CardiB spoke out in favor of Kamala Harris Friday night as the vice president held a rally just seven miles from where Donald Trump addressed his supporters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Both the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates were in the swing state ahead of the Nov. 5 election. with so-called very close polls.

Rapper Cardi B said she hadn’t planned to vote until Ms. Harris replaced the current POTUS. Joe Biden on the ticket – and she is now fully committed to her cause.

“Did you hear what Donny Trump said the other day?” ” Cardi B said on stage, referring to Trump saying he would protect women “whether they like it or not.”

“Donny, don’t do it,” she said. “Please.”

She’s the latest big name to fight for Ms. Harris, after Michelle Obama speaks in Michigan And Beyoncé comes out in Houston.

Milwaukee is home to the highest number of Democratic votes in Wisconsin, but its conservative suburbs are home to most Republicans and are a critical area for Mr. Trump.

“Both candidates recognize that the road to the White House runs directly through Milwaukee County,” said Hilario Deleon, chairman of the county Republican Party.

Air Force Two, the vice presidential plane, landed at the Milwaukee airport about 40 minutes before Mr. Trump’s private plane, which he dubbed Trump Force One.

The planes parked next to each other, but the candidates did not pass each other; Harris’ motorcade had left before Trump landed.

Both sites attracted roughly the same number of people, based on crowd estimates provided by each campaign. Mr. Trump took the stage seven minutes before Ms. Harris.

The two rallies could be the candidates’ final appearances in Wisconsin before Election Day.

Both camps say the race is once again close for the state’s ten electoral votes. Four of the last six presidential elections in Wisconsin have been decided by less than one point, or fewer than 23,000 votes.

Mr. Trump railed against the economy under Mr. Biden. The U.S. jobs report released Friday, showing employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, suggests the Biden-Harris administration is failing the economy, he said.

“It’s like a depression,” Mr. Trump said of the numbers while insulting Harris.

Economists estimate that Hurricanes Helene and Milton, combined with strikes at Boeing and elsewhere, caused net employment growth to fall by tens of thousands of jobs in October.