By JILL COLVIN, DARLENE SUPERVILLE, BILL Barrow and JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press

LITITZ, Pa. (AP) — Kamala Harris told a Michigan church on Sunday that God is giving America a “divine plan strong enough to heal division,” while Donald Trump gave a profane, conspiracy-laden speech in which he mused about the reporters being shot and labeled Democrats “demons.”

The two major candidates took starkly different tones on the final Sunday of the campaign. Less than 48 hours before Election dayHarris, the Democratic vice president, argued that Tuesday’s election offered voters a chance to reject “chaos, fear and hate,” while Trump, the Republican former president, repeated lies about voter fraud to try to cast doubt on the integrity of the vote. and suggested the country was collapsing without him in office.

Harris was focusing his Sunday in Michigan, starting the day with several hundred parishioners at Detroit’s Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ. It marked the fourth Sunday in a row that Harris, who is Baptist, spoke to a black congregation, a reflection of how critical black voters are in several battleground states.

“I see faith in action in remarkable ways,” she said in remarks that quoted the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah. “I see a nation determined to turn the page on hatred and division and chart a new path forward. As I travel, I see Americans in so-called red states and so-called blue states who are ready to bend the arc of history toward justice.”

She never mentioned Trump, though she’s sure to return to her more conventionally partisan speech during breaks later Sunday. But Harris told her friendly audience that “there are those who seek to deepen division, sow hatred, spread fear and cause mayhem.” The election and “this moment in our nation,” she continued, “has to be about much more than partisan politics. It has to be about the good work we can do together.”

Harris wrapped up his remarks in about 11 minutes — starting and ending during Trump’s roughly 90-minute speech at a chilly outdoor rally at the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, airport.

Trump usually moves from topic to topic, a discursive style which he called “fabric”. But in Lancaster, he went off on long tangents and barely mentioned his usual points about the economy, immigration and memorable criticism of Harris.

Instead, Trump rekindled criticism of voting procedures across the nation and his staff. He reignited grievances over the prosecution after trying to overturn his 2020 loss to President Joe Biden, at one point suggesting he “shouldn’t have left” the White House.

And he stepped up his attacks on a “grossly incompetent” national leadership and the American press, at one point considering violence against members of the press.

He noted the ballistics glass placed in front of him at events after a gunman nearly killed him at a July rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and talked about where he saw openings.

“I have this piece of glass here,” he said. “But all we have here is fake news. And to catch me, someone would have to go through the fake news. And I don’t mind that much.”

His campaign later tried to clarify its meaning.

“President Trump spoke brilliantly about the two assassination attempts on his own life, including one that came within 1/4 of an inch of killing him, something the media constantly talks about and jokes about,” the carrier said campaign spokesman Steven Cheung in a statement. . “The president’s statement about placing the protective glass has nothing to do with media damage or anything else.”

Trump also referred to John Bolton, his former national security adviser and now a vocal critic, as a “dumb son of ab…”. And he repeated familiar and debunked theories about voter fraud, claiming that Democrats could only win by cheating. Polls point to a close and competitive race between him and Harris.