Harris will give closing remarks to voters at the venue of Trump's speech on January 6

Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver what is billed as her closing address to voters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

The speech will take place at the Ellipse, where then-President Donald Trump held the Stop the Steal rally before the riots at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

“We didn’t get to this position by accident,” said Jen O’Malley Dillon, campaign manager for the Harris-Walz ticket. “We believe the ellipse is important, and it’s important for two reasons. The first, of course, is the backdrop of the White House. It’s really a reminder of the seriousness of the situation, how much a president can do, for good and for bad.” shaping the country and influencing people’s lives, but also a stunning visualization of arguably the most infamous example of Donald Trump and how he has used his power for evil purposes.”

O’Malley Dillon added that the vice president will use an “optimistic and hopeful” tone aimed at reaching undecided voters.

“He will focus on talking about what next-generation leadership really means, and he will focus it on the American people, what they care about, and make clear that he is committed to ensuring that their needs and priorities are his top priority,” he said.

The speech, which is expected to be attended by at least 20 thousand people, coincides with a critical period of the presidential race. Polls show Harris and Trump essentially deadlocked a week before Election Day.

While Harris is in D.C., Trump will be in the battleground state of Pennsylvania and will hold a rally in Allentown on Tuesday night.

His campaign has been busy trying to distance itself from racially charged comments made at a rally in New York on Sunday.

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe was widely criticized after joking about Puerto Rico, calling it a “floating island of garbage”.

Although Hinchcliffe was the keynote speaker at the rally, Trump said: ABC News that he did not know the comedian and had not heard the comments.

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