U.S. presidential election D-7...Harris 'Democracy' vs Trump 'Defending the Border'

[Anchor]
With the U.S. presidential election just a week away, both Harris and Trump have entered a fierce last-minute campaign.

The prevailing observation is that the results will not be known until the lid is opened because there is little gap in approval ratings.

I'm connecting with Washington correspondent. Correspondent Kwon Jun-ki!

There is only a week left until the U.S. presidential election, and former President Trump came up with the last message first?

[Reporter]
Yes, former President Trump held a large campaign event at Madison Square Garden in New York City yesterday.

It was an all-out campaign with supporters such as Kenidi Jr., the third candidate, Tucker Carlson, and Hulk Hogan.

In his final message of the campaign, former President Trump stressed that a "new golden age" would be opened if he returned to power.

But what the U.S. media paid more attention to was Trump's aggressive use of expressions, attacking Harris' immigration policy.

Let's listen to it for ourselves.

[Donald Trump / Former U.S. President: Illegal immigrants came from 181 countries, not just South America. America has become a garbage dump. It's like a trash can for the whole world. That's what happened to us.

Pro-choice speakers also blasted Harris as a terrible actress, describing Puerto Rico as a "garbage island."

[Hulk Hogan / Professional wrestler: When I hear Kamala speak, I feel like a Hollywood actress reading the lines]

[Anchor]
Vice President Harris is coming out with a final message tomorrow?

[Reporter]
Yes, tomorrow Harris will be holding a campaign event at Ellips Park, right in front of the White House.

This is where Trump gave a speech inciting a congressional riot in defiance of the 2020 presidential election.

In his final campaign message, Vice President Harris plans to stress that "Trump is a threat to American democracy."

Vice President Harris met with reporters on his way to Michigan today, pointing out Trump's "trash can remarks" and others, criticizing him for stoking hatred and division.

Let's listen to it for ourselves.

[CAMALA HARRIS / VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Trump's message is clearer than usual. Americans are spending all their time pointing fingers at each other and fueling hatred and division. This is why people are tired of him.

[Anchor]
Early voting is hot in the U.S., and President Biden also voted early today?

[Reporter]
Yes, President Biden visited an early voting center in Delaware where his private residence is located.

I waited in line for 40 minutes at a polling station, talking to voters and pushing a woman in a wheelchair.President Biden, confident of winning

{I think we will win,'' said he was disgusted and ashamed of Trump's verbal attacks on immigration and stressed that the most important quality of the president is his personality.

[Joe Biden / President of the United States] Most of the presidential scholars I've talked to say that the most important quality of a president is personality. Personality.]

[Anchor]
The presidential election is still in the fog?

[Reporter]
Yes, new poll results continue to be released, but the national approval rating is either tied or close by 1 to 2 percentage points.

A site that aggregates various polls and compiles the average approval rating also analyzed that Harris and Trump are 1.4 percentage points apart.

In the past, the 1.4 percentage point difference is by no means reassuring, as there have been cases where Democratic candidates have won the national vote but lost the electoral vote to give up the White House.

More important than the national approval rating is the state of contention, with an average approval rating of less than 1%p in all three northern Rust Belt locations, virtually tied
In the
southern Sun Belt contention state, Trump is slightly ahead by 1-2%p, excluding Nevada.

For this reason, some analysts say that Trump is ahead in calculating the probability of winning the election, but many observers say that the poll itself is meaningless because the gap in approval ratings is so small.

So, over the next week, Harris and Trump are expected to travel across the country in a fierce election race to the end.

This is YTN Kwon Jun-ki in Washington.