according to the American Psychological Association.
The group surveyed 3,305 adults for its 2024 Stress in America report.
"Stress related to the current election appeared to be driven, in part, by the potential consequences from the election results," the report said.
Democrats and Republicans were equally likely to report stress related to the future of the US.
Two in five surveyed said the state of the United States currently had "made them consider moving to a different country".
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