The 2024 presidential election is less than three weeks away. Some Americans have even already cast their ballot. The candidates have been all over the map this week, making final pitches to voters in key battleground states.
Here are some moments that went viral:
Trump sways to the music
A campaign event for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania took a turn on Monday after the former president stopped taking questions and opted to dance for more than 30 minutes in front of the crowd. The event had to pause because reportedly two attendees needed medical attention. Instead of continuing the town hall, Trump started playing his music playlist.
“Go and vote. Let me hear that music, please,” Trump said. He later added, “So play YMCA, go ahead, let’s go, nice and loud.”
A video about the event posted on CNN’s TikTok account racked up more than 3 million views and more than 172,000 likes. And it wasn’t the only one.
But some event attendees didn’t seem to mind the change in programming. “(I) did expect him to take more questions. I thought he would talk longer. However, I still would vote for him. The concert was great,” one woman told NBC News.
Harris’ heated interview on Fox News
Harris sat down for an interview that aired on Fox News on Wednesday evening. From the first question, the back-and-forth between the vice president and anchor Bret Baier was testy.
“I’m in the middle of responding to the point you’re raising, and I would like to finish,” Harris said, one of the many times she pushed back against Baier when she felt like he was interrupting her.
“OK,” Baier said. “Yes, ma’am.”
Baier admitted that the energy was a little tense, calling it “a lot more contentious than I thought,” according to a video clip of Baier talking about the interview Fox News posted on TikTok.
Harris’ answer to a question about President Joe Biden’s mental state was watched more than 5.5 million times on Fox News’ TikTok and a clip of her answer about why half of the country is supporting Trump racked up another 5 million views. CNN’s video about the interview also got at least 5.8 million views on its TikTok.
A former president’s vote
Jimmy Carter cast his ballot in the 2024 election in Georgia on Wednesday, the Carter Center said. Carter, who turned 100 on October 1, is the oldest living US president. He has been in hospice care since February 2023 after a series of hospital stays. In August, Carter’s grandson said the former president was hoping to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris during the November elections.
On Wednesday afternoon after the news came out, “Jimmy Carter” was trending on X with more than 114,000 posts about the former president. Some posts used the moment to encourage others to — like Carter — make their voices heard in the election.
More than 300,000 votes were cast on Tuesday during the first day of early voting in Georgia, according to a post from Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling. That number is 123% higher than the previous record for the first day of voting.
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