Donald Trump and Kamala Harrisdifferent styles of were on full display during dueling rallies Friday night in Milwaukee, the largest city in one of the nation’s top swing states.

The two held late-night rallies about six miles apart in Wisconsin’s largest city, Harris, generally sticking to the script in a speech that lasted 24 minutes, while Trump delivered a of rallying signature, veering off-script and rambling on strange topics, including his audio. equipment while touching on a wide range of issues over the course of nearly 90 minutes.

Trump spoke to a packed Fiserv Forum, home of the Milwaukee Bucks, spending time on his main talking points, such as immigration, as well as non-traditional topics that had little to do with the 2024 election.

Early in his speech, Trump gave a shout-out to Milwaukee Bucks star player Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was born in Greece. The Republican presidential candidate wondered to the crowd if he was more Greek than the athlete nicknamed “The Greek Kid.”

“I would say the Greek,” the term Trump used when talking about the NBA star, “is a very good player. Do you agree? And tell me who has more Greek in him. The Greek or me? I think we have a lot in common.”

Trump also addressed the themes that have come to define his rallies in recent weeks and his cobbled-together closing message: He will crack down on illegal immigration and use tariffs as a weapon to punish foreign adversaries, and continued to focus on the unfounded. accusations that the 2020 election was rigged, including the idea that he won Wisconsin that year, which he didn’t.

“I actually won it twice,” Trump said. “But these are minor details.”

Meanwhile, at the Wisconsin State Fair Park, Harris stuck to her usual core message, envisioning herself as a leader who will work for Americans of all political stripes, versus Trump, whom she described as “increasingly more unstable’ and ‘consumed by discontent’.

“Either he’s going to be there on day one, walking into that office, going over the enemies list, or when I’m elected, he’s going to walk in on your behalf with my to-do list,” the vice president said in the speech them.

How Trump stirred up new controversies with his own recent comments about former Republican Rep. Liz CheneyHarris reiterated that she will listen to people who disagree with her.

“Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t think people who disagree with me are the enemy. He wants to put them in jail, I’ll give them a seat at the table,” Harris said.

She embraced the support of anti-Trump Republicans on the campaign trail, and Harris has said he would like to appoint a Republican to his cabinet.

Harris also urged his supporters to “be intentional about building community.”

The Trump era, Harris said, “has been fueled by this idea that Americans should point the finger at each other,” but added that “we all know that we all have a lot more in common than what separates us.” .

Trump also brought up his comments about Cheney, which caused a firestorm earlier in the day. During an event with Tucker Carlson Thursday night, he talked about how Cheney wouldn’t be such a “war hawk” if he had guns “trained on his face.”

Democrats blasted Trump for what they saw as threats of violence against the former Republican congresswoman, who has since become a prominent voice of “Never Trump,” but Trump said she simply said Cheney would not so supportive of foreign conflicts if they had. to fight in them. He blamed the media for the misunderstanding.

Cheney was in Wisconsin twice with Harris appearing in counties where former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was Trump’s last Republican primary foe, overperformed during Wisconsin’s presidential primary. Cheney has been a key surrogate for the Harris campaign since he announced his support for the vice president in September.

The two events in the same city also provided a split screen of the race’s celebrity effect.

Trump’s keynote speakers were mostly elected Republican politicians and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former presidential candidate who endorsed Trump and is likely to play a health care role in his administration if Trump returns to White house. Attendees at Trump’s rally chanted “Bobby, Bobby” as Kennedy made opening remarks.

Harris continued to show her star appeal by introducing music artist Cardi B at her rally in Milwaukee. Reading most of his speech directly from the phone, the rapper said he had no plans to vote when President Joe Biden ran for re-election, but that changed when Harris became the nominee in August.

“Above all, she’s not delusional,” she said, taking an apparent swipe at Trump. She later added: “Do we really trust this man with our economy?”

Trump and his Republican allies have mocked and downplayed Harris’s support from amateurs in the entertainment world. However, his campaign promoted a regional celebrity during his Wisconsin swing, featuring legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre at a MEETING held in Green Bay on Wednesday, as he once again backed Favre during the stop in Milwaukee.

“He’s never done it before … as an athlete, it’s hard to do it, you lose some fans, who knows,” Trump said of Favre, who has been investigated for alleged welfare fraud in his home state of Mississippi. “He could really snap that ball.”

Both candidates have spent considerable time in Wisconsin over the past two weeks, a testament to the state’s importance in the 2024 election landscape.

It is among several states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, that could decide the election.

The race was generally seen as a toss-up in the state, with several recent public polls showing it within the margin of error, making Wisconsin a must-stop for both campaigns in the final days of the race.

“I’m excited to be back in this beautiful state,” Trump said. “We have a country going to hell, but we’re going to turn it around very quickly.”